I wrote "new" in quotes. Of course it is not really new tech but newer than Sandy...
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I wrote "new" in quotes. Of course it is not really new tech but newer than Sandy...
Now that looks really nice!
I do wish Apple wouldn't gouge us on the prices for SSD's and RAM. That alone would bring the cost down significantly.
For me, I don't live or shop by scores such as Geekbench. I do a moderate level of video editing on a weekly basis, and my 2010 i7 handles it in superb fashion. The only thing my iMac is lacking in performance is an SSD. I didn't get one with this because it was too small and too expensive at the time for me.
I could easily buy a new iMac if it looked like that photo above and had a better SSD option and the price wasn't too bad. I could then repurpose my 2010 model to replace a 2009 C2D tasks and then retire the C2D and give or sell it to someone who could use it.
But there not, they are actually one of the WORST for failures and production faults, what apple does is generate "Perceived" quality by making sure the exterior is shiny and the store looks clean and modern, the Apple failure rates per generation are actually really high, and they keep cocking up, its just they do a really good job at covering up the issues,
So far we have had, HDD failures (various models for many years), GPU failures (Macbook Pros), PSU failures (1st Gen Time Capsules), Screen Issues (Various iDevices, Macbooks and iMacs, still ongoing with iMacs and Macbook Pros), Antenna Gate, now chipping because the anodising process is crap unless you keep your phone in a case, which defeats the object of having a phone that thin, at least my android phone can survive in my pocket with change and my keys without being scratched to buggery.
If they are laminating the new iMacs screens, then we have that yellowing issue all over again.
Overall i like my iMac and Macbook pro, but i like them because i like Mac OS (especially having had a play with windows "unusable on a desktop" 8), however when i next upgrade my hardware, ill be building a Hackintosh, and using my iMac as a screen for it, because i want hardware thats going to last, or at least hardware that i can swap a failed drive out on..
Apples sole selling point to the masses is the "OOOooooo its shiny" factor, to people who don't fall for that, its the OS, but don't fool yourself into thinking your paying for build quality, your not, your paying for the brand and the case.
I understand it up to a point. IMO, they reached that point with most of their products a couple of years ago. But now they're becoming like anorexics with body dysmorphia who see disgusting blubber in the mirror when everyone else sees them for the bony stick figure they are, or Michael Jackson who still saw a huge nose even when it had been reduced to a pinhead.
Looking forward to case manufacturers leaking stuff.... oh waitits an iMac
Maybe these are leaked innards of the new iPad Jumbo ?
Change or not to change
Boy Apple followers can't seem to make up their mind...
"What? It looks like the last generation!"
- vs -
"What? They're changing the design for no reason"
Leo
Boy Apple followers can't seem to make up their mind...
"What? It looks like the last generation!"
- vs -
"What? They're changing the design for no reason"
Leo
Any chance of a 3840×2160 display?
What if Appel introduced a retina iMac at 21.5" with a new form factor, i.e. thinner, without optical drive and ssd-only drives at a high price.
All the other iMac models would keep the same current form factor and better specs.
That would be parallel to what they did with the MBP. Those who want to live on the cutting edge will have to bleed on the optical drive and disc space.
What if Appel introduced a retina iMac at 21.5" with a new form factor, i.e. thinner, without optical drive and ssd-only drives at a high price.
All the other iMac models would keep the same current form factor and better specs.
That would be parallel to what they did with the MBP. Those who want to live on the cutting edge will have to bleed on the optical drive and disc space.
As we saw with the new MBP, laminating the glass doesn't eliminate the glare and reflections. Apple needs to use Nippon's Invisible Glass to do that.
You nailed it. I have had this gripe about Apple for a while now ever since I had a Mac Mini. Do we live in space stations? Can't we have a bigger computer on our desks? The way they cramped the mini and you had to be a heart surgeon to replace the RAM (The first mini) and the hard disks. Not to mention the core 2 duo processors because of it being small.
IMac's ought to be huge and spacey and easy to replace components.
If the Panel is glued to the glass, how hard is it going to be remove it and replace hard disks etc...?
Ummm this one https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1101370/
I have the imac since june, and i can confirm the dust seeping thru behind the lcd, and it would look like a water come thru and dried. You can't clean it or rub it cause it's behind the lcd. Luckily apple exchange the lcd as it's under warranty.
The problem is the way they suck the air through the vents in the bottom. No wonder the RAM replacement cover had grilled holes in it.
Well, neither do I. I don't lose sleep over Apple not holding the top spot. But it gets a little silly when they completely drop off the map in performance, and when a model they stopped caring about 5 years ago is still faster than the ones they still focus on.
I can live with the premium prices. I can live with the fact that they strip away the usual accessories that others give you (iPhone/iPad only BARELY come charger and cable now, and I'm sure they've at least thought about removing those from the box too). But when they combine these two factors with using old components that others no longer put in their premium products because they've shifted that generation of components down to their entry-level bargain bin products... the three-pronged greed attack becomes a perfect storm of "WTF?" that makes you wonder if the Apple haters are right -- that Apple truly does see us as idiots or some other form of subhuman filth that they have zero respect for.
I think the current iMac don't need to be thinner than they're already are, but lighter would be nice, making them easier to move around when needed.
They should make the iMac more resilient to breakdowns, if they make it thinner it will add cost, as in rMBP lot of custom made parts are used which are always costlier than the standards available. if anything happens to your ram or HDD or you want to just upgrade it, you have to take it apple store to get it fixed or upgraded which is way to costly. for notebook, its different, they have to sacrifice a lot of stuff to make it thinner and lighter and so its its costly, iMac is OK, even it gains another 5 pounds or couple of inches I'm OK with it and i think it will not bother many too.
I want to know what miracle cooling system they will use to keep that CPU's temps under control, even Intel's "stock" 2 inch high cooler makes a 77w Ivy hit 80c. A flat heatpipe and blower will make for a very hot system.
Unless of course they use mobile CPUs, but I don't think anyone wants that.
Unless of course they use mobile CPUs, but I don't think anyone wants that.
Plastic? Where is that coming from?
Sorry I don't agree about the iPhone 5. And neither do the majority of reviews out there. Sure it's super thin and light but it doesn't feel cheap or like it would easily break.They don't have enough cash... oh wait, forget that. I guess they just want MOAR.... of your wallet until the end of days.
Didnt they redesign the fans for the macbook pro? I would bet they would do the same for the iMac.
And let's not forget when the 3rd gen iPad came out people complained because it was ever so slightly thicker and heavier. No you can't compare and iPad to a desktop but it seems people whine about things being too thin until Apple releases something thicker and then they whine about that too.