Apple Discontinued These Five Products in 2022

[ducknalddon]

First, the 24" iMac now has a larger, better screen and more processing/graphics power than the old 21.5" iMacs ever did - so they'll take some sales from the 5k. Then there's the option of the Mac Mini + 3rd party display which will outperform the lower-end 5k iMacs (unless you climb on the desk with a magnifying glass to do A/B comparisons between 4k and 5k screens). Then, the days of the i7/i9 iMac/discrete GPU combos out-performing the top MacBook Pros are over, with Apple Silicon - so strike off all those customers who needed a MacBook for portability and an iMac for power, - now they can just get a MBP and - if they like - add a Studio Display (or cheaper option). Yup, the M1 laptops will have seriously curtailed the sale of Mac desktops.

I have no doubt that Apple could create a compelling 27/30" iMac that would have people putting their hand in their pocket. My guess is the whole pipeline has been slowed due to the after effects from Covid. It's only a matter of time.

 

[mrr]

The 27” iMac is the mainstay of university computer labs everywhere. I hope they bring it back.

 

[antonrg]

The 27-Inch iMac should have not been discontinued in the first place. The feeling you get from Mac Studio is not the same. I do miss the all-in-one set up desktop you get from an iMac.

In addition, RIP to 5W Power Adapter I still use it daily and it does not overheat my iPhone due to excessive heating from fast charging.

The studio is also far more expensive compared to the iMac 27"

As someone who owns such iMac, I've been left in suspense. I refuse to buy the abomination that is the 24" iMac, nor can I afford the insane costs of the Studio when you factor everything in. Perhaps this is the time to switch to a MacBook Pro once it's updated. For now, it's a waiting game.

 

[Spectrum]

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I can still purchase these 27-inch iMac models (no BTO) from the education channel.

Just tried on UK store and I can only see the 24 inch M1 sadly...

 

[benji4benji]

Still don't understand the logic with canceling the larger iMac except make it a sacrificial lamb to help sell the headless Mac Studio. Yes it was probably due to parts obsolesce. Still they came out with a 24" iMac May 2021, and then nothing after many months until it was taken off the store.

I so agree with you, still using a 7-year-old 27" and my MBP 15" and waiting for a new 27 (+?) iMac. Hope I don't lose patience and settle for a Mini and 32" Non-Apple setup soon. Those kids in Cupertino get on my nerves.

 

[addamas]

For charging during the night 5W is must have

 

[Da_Hood]

I'm not sure what we are going to do when Apple decides to introduce USB-C for the new iPhone next year. We will not be able to charge our iPhone with a 5W charger anymore.

USB A to USB C cable!

 

[theluggage]

I have no doubt that Apple could create a compelling 27/30" iMac that would have people putting their hand in their pocket. My guess is the whole pipeline has been slowed due to the after effects from Covid. It's only a matter of time.

I suspect it is more about the cost of 5k and larger display panels. The cheaper 5k iMacs we’re always a bit of a bargain - but 5k has failed to take off outside the Mac world & Apple are the only customer for 5k panels, so it is possible that those macs are no longer sufficiently profitable and, as I said in my previous post, there are several other reasons to expect sales of 5k iMacs to fall, which would make them even less profitable.

The studio display (not that I’m a great fan of it) is something that Apple can hope to sell alongside everything from a Mac Pro to a MacBook Air - a much larger potential market.

 

[EdT]

The iPod is what started turning Apple into the consumer electronics juggernaut it is today.

The iPod was 1/2 of what turned Apple into the consumer powerhouse that it is today. The other half was legal and commercial: they got most of the record labels to grant them permission to sell mp3 music, so that you didn’t need to download illegal and frequently virus infected MP3’s from sketchy online sites, and (even though you technically don’t) you could “own” the song. Look back at a lot of buddy and heist movies from around 2000’s and to sound ‘techy’ the electronics genius in the gang would usually reference “Napster” to establish his underground hacking credibility.

Apple made buying music a lot simpler and safer.

And I bet that the record labels regret letting an outside company basically destroy their monopoly legally.

 

[EdT]

If the smaller iMac gained 3 inches, it's only logical to grow the larger iMac by 3 inches too. Until such a display is ready with Apple's preferred PPI density and there's a cheap enough chip to push that many pixels comfortably, we've got to wait. The long rumored 14 and 16-inch MBPs eventually arrived too.

So Apple could publicly say that. You make it clear that you are not promising a new iMac 27 but that right now making one with upgraded graphics isn’t possible or would be out of proportion expensive. No promises or timeline but here are the reasons why there isn’t a new iMac 27- or iMac 32 or whatever a bigger screened version might be. Do they have to do that? No, but I think that it would be good PR instead of saying nothing at all.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

it upsets me more to see the lack of good third-party 5K displays on the market that could've forced a lower price point. I want something comparable to my 7-year-old iMac without spending a fortune and there just isn't anything.

Well 5K is a niche resolution the majority of people don't care about since it's ultimately not necessary. Yeah there's always "muh macOS retina scaling" but there's PPIs that are good for non-retina too and most go for that.

So because of that, monitor manufacturers don't make 27 inch 5K monitors since that resolution is pretty useless on anything that isn't a Mac, and the majority don't need that resolution and are fine with just 1080p, 1440p, or even 4K (which that in itself is also is also a niche due to the performance requirements of 4K.)

 

[GeoStructural]

I came super close to buying myself this last generation touch, but never did. Fortunately, I have a family member who still has one as an accessibility device, so the day they upgrade to a low end iPhone, I'll just take the iPod for myself as a new toy to play with.

I still use my iPod for gatherings; that’s how I play music and project videos without having to use my own phone. You can hand it to people without exposing your own device or getting notifications all the time.

 

[Gudi]

So Apple could publicly say that.

To avoid the Osborne effect and to delay Copyright and Trademark infringements, Apple prefers to keep new products secret up until they can be ordered and shipped. The only exception is the WWDC, where 3rd party developers are informed early about new platform developments. For example we already knew for a while, that all future Macs will have a unified memory architecture and they will come with a number of high-performance and high-efficiency cores. The number of cores will differ from chip to chip, but there will always be both kinds of cores present.

 

[CoolSpot]

I really hope that a new M2 27" iMac is on the horizon.

I inherited a old 21.5" iMac and after using the all-in-one, I can't see myself ever wanting something else.

 

[RandomTox]

Still don't understand the logic with canceling the larger iMac except make it a sacrificial lamb to help sell the headless Mac Studio. Yes it was probably due to parts obsolesce. Still they came out with a 24" iMac May 2021, and then nothing after many months until it was taken off the store.

Total disaster. Still waiting to upgrade my iMac. Who needs cluttered desktops with external monitor and mac studio ugly box.

 

[citysnaps]

apple expects you to daisy chain three Apple Displays, not LG. That apostasy won’t give Apple the margin increases they seek by killing go off the 27 inch iMac.

Sadly, I can't afford to purchase three 32" Apple Pro Display XDR monitors just for X-Plane (even though I could use one of them for processing photographs).

32" 4K LG displays will have to do for that purpose (though not as nice as my Apple Studio Display).

 

[PhilBoogie]

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So it doesn't surprise me that people still flocked to the 5W brick. Partly because it was "cheap" (even when it wasn't, really), but likely because it was the "original" brick their phone came with.

You speak very much for yourself there. Pretty much everyone I know would prefer their phones to charge faster than that 5W adapter was capable of.

I use iPhones for a long time. For longevity’s sake, the 5W Power Adapter is the best one.

I'll continue to charge with the 5 watt charger.

I prefer the 5w charger as well because 99% of the time I charge my iPhone overnight whilst I sleep so fast charging isn’t needed.

5W

Discontinuing the 5W adapter is quite the "saying yes to a thousand no's" or some such mantra. Glad to have a boatload of these from all my iPhones, but stopping to sell them is quite a blow. I fully agree with the many people here!

 

[EdT]

Total disaster. Still waiting to upgrade my iMac. Who needs cluttered desktops with external monitor and mac studio ugly box.

My problem isn’t the components, it’s that all those necessary component are an additional cost and not part of the computer’s price. Keyboard? Additional cost. Mouse or trackpad? Additional cost. Monitor? Damn near what I spent on my 27inch iMac in early 2016 additional cost. Would I mind owning this setup? No. Can I justify the cost? I honestly don’t know. I’m being told by some that a Mac Mini can do what I need, and then some other “expert” says no it can’t. And all of the add ons you need for a Studio Mac you also need for a Mac Mini, so it’s not just $1100 base price it can get pretty close to $2500 with a 4K monitor, keyboard, trackpad and 32 GB of memory.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

USB A to USB C cable!

I don't think Apple offers USB A cable. They only offer USB C to lightning

Lightning to USB Cable (1 m)

Lightning to USB Cable (1 m) lets you charge and sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your Mac or Windows PC. Get fast, free shipping when you shop online.

www.apple.com

What Apple needs to do is offer USB-C lightning to lightning to USB-Cable.

USB-C to Lightning Cable (1 m)

The USB-C to Lightning Cable connects any iPhone, iPad, or iPod with Lightning connector to a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) enabled Mac. Buy now at apple.com.

www.apple.com

 

[Sasparilla]

Did notice, at least here in the U.S., alot of Best Buy's still have the 5 watt charger if you want to grab one more before they're gone.

 

[cnnyy20p]

Maybe all-in-one desktop is not really relevant any more in the present. We’re mostly prefer flexibility after all.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Is there a way to charge current or last year generation iPad with a classic Apple 5W charging adapter?

 

[EdT]

Well 5K is a niche resolution the majority of people don't care about since it's ultimately not necessary. Yeah there's always "muh macOS retina scaling" but there's PPIs that are good for non-retina too and most go for that.

So because of that, monitor manufacturers don't make 27 inch 5K monitors since that resolution is pretty useless on anything that isn't a Mac, and the majority don't need that resolution and are fine with just 1080p, 1440p, or even 4K (which that in itself is also is also a niche due to the performance requirements of 4K.)

Why I bought my iMac and what I primarily use it for is photography. The 27 inch iMac had very good resolution and brightness along with True Tone color. Those or similar features costs extra no matter who’s monitor you eventually buy. For what I was doing it was a little on the high end of cost but for 3 or 4 years it was still as fast as I needed it to be. With every camera resolution going up and with color fidelity and resolution from any camera, whether phone, DSLR, Mirrorless or 4 to 8k video my old computer is now slow as molasses.

I liked the all in 1 iMac, I wouldn’t have minded a bump in screen size but I wanted color fidelity, and I wasn’t expecting to only pay $2000 for a computer that could last another 4 or 5 years, somewhere in the mid to high $2000’s is where I hoped it would be. Still expensive but not pro level expensive. Which is where I think my current iMac was on the cost/performance scale.

 

[Rookwood]

I've found the 5W useful not just for overnight slow-charges to preserve battery life, but also there have been quite a lot of toys produced that come with USB A cable but not charger. And they say that a 1A charger should be used. These chargers have been great for that.

 

[crsh1976]

Discontinuing the 5W adapter is quite the "saying yes to a thousand no's" or some such mantra. Glad to have a boatload of these from all my iPhones, but stopping to sell them is quite a blow. I fully agree with the many people here!

It's not like you couldn't already, and will keep be able to, buy no-brand ones just about everywhere at a lower price.