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Apple Launches New Cheaper 21.5-Inch iMac Starting at $1,099
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I work with many clients who have Windows 8 Touch Screen PC's and love swiping the screen when looking at images or doing certain presentations. It seems some "Apple" people write it off .. but if Apple released a touch screen iMac next month it would be the "latest break through in technology" ...
Yeah, nothing new. Looks like I'll wait until another 27" i7/3TB fusion/780M system shows up in the Canadian refurbished section.
Sigh. For some reason, this release reminds me of a clip from a Family Guy episode where the publisher asks Stephen King about what he's working on for his 307th book.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6TRVXG4kQE
My first thought about this new release is that Jony isn't even trying anymore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6TRVXG4kQE
My first thought about this new release is that Jony isn't even trying anymore.
Half the cores.
Half the clock.
Half the disk.
Crummy tablet RAM; unexpandable.
But a BIG 16% savings!
Any money Apple makes on this should be spent on Ouija Board technology to try and get in touch with Steve Jobs.
Half the clock.
Half the disk.
Crummy tablet RAM; unexpandable.
But a BIG 16% savings!
Any money Apple makes on this should be spent on Ouija Board technology to try and get in touch with Steve Jobs.
It's not like I'm the one who updates Apple's website. Clearly they have reasons for taking that long to update the store - I doubt Apple gets a kick out of making people wait (a poor customer experience) & potentially losing sales.
What are you thinking about as far as the type of apps you would like to develop?
If your not planning on writing games, even an entry-level will do fine (even a Mini). Definitely put 16 GB in it if you can (because there is really no reason not to), the CPU upgrades will be helpful depending on the app. The GPU will be helpful but not as necessary. I don't know how much you know about upgrades, but the Mini is easier to upgrade yourself than the 21" iMac (pop off the bottom and it's right there).
If you're planning on writing games, get one with a decent (non-intel, non-integrated) GPU and all of the above. CPU will be slightly more important here as well. I would recommend a better 21" or base 27" here over a Mini.
I wouldn't recommend a MacBook, even if it is fast enough.
Keep in mind that working under constraints can teach you a bit about optimisation (not sure how this all plays out now that we have Swift).
Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions/comments.
I actually thought part of the
Experience is seeing the Apple Store down ... I myself think they do it on purpose.
The delay for the Mac mini may be that they are working on a $399 model with the inners from a toaster.
I am not in the market for a Mac mini however I like to be up to date on what apple is selling and what consumers are wanting.
Reasons why people want an updated mini are:
Redesign
Much faster integrated graphics
Yes power savings, smaller footprint
Better value, (price for HDD, RAM, Cpu, etc)
Intel retail/low-volume trade prices tell you almost nothing about what Apple may be paying for the processor in quantity.
Yeah, its almost as if there had been a major delay on the next-generation Intel processors that any significant new Mac designs will probably be based on.
You can probably keep waiting until all current Mac models have the Thunderbolt 2 chip, required to support 4k or 'retina' displays.
For me... the $1,299 iMac guts shoved in a shoebox for $699 with no monitor would work. I would buy that. There would have to be enough profit for Apple.
Wishful thinking..
But I hope you are right. But I don't think retina iMac will start that low. And also won't be out Til 2015
Not the best value by any stretch...
There's only so much you can do with a 1.4GHz CPU but then again there are a lot of people that just use it to "surf the 'net and check email." I understand why Apple doesn't want to dip under $1000 but they could have offered a 1.8 or 2GHz for that kind of cash.
There's only so much you can do with a 1.4GHz CPU but then again there are a lot of people that just use it to "surf the 'net and check email." I understand why Apple doesn't want to dip under $1000 but they could have offered a 1.8 or 2GHz for that kind of cash.
There is no MHz myth when we're talking about the same CPU architecture and roughly the same generation of architecture.
5 hours downtime just to add a new product
I've never understood the downtime thing...don't they have a duplicate of their production system that they could change and test, then flip the switch? I thought that was standard procedure since the 1970s.
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What's wrong with the current design? Does the case of a desktop really matter that much to people? It's like the ever-thinning iMac. Nobody I know ever gets very excited about the thickness of a desktop. Maybe it matters much to people I don't know???
Why is this important? Are people finding the footprint of the current mini just too onerous? Does someone's desktop really need that inch or two freed up?
I think both of these are popular in lists about "what people want" because we somewhat expect Apple to do it anyway. But I bet heavily that if lots of people were surveyed about a new mac mini, neither of these would rate very highly in their answers.
This seems like a lame model. And price point seems $100 to high.
Apple didn't even update the CPU or anything else in the rest of the line. Which I was hoping for a slight update.
Why? That is barely enough to load osx. 8 is minimum for a reason today and I highly recommend getting 16 gb ram
Apple didn't even update the CPU or anything else in the rest of the line. Which I was hoping for a slight update.
Why? That is barely enough to load osx. 8 is minimum for a reason today and I highly recommend getting 16 gb ram