New iMac Now Available to Order in the U.S.

[ifraaank]

Originally Posted by L3g4to

oh wow i ordered one too but 27.12.12 - 03.01.13 delivery is bad

I have the same for my 27". :-(

[offwidafairies]

Can someone please explain fusion to me? I was going to get SSD but now I'm not sure because I don't know what fusion is.

Also, can you upgrade ram in the 27"? (easily)

Many thanks

[scottrichardson]

If I order a specced up 27" with standard HD, can I replace the drive with a standard SSD from OWC?

Scottie

[Lancer]

Originally Posted by nsfw

the ram on the 21.5 won't be upgradable. must be soldered.

no it is not!

[FFuzz]

Just ordered... will upgrade RAM myself.

AU$ 3,068.99
27" iMac
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5

Ships: 2 - 3 Weeks
Delivers 20/12/2012 - 24/12/2012
(Melbourne, Australia)

[arn]

Originally Posted by offwidafairies

Can someone please explain fusion to me? I was going to get SSD but now I'm not sure because I don't know what fusion is.

Also, can you upgrade ram in the 27"? (easily)

Many thanks

Fusion:

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/10/23/...-hybrid-drive/
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/09/...cused-package/

27" has user-upgradeable ram

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/10/23/...ble-ram-slots/

[offwidafairies]

Originally Posted by arn

Fusion:

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/10/23/...-hybrid-drive/
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/09/...cused-package/

27" has user-upgradeable ram

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/10/23/...ble-ram-slots/

thanks....

[Swordylove]

Also available in this country which is north of Singapore with 1-3 business days shipping

EDIT: Actually, delivers 05/12/2012 - 07/12/2012.

[scottrichardson]

Originally Posted by FFuzz

Just ordered... will upgrade RAM myself.

AU$ 3,068.99
27" iMac
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
3TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5

Ships: 2 - 3 Weeks
Delivers 20/12/2012 - 24/12/2012
(Melbourne, Australia)

Nice machine! Im looking at similar, but with 1TB Fusion instead - since there's not a 256GB SSD option which kinda sucks. Can the hard drives be replaced by the user?

[benwiggy]

Originally Posted by offwidafairies

Can someone please explain fusion to me? I was going to get SSD but now I'm not sure because I don't know what fusion is.
Also, can you upgrade ram in the 27"? (easily)

Fusion drive is a combination of an SSD and a hard drive, as one disk surface. The SSD is used in preference, and software in OS X moves your least-used files to the hard drive. Thus you get SSD performance with HDD capacity.

Yes, you can add RAM yourself in the 27".

If you're going to spend that kind of money on a new computer, it might be worth while to read the significant coverage, here and on other Mac and tech news sites, about Fusion drives in particular and the new iMac in general, so you know what the options are and what you're getting!

[OllyW]

Originally Posted by nsfw

The ram on the 21.5 won't be upgradable. Must be soldered.

The RAM isn't soldered on in the 21.5" but there's no easy access to change it. You have to strip the iMac down to get to the RAM. See the stripdown linked in the news thread.

[L3g4to]

Originally Posted by ifraaank

I have the same for my 27". :-(

yep 27", 3,4 i7 and 680 gtx? maby we'll have the same one i hope for everyone that they can make it til the 27 of dez. cause everyone has vacation, can u imagine you play the whole vacation with your old rig an on the last day you get the new one but you have to go to work the next day? i wouldnt be so productive the next day

[nsfw]

Originally Posted by Lancer

no it is not!

I guess you are right. It's just installed in a location that requires disassembly of glass to get to the motherboard.
I'll wait to read about tear downs to see if the base model can get a second SATA and Dimm swap

[Lancer]

Originally Posted by offwidafairies

Can someone please explain fusion to me? I was going to get SSD but now I'm not sure because I don't know what fusion is.

Also, can you upgrade ram in the 27"? (easily)

Many thanks

Fusion Driver
http://www.zdnet.com/apples-fusion-d...ds-7000007186/

Yes the RAM is user upgradeable in the 2012 27" iMac.

[Almadani]

Can the hard drive on the standard 21.5 be upgraded by user or is it the same case with RAM

[asiga]

Originally Posted by majkom

Wow! so its true, no fusiion or ssd for entry imac, no pure SSD for 21 incher at all, no ther SSD than 768 GB for imac at all... bye bye iMac, I am not a fool

Yes, unfortunately they don't support neither 256GB SSD nor 512GB SSD.

There's a paradox now at the Mac: The iMac has worse disk options than the Mac Mini, but the Mac Mini cannot be configured with a discrete GPU. This drives us into an scenario where there's no really interesting desktop (no matter if you choose the Mac Mini or the iMac, you have to decide if you prefer to drop the GPU or the (pure) SSD... you cannot have both).

[emulajavi]

The normal hdd in the 27" is 7200rpm....

Are the 1tb or 3tb that come with fusion also 7200rpm??

Thanks

[Galatian]

Originally Posted by edry.hilario

Got mine high end 27 inch iMac max out except for ram you'd be a fool to buy ram from apple. Couldn't be happier. Tears of joy been waiting since April without a computer just an iPad as my main machine. Yayyyy

Na, paying the Apple upgrade price on SSD and HDD is also stupid. Should be pretty easy to get those inside the new 27" machines as well...Only upgrade I'm going to get is the 680MX. I will get aftermarket SSD from OWC for fusion drive and RAM as well.

But I'm waiting for teardowns and first reports before I jump in...Past has shown Apple has a heating problem with powerful graphic cards and I want to make sure the new form factor does not.

[chatfan]

Just ordered mine in the Dutch store: 32gb mem, 3TB fusion, i7 and 2GB GTX680 video! With any luck it out performs my 12core Quadro4000 Mac Pro with CS6. Nice and quiet hopefully, just a desk and a flat screen would be lovely!

[offwidafairies]

Originally Posted by benwiggy

Fusion drive is a combination of an SSD and a hard drive, as one disk surface. The SSD is used in preference, and software in OS X moves your least-used files to the hard drive. Thus you get SSD performance with HDD capacity.

Yes, you can add RAM yourself in the 27".

If you're going to spend that kind of money on a new computer, it might be worth while to read the significant coverage, here and on other Mac and tech news sites, about Fusion drives in particular and the new iMac in general, so you know what the options are and what you're getting!

yep, i've had my head in the clouds, didn't read anything about fusion until just now - i have just been planning to get ssd, then saw the fusion option....

sounds like fusion is a better option than the 768 expensive flash....!!

i was pretty sure ram was user upgradeable, i just wanted to check, and i knew i would get answers quick smart here

i don't care at all for the thin design, i am just ready for a bigger (27"), faster (SSD) iMac and knew there was one coming out soon.

i am really looking forward to setting up a new studio (next year sometime), and working off a large screen, that starts up and loads as fast as my laptop

[majkom]

Originally Posted by asiga

Yes, unfortunately they don't support neither 256GB SSD nor 512GB SSD.

There's a paradox now at the Mac: The iMac has worse disk options than the Mac Mini, but the Mac Mini cannot be configured with a discrete GPU. This drives us into an scenario where there's no really interesting desktop (no matter if you choose the Mac Mini or the iMac, you have to decide if you prefer to drop the GPU or the (pure) SSD... you cannot have both).

Totally agreed. They used to make great desktop computers... now, I dont understand apples thinking.

[Swagger89]

Just ordered my BTO IMac 21.5 higher 2.9Ghz fully maxed out! Shipping from 17th Dec - 24th Dec. Pretty long wait for a 21.5 IMO but still definitely happy and excited with my purchase!

[ChuckG]

27-inch iMac
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB GDDR5
3.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
768GB Flash Storage
Magic Trackpad

Available to ship: 2 - 3 Weeks
Delivers Dec 24 - Dec 31
Order Total $3,376.23 USD

Ordered the 27" so I can upgrade the RAM. This machine will replace a sluggish 2007 20" iMac, and should be quite an upgrade!

I went with the astronomically priced 768 SSD no-nonsense approach as opposed to the experimental Fusion Drive solution since failure of SSD or HDD means total failure.

http://macperformanceguide.com/macmi...vs-fusion.html

[larzy]

I had a hard time deciding whether or not to order with i7 or i5 (the bigger 27 model) - but ended up with the i5 - instead I picked the 2 GB graphics card. Still unsure... :-S

would the machine be faster when working with graphic applications with the i7 and the 1GB card, or the i5 with the 2GB graphics card? I know I could go all the way and get both but thats not an option.

[sjz88]

Finally! After waiting for about 8 months with a half-broken early 2008 MacBook Pro I ordered my 27" iMac. Specs are high-end except for RAM of course and a 1TB Fusion drive instead of the 3 TB which I would never ever need.
Delivers 27.12.12 - 03.01.13 but the girl on the telephone was confident that it will arrive no later than the 27th December since I was the first person to order one from her