external super drives cost 40 - 80 bucks. They work exactly like an internal. I got a 44dollar LG and it works fine. i'm using it instead of my internal on my 2008 imac because it's faster for burning and a different region.
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2012 iMac - next big date?
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external super drives cost 40 - 80 bucks. They work exactly like an internal. I got a 44dollar LG and it works fine. i'm using it instead of my internal on my 2008 imac because it's faster for burning and a different region.
Looks like the top end 27" refurb iMac (no SSD) dropped $80 today. Was $1869 yesterday, now $1789. I imagine that's as much as it'll drop, at least until 2012 refurb iMacs start appearing, which won't happen until March or April.
Decisions, decisions... New Mac mini is cheaper with USB3 but only up to 16 GB mem and no optical drive. Refurb iMac has no USB3 and costs more, but has optical drive and goes to 32 GB. Decisions...
Yeah, I noticed after posting that they dropped. The model I'm looking at it is the 3.1GHz i5 for $1599. Was $1649 normally. Not huge savings, but better than nothing I suppose.
I don't see why not, I rarely use the ODD, so I can't say for sure if it's still on Mountain Lion, but you used to be able to share an ODD from another computer. They started allowing it because of the macbook air's, so that people could use their imacs for the ODD (ironic now that it would be used the other way around with the imac relying on the laptop). Here's the support link...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287
That said, if you're going to be doing it with any sort of regularity you might just want to buy an external. I'm actually glad that they dropped the ODD, because even if I bought the 2011, I still would have bought an external blu-ray writer (for ripping blu-rays to itunes and to backup photos on blu-ray discs) and basically would've never used the ODD in the imac resulting in me basically buying something I'd never use.
Apple store Austraiia now open
It is now 9:30am in Australia
As I said in my last posting this morning I returned to the store, and as predicted the covered display is now removed and yes yes as I predicted IMac Boxes and display stand cards
No actual machines I was told for a week
but a cut away model of the new IMac on display
For all you non belivers , eat your words
It is now 9:30am in Australia
As I said in my last posting this morning I returned to the store, and as predicted the covered display is now removed and yes yes as I predicted IMac Boxes and display stand cards
No actual machines I was told for a week
but a cut away model of the new IMac on display
For all you non belivers , eat your words
I agree, first gen could be... Interesting. Ive waited so long for this and now we know what we are actually getting and when which is win win for me. Size wise I only want a 21, but specs and money wise the 27 is the must have. May as well start this now, will Haswell being smaller and lower powered allow for much more powerfull components in next years iMac? If so I think I'll go into this planning an upgrade next year. That will allow me to get the new iMac spec'd to a nice level but not mental and save the pennies to go mad next year, 2013 iMac dates anyone planning on a 5 year life cycle once settled
planning on a 5 year life cycle once settledEven a stopped clock is right twice a day. Thanks for remembering my quasi-
lucky guess
But you must admit that it's a refresh,no?
Are you out shopping for a black bird to feast upon?
So now the options are fully known (except for BTO price/spec details).
I guess I'll have some time to mull it over. If the new iMac had been a strict spec bump the choice would have been clear. Instead, it's muddy.
- New iMac 27"
- Wait until December
- No optical drive
- Heat issues???
- Fusion drive??? I'm OCD enough about my computer stuff that I'd constantly worry if it's optimizing as well as if I split things up by hand.
- EDIT: no Firewire = more adapters for existing external drives
- Refurb iMac 27"
- Cheaper
- Get it now/soon
- Optical drive
- Slightly slower
- More expensive/difficult to get flash+HD?
- New Mac mini
- Even cheaper
- Get it now/soon
- No optical drive
- Slower
- Only 16 GB mem
Maybe the refurb is not too much slower, except the fusion drive aspect. ??
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They already dropped in price.
What about the screen ... a slight improvement here
Stop being so positive!!
The new screen sounds amazing... After all the whinging about the glossy glare surely we can be grateful for 75% less reflection??
(I will be ordering a maxed out 27" straight away and not giving a monkeys if it is only 10% faster than the old one.)
To further make your point, Ihaveneverknown, there is also the melding of hardware with very functional software that improves the overall user experience that makes less important to squeak out the latest performance measures.
Nonetheless, at this point, I personally am leaning towards upgrading to the 2011 model Imac, and then maybe five years later will see how upgrading to whatever options are then available.
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Omg, a MONSTER!!!!
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Why can't we order now
Bc it is not yet available.
That new iMac is revolutionary. I can't believe they've managed to pack all that computing power into a machine so thin. I find it so hard to believe that I'm not going to order one because I'm sure there will be the usual 1st gen problems fixed in the 2nd gen refresh.
some of those potential 1st gen issues seem to contribute towards causing me personally to lean towards the 2011 model, at this time, anyhow.
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You can get Refurbished 2011 directly from Apple or from other sources, such as Amazon, besides Apple, directly.
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The "almost" was shown specifically with a visualization of a bar (blue), so that visualization made the fusion appear pretty dang close to the ssd (which, to me describes "almost", pretty clearly).
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It should be much more pleasant around here without all the "no 2012 iMac" "desktops are EOL" etc etc
There are still certain people who shall remain nameless that will throw a tantrum while waiting to actually be able to buy one.. but I for one find myself much happier than I was a few hours ago.
Mee too. Happier to know specifics, and to be able to ponder over what is known and to make a decision based on those more specifics. Though it is true, there are still several unknowns, but many fewer than there were, yesterday at this same time.
I've got a 2009 27" iMac with the i7 CPU. I was planning to sell it to get the latest iMac. I am totally underwhelmed by the new 27" iMac that was announced yesterday. I'm not impressed by the "thinness," or the lack of an optical drive, either, and apparently the only choice of keyboard is "wireless."
Yawn.
Yawn.
I would not get caught up on one feature, such as FireWire, being a "deal breaker" bc there are adapters for that kind of thing that pretty much negate that problem.
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Stop being so positive!!
The new screen sounds amazing... After all the whinging about the glossy glare surely we can be grateful for 75% less reflection??
(I will be ordering a maxed out 27" straight away and not giving a monkeys if it is only 10% faster than the old one.)
I wasn't interested in upgrading from my white 24" iMac to a new iMac because of the glare. I am very interested now. I just need the money
The Fusion Drive sounds great as well. I hope there are manual options for deciding if something is hosted on the SSD or HDD area. I don't use Photoshop Elements as much as some of my other software, but when I do, it needs every bit of speed it can get. I'd like to be able to keep it on the SSD side despite the frequency of use. On the other hand, I have TextEdit open a lot as a copy/paste area when coding, but it has no speed problems, so would be fine on the HDD.
Can anyone confirm that the new 27" iMac is to be rolled out in the USA in December and the UK won't see it until January 2013?
I've got a 2009 27" iMac with the i7 CPU. I was planning to sell it to get the latest iMac. I am totally underwhelmed by the new 27" iMac that was announced yesterday. I'm not impressed by the "thinness," or the lack of an optical drive, either, and apparently the only choice of keyboard is "wireless."
Yawn.
Not to fond of wireless myself to be honest.
Just give me everything wired.. mouse, keyboard, trackpad, controllers...
All these wireless signals buzzing around me.. don't feel comfortable with that thought.
I need the 21.5 base model as soon as possible, but november could be the first or the 30th.... does somebody know about?
Lots of people know, but they won't be posting that information in a forum like macrumors.com.
i feel your pain brother. I too think that the fusion might be risky in terms of its effectiveness. I really wanted a SSD for everything but the 768gb ssd option I think will cost as much as 700-800 pounds as BTO, which is INSANE! Did you ever consider maybe the mac mini you could max it out with an ssd 500gb 16gb ram and quad core i7?
I'd say give your daughter an ipad 2 and say its a 4 she'll prob not know the difference.
OR
If your daughter is in school get an educational discount and buy everything you'll prob save hundreds!
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