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Apple Not Planning to Launch Larger-Screened iMac
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It will be the Apple Studio Display, but with MiniLED and ProMotion. Reported to be going into production soon with a likely release at WWDC.
Maybe it gets announced along with the Mac Pro, as the new 27” “pro” monitor
That is the only thing I can think of, to be honest.
I think Apple is nuts to announce it so close after launching the Apple Studio Display, but Young so far has a 100% hit rate when it comes to display leaks and he says it is coming "real soon now".
(He has recently noted that his sources are in the panel side of the chain, so they do not always know what product the panels are going into to explain the "it's a display. No it's an iMac. No it's a display again" rumors.)
A Mac Studio (1,999 minimum) + a Studio Display ($1,599 minimum) + the mouse/keyboard (~$250-$350) could put you close to double the cost of the 27 inch iMac setup. I see the Mac Studio aimed at an entirely different demographic.
but a lot of folks already have the mouse/keyboard from their imac (or other computer). A smaller percent already have a monitor. And nobody forces you to buy the studio display. Even if you need that quality the LG will save you a few hundred. And whatever monitor you buy will work on the next computer you buy in a few years.
Why do we need a "rumor" for this?? Apple already told us this at the Apple Studio release. The lineup is:
Mac Mini, 24" iMac, Mac Studio, Mac Pro.
Why would anyone expect something else?
Mac Mini, 24" iMac, Mac Studio, Mac Pro.
Why would anyone expect something else?
They just released such a product: Mac Studio + 27" Studio Display. It's not all-in-one, but that's all there will be. No 27" iMac is coming.
throw the M1 Pro in a Mac mini upgrade. BYO monitor for budgets, Apple Display for spendthrifts.
er, audio in/out is for amps and mixers, not just headphones. who wants that sticking out the side of your display? not me.
Well, just before the first Apple Silicon system was released all Apple’s documentation indicated no discrete GPU’s in Apple Silicon systems. Ever since then people have been describing esoteric ways how the NEXT system Apple releases would HAVE to have discrete GPU’s. Folks expect what they want to see and there’s little that reality can do to change that.
Lower entry-price I expect.
The base Mac Studio plus the new screen is $3600, which is a quite a lot more than many iMac 27 configurations, even if the M1 Max Studio is considerably more powerful.
There is also a large gap between the M1 iMac 24 and the Mac Studio + Apple screen in both price and performance.
A 32" iMac Pro make sense = Pro Display XDR Screen + Mac Studio Internals. The next level is M1 Mac Pro + Studio Display Pro (The successor to the Pro Display XDR).
A Studio Display Pro with better than Pro Display XDR screen (more Mini-LED zones and maybe bump to 8-9K) + a high Quality Web Camera would absolutely selll.
Selfishly, and knowing full week it's unlikely, I hope Apple releases a Pro Display XDR Ultrawide. That's take-my-money for a variety of productive people (especially creative professionals) to have 6K/8K at a 21:9 aspect ratio.
A Studio Display Pro with better than Pro Display XDR screen (more Mini-LED zones and maybe bump to 8-9K) + a high Quality Web Camera would absolutely selll.
Selfishly, and knowing full week it's unlikely, I hope Apple releases a Pro Display XDR Ultrawide. That's take-my-money for a variety of productive people (especially creative professionals) to have 6K/8K at a 21:9 aspect ratio.
I used to use my hd tv with my minis before I got my iMac 27 , tbh I think I’ll go back to that now I’ve got a 4K tv using a studio instead . Problem I’ve had with several aio iMacs is the screen going kaput before the Mac inside does …
Oh definitely!Yeah, but a lot of of those complaints are along the lines of “Apple should release a new Intel Mac with 8 slots, NVidia graphics, include a monitor AND it should ship with Windows installed for $75. $100 would just be Apple being greedy again”. Not much material for Apple to work with in the end
I suppose every huge company scans Internet forums and reviews to have a view on consumers' opinions and on their reputation. It's much like a free market research.
Yes.
The Mac Mini starts at $699 and the Studio Display at $1599. The accessory costs more than double, which is a huge disincentive for customers.
It strikes me that Apple leaves these customers unattended and left to other companies. I mean, there is an unexplored market here and Apple has simply been ignoring it for years.
It seems to me that Apple is playing extremely safe in terms of pricing and intentionally leaving a huge chunk of the market, something that is only possible because its iPhone division is so huge and profitable that it can afford to test the waters for years or decades in all other areas.
Yes, I agree. In fact, $999 is a lot of money for a laptop. Most laptops sold worldwide cost less than that.
A Mac Mini or a MacBook Air is powerful enough for most people. I mean, how many people would need the power of a MacBook Pro or a Mac Studio?
I see some people who intend to buy a MacBook Pro or a Mac Studio just to have a future-proof computer because they do not need all this power. This caution is perhaps unnecessary. The cost of computers goes down with time, and future-proofing so much is not really necessary. If a Mac Mini costs $699 and will last 2 years, it is $350 per year. If a Mac Studio costs $1999 and will last 5 years, it is more expensive in the long run: $400 a year.
This was definitely the big hidden price hike here.
Yes, that is what I said.Yes, if “success” is “replacing the PC”, then it’s a failure. But, then again, Apple’s been failing for years now with the Mac.
As businesses, the iPad and Mac lines are successful. The Mac line was not originally successful, but it eventually became after the introduction of the iMac.
Now, both of them fell short as platforms. Sure, they can hold their own as platforms. But they are not close to replacing the PC.
I really hope there will be an affordable iMac with a larger screen in the future. 24 inch is too small and in my opinion a downgrade. I don't care about processing power or GPU and all that jazz. What I need is a big screen and an adequate amount of SSD storage and RAM. Also, the 24 inch model is quite lacking when it comes to ports. And no, I'm not spending 4000+ EUR for the Studio Mac + Display.
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Eventually became what, successful? Then, how do we get from the first Macintosh to today if the first Macintosh wasn’t successful? It wasn’t replacing the PC previously and it’s not replacing the PC now. I had thought we were on the same page about the Mac being a failure at replacing a PC, but now I’m not so sure.
Great point. As they've discontinued the older 27" model, there's no reason to include the size as a differentiator on their site. Even the packaging simply says "iMac", no mention of sizing. Knowing their penchant for minimalism, they could've quietly trimmed the 27" from the name last week, but it's still there. My (wishful) thinking is they do release a larger iMac within a year, their reason for delay to give the Studio a chance to catch on. I can't knock them for mixing up their lineup a bit, I just remember their all-in-one package being more competitively priced for consumers rather than pairing a machine with a (now) $1,600 monitor so I'm holding out.
In fact, from all I have read, the Macintosh was very successful at the beginning, but then sales declined. The computer was very compelling but also underpowered for its price. The Macintosh eventually made its way into creative professionals. Apple's main business was still the Apple II.
At the time the original Macintosh launched, there were several competitors in the computing arena. IBM, Apple, Commodore, Microsoft. There was a brave new world to be conquered, so the Macintosh might have a shot at becoming the world's most popular system.
But then again, I was a 3-year old living in Brazil when the Macintosh launched, so all I know about it is what I have read.
That’s because of Google Classroom and that all the crappy education software they use is web based anyway.
We can do pretty much do everything on the iPad that the schools use the chromebooks for. The chromebook just makes login smoother.