2012 iMac - next big date?

[HurryKayne]

I think Apple understands that the whole ecosystem is needed for iphones and ipads to sell the amount it does. If they stopped selling macs, the iphone and pad sale would drop more and more over time. If I understand this, I think they do as well.

for me right now, seeing an iMac in october will be a really positive revelation. In my mind I've all ready prepared myself that something has gone wrong, apple screwed something up and iMacs have been set back. Dunno why, it's just a sudden gut feeling. I'll stop being so unpatient now, they've won the waiting game. If no new iMac comes out in october, I'll keep my current iMac for a while until another heavy job comes up - then I'll make a decision on what to do.

But you forget that now you can download or re-download your songs and appz without Itunes on Mac/Pc at all ( correct me if i'm wrong )so they can literally think to stop with Osx at all and this is scary because they can break with.."truck's ecosystem".

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Doesn't change the fact that Apple news AT LEAST annual updates for desktop systems. Unless, Apple is assuming their customers are dumb and will just buy the iMac they see in the store without checking the specs and just purchase because it's Apple. I'm pretty sure that's their thinking at this point.

If you ,as i think you have, just look a some posts you can see that many thinks people just buy without even looking at their pockets,just as Bulls with red flags,its Apple,it must be mine.
I think there are a lot of people which actually compare before to buy.
Do they really care its Osx running?No,they want the latest,the cheaper and they want it running,then if its Osx or Windows it doesn't matter,what they need is compatibility between formats ( doc,xls,pdf,mp3,dxf,psd and so on), then its the aesthetics,they can pimp the Gui and if the case its not pure alluminium ..well with the money they don't spend they can also do some other good things in order to live with this lack.

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Like I said in another post, the rumors have come to a grinding halt and the silence is deafening. Also, sellers and Apple stores have restocked the 2011 model which leads me to believe that Apple couldn't overcome their 2012 iMac refresh/manufacturing issues, therefore postponing the release indefinitely until possibly 2013.

Well,it would be difficult for me to wait again and i won't trust this company the same,i mean,what if 2013 would be the last Imacs ever,or even worst,what if no Imac will come after the 2011 models?I need to put my money where there some future beyond.

 

[xgman]

But they are selling their "mobile macs", namely Macbook pros and Airs. THAT's their new definition of having a "Mac". That's why I'm saying they are done, or trying to be done, with desktops. They know people will pick up a "mobile mac" after trying the iPhone and iPad. Even Apple's own marketing images illustrate this fact, showing the 3 in tandem. We've been had fellas. The party is over.

I tend to agree although I think Apple will issue at least one more round of actual desktops, however anemic and late they may end up being.

 

[HurryKayne]

To end desktops is just stupid but money give them a good (but not future proof) reason to go blind.
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2...collapse-what-apple-collapse-company-beats-e/

 

[davidgnomo]

Back to the "waiting for Haswell" question, what could make me buy instead of wait is the posts I've read about Haswell being not much of a boost for desktops (much better for laptops) : feel free to share your opinions on the subject ... gotta convince myself !!!

 

[philipma1957]

But they are selling their "mobile macs", namely Macbook pros and Airs. THAT's their new definition of having a "Mac". That's why I'm saying they are done, or trying to be done, with desktops. They know people will pick up a "mobile mac" after trying the iPhone and iPad. Even Apple's own marketing images illustrate this fact, showing the 3 in tandem. We've been had fellas. The party is over.

unless you want to pay about 500 to 1000 usd more for a 15 inch screen and an underpowered gpu yeah i would say the mac desktop user is pretty much fff'd.

Remember the power desktop setup is the enemy of the cloud. If you have a 2011 imac the high end model one or two pegasus r6's you can store over 30tb of info . you have no need for any cloud services from apple. carry your boot drive to work


http://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunde...TF8&qid=1348581587&sr=8-1&keywords=elgato+ssd

have a second imac at work. and you can shut apple out of all purchases other then 2 imacs every 3 or 4 years.

so what has happened to apple is one business has a conflict issue with the other.

what about an iphone what about an ipad.

well with bootcamp on the imacs you can look into a new kindle instead of an ipad.

you can also look into a samsung smartphone. so while imacs where helpful before apple wanted to go icloud/ streaming yadda yadda yadda. they are not as good for apple's overall money plan. of streaming/icloud


now macbook pros or macbook air are good for the icloud... why how about you break it you pay. apple does not offer breakage on apple care for the item you are most likely to drop and break .

So yeah one day an iMac will come out. So will a mini maybe even a mac pro but as long as apple wants icloud/iphone/ipad/streaming content to be its biggest moneymaker desktops are second class.

It Stinks doesn't it?

 

[ipodmac]

Looks like no new iMac this year, hackintosh it is then

 

[HurryKayne]

Well,i don't know.I was planning to buy an Haswell MacBook pro next year and a 2012 Imac ..but as you know no Imac has happened till here,so i'm just thinking to buy a Classic 2012 MacBook Pro and to find somewhere a 2009 Quad core 27inch Imac ( to be my second machine and the second monitor ) but its very hard to find,so i'm looking at this 27inch Cinema Display http://store.apple.com/it/product/M...nema-display-(schermo-piatto-da-27")?fnode=53,
even if its expensive to pair 2200€ cMbpro with 27CdLed,will give me the chance to hook with it a good desktop machine if Apple will really exit.
What i don't understand if those are the Jobs plans he left or not.
Do you remember,was told he left 4 years of inventions,till here i suppose because except the thinnest desktop in the world ,the one never released,we'd just seen Iphone and Ipad upgrades,Osx upgrade..and?
O yes the I.have2muchCash2considerPROusers...Cooking device.

 

[edry.hilario]

I just saw on QVC - that's a TV shopping channel for those outside of the USA - they were selling iPads for $1,069- .

They're flying off the shelves for that price.

Guys lets not get ahead of ourselfs rumors clearly pointed out nov-oct and October being the most likely date, it's not even October yet if its oct 30th then we can say that apple said jokes on you

 

[gnrredphoenix]

Looks like no new iMac this year, hackintosh it is then

Are you kidding? It's not even October yet and thats where all the rumors were pointing. If it was the end of the month and you said that, I could understand, but to say that now is just impatient.

 

[Confuzzzed]

Back to the "waiting for Haswell" question, what could make me buy instead of wait is the posts I've read about Haswell being not much of a boost for desktops (much better for laptops) : feel free to share your opinions on the subject ... gotta convince myself !!!

Even if it was, I wouldn't wait. If there is more than just a speed bump this time round, it could be that Haswell may be a small upgrade. Like I said in previous post. Will scrutinise precisely what we're given this time round and decide what MAY be expected for 2013. One thing is for certain. I don't care much for 'retina' so it's just Haswell and retina to look forward to in 2013, I am not waiting.

 

[Confuzzzed]

Are you kidding? It's not even October yet and thats where all the rumors were pointing. If it was the end of the month and you said that, I could understand, but to say that now is just impatient.

Some of us have been waiting since April (others even before that). Patience is wearing thin. And before Oct June was where it was all pointing. Then 25 July. Then "imminent" in early Sept. And so on and so on.

 

[jollino]

Some of us have been waiting since April (others even before that). Patience is wearing thin. And before Oct June was where it was all pointing. Then 25 July. Then "imminent" in early Sept. And so on and so on.

I'm waiting since January/February and while patience is definitely wearing thin, I really can't get myself to buy a 2011, even if refurb. I'll wait until the end of October and then make a decision. Yeah, it IS frustrating.

 

[ProMod]

Some of us have been waiting since April (others even before that). Patience is wearing thin. And before Oct June was where it was all pointing. Then 25 July. Then "imminent" in early Sept. And so on and so on.

I've been waiting since August 2011.

 

[Kirk]

I don’t think Apple is going to stop making desktops. I did belive that my next Mac was going to be a laptop, but after getting the iPad I feel no need for one. I much prefer the big screen and no hassel of an iMac.

From all the rumors I believe Apple originally planned to release the 2012 iMac in the summer, but some production issues made them postpone the launch, and with the restocking at resellers going on, maybe they are still having problems and have to postpone it again. But Hopefully they will arrive in early october.

Actually I would be more than happy with no redesign and just SSD as standard, USB 3, IB and a better GPU. I don’t really want to buy a new model with production issues just for the sake of making it thinner. And I would not mind if they kept the ODD.

 

[gnrredphoenix]

Some of us have been waiting since April (others even before that). Patience is wearing thin. And before Oct June was where it was all pointing. Then 25 July. Then "imminent" in early Sept. And so on and so on.

I understand, believe me I am one of those people as well. I've been waiting since around April myself and I'm on here checking rumors every day. My work has fallen behind and its caused me nothing but frustration.

The POINT im trying to make is the rumors have been saying Oct since the failed ML release. I, like many others are going to wait until the end of next month to decide, and jumping ship at the end of Sept after such a long wait doesn't really make sense at this point.

 

[edry.hilario]

Hey guys I just asked Clayton Morris if he had heard anything more about the iMacs he says October that's what he's been hearing so, October is just next week well see what happens I hope it happens early oct instead of late

 

[CWallace]

Back to the "waiting for Haswell" question, what could make me buy instead of wait is the posts I've read about Haswell being not much of a boost for desktops (much better for laptops) : feel free to share your opinions on the subject ... gotta convince myself !!!

Not sure, myself. I just naturally buy on the "tick" cycle of Intel CPU architectures.

I'm definitely going Haswell for my replacement MacBook Air, but right now my 2011 top-end iMac is not lacking for anything.

 

[cyclotron451]

i'm looking at this 27inch Cinema Display http://store.apple.com/it/product/M...nema-display-(schermo-piatto-da-27")?fnode=53,

My Apple Cinema Display-mini-display-port arrived this week and it is magnificent! (I upgraded at work from a 20" iMac7,1 to the ACD - connected to either an MP5,1 6core or MBP2011 Qi7 so I can say MBP -> ACD is great!

For home use I'm waiting for the eventual refresh/speed-bump of the 27" iMac, tho' an ACD is tempting especially as I've seen it discounted to €888 in France.

Clouds - I don't think the ubiquitous cloud is alone going to steal the PC+Mac market away from Desktops, I think that dealer of death to PC/iMac will come from SMART-TV. In a few years SMART-TV will be the dominant citizen connection device - with smartphones taking up the rest of the internet...

 

[HurryKayne]

Found two articles,
think they resume well our situation.
RT @ForbesTech: Will Apple Repeat The Most Dangerous Strategic Mistake Leaders of Fast Growing Corporation Can Make? http://t.co/doLJuqli

RT @mashabletech: Not Just the Fax: 10 Office Technologies on Their Way Out *http://t.co/7CrgQIF9

Just wrote to Schiller and Cook.

 

[davidgnomo]

Not sure, myself. I just naturally buy on the "tick" cycle of Intel CPU architectures.

I'm definitely going Haswell for my replacement MacBook Air, but right now my 2011 top-end iMac is not lacking for anything.

So you won't change your 2011 for a hypothetical Haswell iMac 2013 ?

 

[Razeus]

Guys lets not get ahead of ourselfs rumors clearly pointed out nov-oct and October being the most likely date, it's not even October yet if its oct 30th then we can say that apple said jokes on you

That's why I said I'm holding out until Black Friday. After that, the Christmas engine is full steam ahead and that means no new product introductions. I think in October, we'll see the iPad Mini and that's about it.

 

[jollino]

Hey guys I just asked Clayton Morris if he had heard anything more about the iMacs he says October that's what he's been hearing so, October is just next week well see what happens I hope it happens early oct instead of late

I did the same. He knows absolutely nothing, that article was just a rehash of rumors to get page views. I also managed to get a response from Jim Darlymple, but I only got him to laugh when I called him a meanie. Didn't elaborate on the iMac at all.

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That's why I said I'm holding out until Black Friday. After that, the Christmas engine is full steam ahead and that means no new product introductions. I think in October, we'll see the iPad Mini and that's about it.

I'd rather think that the iPad mini would be closer to the holiday season. It's WAY more of an impulse buy than a desktop computer...

 

[Matador Red]

I've been waiting since August 2011.

Seriously? Let me guesss, since the 2011 iMac was 3 months old, everyone said an update was eminent and you should wait!? Or did you not want to pay full price for 3 month old tech.

 

[HurryKayne]

If its not,i'll go for a Classic MacBookPro,hoping to have a returning window just in case Apple releases after but if not at the end of October the answer will be Yes,no Imacs this year bringing with it a lot of meanings.
For example,if no 2012 release will emerge are you really sure there will be the one in 2013?
However i won't wait to see the "answer "without a machine,'cause i need it to work,but i won't forget it this useless (for me)delay while i was trusting the new Forstall Cook'd Apple.

 

[ProMod]

Seriously? Let me guesss, since the 2011 iMac was 3 months old, everyone said an update was eminent and you should wait!? Or did you not want to pay full price for 3 month old tech.

Haha, a few different factors, but by the time I set my eye on an iMac and got everything lined up for purchase, it was January or something, so I decided to wait. And here I am. Still.