Same boat here. All technology becomes obsolete, though. At least we got in after the redesign. You could always sell your old one and buy a new one at a loss of a few hundred...it's just a pain in the ass to ship those huge things, though.
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iMac Update to Haswell Expected in June or July as Shipments Sink
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Same boat here. All technology becomes obsolete, though. At least we got in after the redesign. You could always sell your old one and buy a new one at a loss of a few hundred...it's just a pain in the ass to ship those huge things, though.
I only used my optical drive for DVDs, then I picked up a TV and PS3 (for bluray) and I haven't gone back. All my games are from Steam. But yeah, I need a disc drive for Bootcamp installation, for ripping audio CDs. I could never use iTunes for video. The free videos I have are terrible quality compared to "ancient" DVD tech, and their HD vids are not even worth mentioning in the same breath as Bluray.
I don't want Apple to drop optical, but if they do it'll be another reason for me to switch to a different computer manufacturer. After all when I need optical there's no getting around it - I need optical.
(FWIW my broadband connection is 60mbps. It's great for downloading and uploading huge files, but my clients and work aren't so lucky (especially in America of all places!))
Obsolete? You mean your iMac will no longer be useable when an update is announced?
I tend to use my Macs for 3 to 5 years before replacing them. I will admit that when I do the replacement, it will be on an announcement so I have the latest and greatest for at least a few months.
Get a good external optical drive, it will last you through a few Macs.
I'm with you. The unfortunate thing is that we are in the minority, so we have to settle and buy an external hard drive.
Exactly. Not only that, but I've had at least two iMac optical drives die of neglect on me!
It's something many users only need once or twice a year, and then when you go to use it, it's broken. Think of the repair costs and other issues this brings up for Apple and it's customers and it's sort of a no-brainer to get rid of it, and I'm glad about that, especially when an external can sit in a desk drawer until its needed once or twice a year, and when it breaks, I don't need to take my whole computer in for repair.
they dont need to update for haswell, because the cpu jump is only 10%. Yes the IRIS pro is a 50% more than HD4000, but imac dont use IGC, yes the battery life is improved FOR NOTEBOOKS/LAPTOPS, so for iMac no need. So only the big jump maybe will be the GPU 780M, but it isn/t worth an presentation if they update. So i think there are just romors and a proper upgrade will be late this year or next year.
with no optical drive, why buy an iMac?
I bought my daughters mac mini's instead, since there was going to be an external drive no matter what-why pay for the over priced screen and aluminum?
I still use optical drives, on occasion I will watch a DVD on my iMac too. The world may get to zero optical drives-but it isn't there yet. I still have collections of movies not on NetFlix (mostly crap there now) and that I don't want to buy AGAIN.
Also-what stupidity putting the SD card so I have to standup turn the iMac around to put it in?
Hello-McFly-anyone home?
Why buy a $1200+ iMac and then get an ugly a$$ external dangling around?
Yes there are solutions, and fixes, but I won't be paying premium bucks to go out and buy an external to hook up to it.
I bought my daughters mac mini's instead, since there was going to be an external drive no matter what-why pay for the over priced screen and aluminum?
I still use optical drives, on occasion I will watch a DVD on my iMac too. The world may get to zero optical drives-but it isn't there yet. I still have collections of movies not on NetFlix (mostly crap there now) and that I don't want to buy AGAIN.
Also-what stupidity putting the SD card so I have to standup turn the iMac around to put it in?
Hello-McFly-anyone home?
Why buy a $1200+ iMac and then get an ugly a$$ external dangling around?
Yes there are solutions, and fixes, but I won't be paying premium bucks to go out and buy an external to hook up to it.
Nope
(typing from an obsolete Mac Pro, ripping an obsolete BluRay, to watch on an obsolete matte 1600p display)
for better cpu, better graphics cards, more RAM and the screen estate IPS...so?? the price is still
The screen is glossy, IPS isn't particularly special anymore, the graphics is still mobile so who cares and it just isn't faster enough.
Are people still arguing about the optical drive? It's dead deal with it. Get the USB SuperDrive like everyone else so you can use it twice a year.
I'm with you. The unfortunate thing is that we are in the minority, so we have to settle and buy an external hard drive.
Sometimes in order top shake slow aging technology loose, you have to go cold turkey. Usually you end up finding another way quickly and then don't look back. Just sayin . .
Or, you know, an external blu-ray burner for less than $100 that will handle all the optical disk tasks you can ever throw at it ever again, ever.
Really? I don't know any pros who use optical anymore. Buy an external drive if you must. Thumb Drives are dirt cheap and can purchased in volume personalized with your company's name, etc. Downloading 2+ GB is no longer a problem, households do it every night when then download/stream videos.
Don't know man. I'm waiting till the end of July just because if I order now and they update, I'll be pissed.
I just wish it wasn't kept such a mystery and we could know when the next update is coming. This crap is freaking stressful. Our hard earned cash is on the line and resale value takes a hit so it's not easy to flip as soon as an update comes along.