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2012 iMac - next big date?

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karpich1 said:
As some people simply don't want Retina on their machines (myself included... yet).
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Plus I doubt Apple could deliver a 21.5" iMac with retina for $1199, it would be fantastic if they could but I just don't see it happening any time soon.

Yes IF we get Retina this year on the iMac it will either be a new premium model or a very expensive BTO option.

But I just don't see it happening this year, still part of me hops I'm wrong.
 
Pie Chips Salad said:
Difference between want and need here people 32 gb is alot of ram!

but hey whatever

Me Four
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6 or 7 years ago I was making the case for an upgrade from 512MB of RAM for my PC at work. I showed them Illustrator using 27 GB of hard drive as virtual RAM without doing anything too major. In fact the PC promptly crashed, at which point they agreed to update my 32GB hard drive. Never did get the RAM.

The increase in productivity would easily be worth paying for a lot of RAM for some people.
 
Nandifix said:
Personally I'm waiting until their announced before making any decision about 21 or 27 inch screen.
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Last time I bought an imac 2007 I got the biggest screen they offered. 24 inch.

If you get the biggest one I don't think you will regret it. The smaller one? Well i'd always look at it like it could have been better

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Moonjumper said:
6 or 7 years ago I was making the case for an upgrade from 512MB of RAM for my PC at work. I showed them Illustrator using 27 GB of hard drive as virtual RAM without doing anything too major. In fact the PC promptly crashed, at which point they agreed to update my 32GB hard drive. Never did get the RAM.

The increase in productivity would easily be worth paying for a lot of RAM for some people.
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Yeh I guess it boils down to if your using 64 bit programs. The 32 bit ones im using can only use 4gb which sucks. Still they are running a 64 bit beta version so maybe more ram is the way to go. It's just that if apple choose to solder it in I'll be left with a very expensive dilemma. it'll prob be 16 or 32?
 
21 or 27

I wanted to add if your on the fence 21 or 27. There are alot of studies to say more screen space = more productivity. And whatever you do in life productivity is a good thing.

Plus if you plan to watch movies on your imac it has to be 27.

I also read somewhere if you unsure what to buy in terms of specs buy the middle spec machine. The mid machine doesn't have the bells and whistles you'll never use on the expensive machine and will be nicer to use than the low baller machine. So is the best value and will be resaleable if you plan to upgrade after 2 years of 3 years applecare.

Soo...

Buy the low end 27 machine best bet if your thinking 21 or 27!!
 
Pie Chips Salad said:
I wanted to add if your on the fence 21 or 27. There are alot of studies to say more screen space = more productivity. And whatever you do in life productivity is a good thing.

Plus if you plan to watch movies on your imac it has to be 27.

I also read somewhere if you unsure what to buy in terms of specs buy the middle spec machine. The mid machine doesn't have the bells and whistles you'll never use on the expensive machine and will be nicer to use than the low baller machine. So is the best value and will be resaleable if you plan to upgrade after 2 years of 3 years applecare.

Soo...

Buy the low end 27 machine best bet if your thinking 21 or 27!!
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Are you Jesus? I think you might be Jesus.
 
ipodmac said:
Who's getting the 27inch model? I'm still not sure
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If it comes with a solid video card and the RAM is user-expandable, then I'll order a 27" the first chance I get. Mostly maxed out.

Really... GPU is my big requirement. CPU bump would be nice, and Ivy too (for like 2% cooler) but the rest I don't care about.


If it's THINNER then I might not get it at all.
 
I'm back to getting the 27 inch I think. Mainly because I found out you can't use MBP as a second screen for an iMac. It's only the other way round :S
 
I'm just getting the base 27" that has SSD. Don't care if its 64GB, just gimme.

RAM....if its soldered, 8GB. Don't need anymore.

I'm expecting around $1,800. I can't see Apple keeping that clunky 3.5 drive around, so it's gotta either be a notebook HDD or a SSD. Hoping SSD is standard - which I expect it to be. Why keep that when the Air and rMBP are SSD?
 
John Adams said:
Jesus would know the difference between your and you're and that "a lot" is two words, not one. At least I think he would.
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Let me join the smug-fest by pointing out that English did not even exist at the time Jesus would have lived.

What did the guy do anyways to provoke such love, aside from the nauseating pseudonym he uses on this forum?
 
nagareru said:
Jesus never spoke english.
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Jesus speaks English to me all the time, it is kind of broken English though... his Spanish is much better.

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Back on topic: one of the biggest reasons to get the 27" model, over the 21" model, is that Apple doesn't offer a Core i7 processor with the lower end models. I think this is a shame, I would probably still recommend the larger screen in general, but there is no reason why the 21" model couldn't be equipped with a processor capable of hyper-threading.
 
One Still Sheep said:
Jesus speaks English to me all the time, it is kind of broken English though... his Spanish is much better.

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Back on topic: one of the biggest reasons to get the 27" model, over the 21" model, is that Apple doesn't offer a Core i7 processor with the lower end models. I think this is a shame, I would probably still recommend the larger screen in general, but there is no reason why the 21" model couldn't be equipped with a processor capable of hyper-threading.
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Uh...I have a 21.5" i7. For the record the high end 21.5" out performs the low end 27".
 
Bargle said:
Uh...I have a 21.5" i7. For the record the high end 21.5" out performs the low end 27".
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Oh, you're right, I retract my earlier remark. For some reason I was thinking that only the 27" sported i7s. The 27" only sport discrete graphics though, right? I was thinking there was some distinction along those lines: variation in GPU makes more sense.
 
One Still Sheep said:
Oh, you're right, I retract my earlier remark. For some reason I was thinking that only the 27" sported i7s. The 27" only sport discrete graphics though, right? I was thinking there was some distinction along those lines: variation in GPU makes more sense.
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No. The high end 21.5" And low end 27" share the same 6770M amd discret graphics card...
 
Could be this the final Apple Line up for 2012?

Hd4000 in the Air:;)
640m plus quad core (3612/32 QM)Bto for Minis:p
HD4000 (?) for retina's 13 macbookpro (so just very expensive retina and 2 inches -plus 2 more cores- between this and Air ):confused:
650m 15" in MacBookPros:cool:
660m-670 mx in 21 Imacs:)
and
675mx-680 m in the 27 Imac:D
 
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Bargle said:
No. The high end 21.5" And low end 27" share the same 6770M amd discret graphics card...
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So should I get the low end 27" then or spend more?

I want to know what kind of lifespan it will have, will I still not notice much slow down say 4 years from now, as opposed to maybe 5 years with the high end. Is it just 12 months I'm buying between the low 27" and the high 27"?
 
One Still Sheep said:
Oh, you're right, I retract my earlier remark. For some reason I was thinking that only the 27" sported i7s. The 27" only sport discrete graphics though, right? I was thinking there was some distinction along those lines: variation in GPU makes more sense.
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Checkouy store.apple.com if you are unsure about specs. Please.
 
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lucasfunkt said:
So should I get the low end 27" then or spend more?

I want to know what kind of lifespan it will have, will I still not notice much slow down say 4 years from now, as opposed to maybe 5 years with the high end. Is it just 12 months I'm buying between the low 27" and the high 27"?
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If you need buy it but if not i'd rather suggest you to wait till 23/10 ,because Apple's event is just behind the corner:cool:
 
lucasfunkt said:
So should I get the low end 27" then or spend more?

I want to know what kind of lifespan it will have, will I still not notice much slow down say 4 years from now, as opposed to maybe 5 years with the high end. Is it just 12 months I'm buying between the low 27" and the high 27"?
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Abit hard to say before we even know the specs. So wait for those. However, usually the diff between a mid and highend spec will rarely give you much if any, time on the longevity side. It definitively will not give you a year. You'll have to buy from what you will use it for now, and in 4 years. If its heavy work go with the highend, if its easy work, low end, and if you're unsure, go with the middle end.
 
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