Looks BORING and knowing Apple it will be massively overpriced, probably no boot camp . Not for me.
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Apple Developing Redesigned iMac With Slimmer Bezels, Apple Silicon Chips
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Please enlighten us with your design for an iMac that wouldn't be BORING. Not that esthetics aren't important, but I'm more concerned about what I can do with my computer, not how I feel looking at it.
There is always the 2020 Intel iMac with it's "Classic" design and Boot Camp support.
I'm fairly confident a new M1 iMac would be a first day purchase for me. I never had any issues with my 5K iMac, save for the display burn-in. I find that if I engage the screen saver after a couple minutes if I'm not working on the computer it helps. As you said though, no real world impact... more an annoyance.
I actually think the curved back looks super slick. To me, it makes it look very premium.
Only problem is my iMac 2015 is still super fast at everything I use it for
The 1tb ssd helps I’m sure and the quad core 4ghz cpu 😆
Think I’ll wait and see how big an improvement the new ones are
The 1tb ssd helps I’m sure and the quad core 4ghz cpu 😆
Think I’ll wait and see how big an improvement the new ones are
Only a bit. I think it will be thicker than the iPad, but there’s really no need for it to be *much* thicker.
I wouldn’t be surprised if discrete graphics are gone anyway in anything except the Mac Pro.
That was a feature of the original 27” iMacs. I think it went when they moved to 5K resolution, probably because there was no connector at the time that could drive a 5K display.
It’s a shame, because all those old 5K iMacs kicking around now would be great monitors for an M1 Mac of any kind.
The best feature for the new computers to have would be a lower price! If Apple wants to increase their market share, the best way to do that is to make their computers more affordable; they would sell more of them, and this would help. Apple should take a page our of Microsoft's playbook and move to put a Mac on every desk and in every home. Of course, this is not just about Macs, it is about all of Apple's devices, and it is not just about desks and homes anymore! But the idea is the same, put as many Apple devices out into the wild as possible, and make it easy for people to get them by making them less expensive. They don't have to cheap out either, the highest-end computers could stand to see a price reduction too. Now that Apple is competing with Intel in the processor space, this could really dramatically reconfigure the industry. The PC is dead! Love live the Mac!
Along with new redesigned 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple also has major plans for other Macs in the Mac lineup. We've been hearing rumors about a redesigned iMac for more than a year now, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today shared a report that offers details on what to expect.
The new iMac models will feature slimmed down bezels around the screen, and the metal chin will be removed in favor of a design that's similar to the Pro Display XDR monitor that Apple released in 2019.
Rather than a curved rear design, the iMacs will feature a flat back, which is also a design that we're expecting to see with the upcoming MacBook Pro models, and prior rumors have described this as "iPad Pro design language." There will be two versions to replace the existing 21.5 and 27-inch models, and prior rumors have suggested that one of these models will measure in at 23 to 24 inches.
Like the new MacBook Pro models, the redesigned iMacs will adopt Apple silicon chips, and the revamped look will coincide with Apple's move to shift away from Intel's chips, giving the iMacs updated processors and a fresh design all at once.
Apple plans to equip the new iMacs with next-generation versions of the Apple silicon chips that will be faster and with more GPU power. Apple is testing Apple silicon chips with as many as 16 power cores and four efficiency cores, but higher-end desktop models could have as many as 32 high-performance cores. Apple is also working on improved GPU technology and is testing 16 and 32-core graphics components.
Apple is expected to release the new iMacs in 2021, but specific launch timelines aren't known at this time.
Article Link: Apple Developing Redesigned iMac With Slimmer Bezels, Apple Silicon Chips
Chances are the M-Series will Allow Apple to be able to push down the base price of entry-level Macs over time while still offering solid performance as the A-Series has done for the iPhone and iPad.
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People need to temper expectations here. This iMac won't be as thin as the renders suggest; there needs to be room for port depth (unless Apple moves the ports to an edge, like it is on the iPad).
I also don't think Apple will lower the price. At best it'll stay the same.
In any case, I will not be buying an iMac again. I've been using iMacs since the white G5, easily-upgradeable one. But once they decided to completely glue them up I realized that an all-in-one desktop is a bad fit for me.
I'm not keen on having a dead monitor on a working computer or a dead computer on a working monitor, and having to lug that huge thing into the Apple Store and back.
My only all-in-ones will be portables.
I also don't think Apple will lower the price. At best it'll stay the same.
In any case, I will not be buying an iMac again. I've been using iMacs since the white G5, easily-upgradeable one. But once they decided to completely glue them up I realized that an all-in-one desktop is a bad fit for me.
I'm not keen on having a dead monitor on a working computer or a dead computer on a working monitor, and having to lug that huge thing into the Apple Store and back.
My only all-in-ones will be portables.
Agree on both points. I would say that a significantly upgraded iMac that still holds the current price would in a sense be a reduction in price—improved performance without added cost.
I’m not concerned about having another all-in-one computer having owned an iMac G3, an eMac and presently an upgraded 2011 21.5in. iMac and they have all performed flawlessly. No Apple device I have ever owned including iPhones and iPads have ever missed a beat, although I know there is always a first time.
If the redesign and upgraded iMac gives me better performance than I have now for a price similar similar to the present available model then I might well go for it.
Looks boring! No bootcamp, overpriced, glued together, not for me.. will keep my 2015 27 inch going as long as possible .
You know you already posted basically that same message in this thread about 6 weeks ago?
I don't think they've released the actual specs to the smaller or larger iMac yet have they? Hmmm
I appreciate your comments about the glue, having had to deal with upgrading to SSD etc., but they are still easy to upgrade with patience. However I disagree completely about screen comments, because if you had a pc with a separate monitor which is not much smaller than the iMac complete you would still have to lug that back to a store? Its come home to roost recently again when my daughter was supplied with a very high spec PC...WHAT A MESS!! A Dell Ultrasharp 27in. monitor, then a huge box of nothingness in a fusion case, With Ryzen processor, and two different video card set ups and where just for the monitor requires display port cable, Hdmi, power cable etc. with the monitor in the region of £350 and the beast of a box another £2440. But as ever there is no fixed configuration, so every card may be set differently or require setting up differently, so then you buy your HDMI cable, Display Port Cable another £10, so at least three cables from the monitor, then another three from the pc, plus then a web cam plus its usb cable, and any periphery USB or external devices...The result is a mess, and even setting it up illustrates how good the iMac is, you get a unit, you plug it in! Neat, tidy, compact, whereas the beast of a box that measures 230mm wide x 475mm deep x 468mm high, contains a mini board anyway, but weighs as much as an anchor! You try lugging that beast back let alone the monitor. The PC took an hour to configure and set up, and additional set up for bluetooth and other devices, whereas the 27in. iMac takes about 2 minutes. Even unboxing the PC stuff is a nightmare with you having to tip the box on its side as its so heavy, then cutting the machine out of the box, and have any of you tried putting cables into the Dell monitor....yes it rotates, but whoever designed it so that the cable entry is right behind the stand its on and where even if you rotate it its a nightmare to get the cables in. Yes upgradeability is easier on the PC, but often because its needs it, where in this instance the video card failed after 6 days, but where they don't replace the video card, you have to get the whole lot to them. Main thing to think of when getting iMac is forward thinking RAM and SSD. I still have an Apple Lisa working, a G4 and the old hunk of an iMac, let alone my G5, and the 27in. 2016 iMac. The only problem ever had was the G5 was recalled at Apple's expense because the capacitors on the main board had to be replaced. I'm looking forward to upgrading to a 24in. iMac M2
