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100% Agree with this. Apple is just looking after the profit margin. They are chasing the money! Upsell at it's finest. That's Apple.
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Apple Allegedly Prototyped a Redesigned 27-Inch iMac With M1 Max Chip and Black Finish Last Year
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Was really looking forward to a 27" iMac with Apple Silicon. The standalone Mac Studio is ok, but the 60Hz Studio Display with no ProMotion and an extra few hundred bucks just to raise and lower it is way overpriced IMO. My current desktop is a 2010 iMac that is just recently starting to show its age (not to mention High Sierra being the last supported OS).
These rumors were created for the express purpose of placating the 27” iMac crowd who went into a nerd rage fit when it was discontinued.
The impression I get from the Studio Display is that it is expensive because it's solidly built to last. This is a product you will likely use for ten years or more. I compared it to the 5K LG UltraFine that it competes with and that display is clunky, wobbly, and doesn't feel at all like a premium product.
Only time will tell if the Studio Display lives up to this; I know I'm going to feel cheated if I don't get at least ten years out of it. But that's my feeling as to why it's so expensive. They also used a full SOC in it to drive it so it will be upgradeable with new features for years to come.
The name of the site is MacRumors, you just defined exactly what a rumor is, if the source has a good enough track record or is reasonably credible then it might make the cut, even if it’s just for debate.
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I honestly would pick iMac over Mac Studio any day. I like the set-up for Mac Studio. However, it is just too expensive and doubles the cost of an iMac.
iMac offers convenience, and affordability along with that it is an all-in-one machine.
iMac offers convenience, and affordability along with that it is an all-in-one machine.
no doubt in my mind that Apple has prototypes even more beyond those mentioned in the article ... and just because we havn't seen those yet announced doesn't mean they still might be coming ...
And I bet it fits my old imac 27" specific travel case I paid $200 for way back when I used my imac 27" intel. LOL!!!
Reduce
Reuse
Re-iMac 27"
From a computer design perspective I seen far more all-in-one desktops in TV series than anything else. They might not be exclusive to Apple, but people generally prefer the designs compared to generic tower designs. I continue to see Apple iMacs in film and TV series and wonder why Apple would not pursue its attractive design compared to the older component style of computing. Yes the Mac Studio reminds me more of classic Apple Macs, which are not particularly attractive, more purely functional.
To say nothing of the fact of how Sexy a thin 27" in the style of the imac 24" would be....
Matte Black.
Product Red@!@@@!!
Matte Black.
Product Red@!@@@!!
That's not an environmental nightmare. It's just an annoyance to the customer.
Why would he feel anything? If the source is worried about that they shouldn't have leaked in the first place.
I'm probably in the minority, but I wanted a 32" iMac. 😔
YMMV but I view AIOs as a nightmare, there is no reason for this form factor besides "having a clean desk". Repairs/upgrades are more difficult, if even possible, thermals are more of a challenge and again, when your CPU is no longer viable you at best recycle your machine, at worst it ends up in a landfill. A perfectly functional screen wasted.
I would change my mind if something like the Studio Display had an SoC slot and when one got old you could swap it for a new one. Apple would never do this but if Microsoft embraces ARM I could see the PC manufacturers going for something like this.
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This **** doesn’t hurt Apple one bit. It’s interesting. I don’t know why Apple would get bent outta shape about such things. They should just go back to counting their money.
27-inch XDR iMac sounds heavenly. Don’t really care what chip’s inside.
It was believed that the 27" would have been 29.5" (call it a 30" as the 24" is actually 23.5") if they had greatly reduced the bezel and gone with a 2021 MBP display like design. Size wise it would be almost the same size as the recent 27" iMacs.
You know for pros, a computer with a built in monitor doesn’t really make any sense. Why is this even a thing? Buy a really good computer and a really good monitor. And then when that computer becomes obsolete, buy another really good computer and use the same monitor. Thats just the way things should work. It seems like Apple has fried the brains of people around here. I bet people are so brainwashed now they will be upset if their computers are in any way upgradable too.
I'm enjoying my Mac Studio and Studio Display as well. It's a sweet combination. Especially like all the ports. Most of which are occupied now.
The problem is that both computers and displays becomes out of style technology wise in a similar time frame. Displays can becomes less desirable just as a computer these days. Even the thought of a buying a new faster computer with an old display makes me cringe.
I couldn't disagree more. How long has Apple had 5k screens in the iMac, 2014? For most users that CPU is getting long in the tooth but the monitor is still very usable and probably will be for at least another 5 years.