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Apple Planning to Launch 4K 21.5-Inch iMac in Late October

Will be waiting to see what happens here.....

Hmm a new Mac next year........

I have a feeling Apple are going to ruin the MacBook range by ditching discrete GPU's across the board and only using the Intel Pro stuff.

So an iMac may be in the running. But I would want Skylake, and upgradable RAM and a very good GPU, one that preferably won't melt the case haha.

My MacBook Pro is 6 years old next year!!
 
I refuse to buy a retina IMac until they can be used as an external monitor like the non retina iMacs. Nothing worse than spending $2k on an iMac and not being able to use it as a display when it becomes too slow in the future.
 
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MacDarcy said:
I refuse to buy a retina IMac until they can be used an external monitor like the non retina iMacs. Nothing worse than spending $2k on an iMac and not being able to use it as a display when it becomes too slow in the future.
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While that makes sense, in the end the question is whether selling your 5K iMac after three to five years and getting a 5K monitor instead wouldn't be cheaper overall. In essence, what determines this is when the additional value of having a computer built into your monitor approaches zero. My guess is that this extra value will be far from zero even after five years.
 
If true, I might pick one up. Been lookin to update. Could be a perfect Lightroom machine for my needs.
 
I honestly think there's no need for 4K and beyond resolutions when there's no content for it anyway. We haven't even really caught up with 1080P which I think is more than we need anyway. Its just technology advancing far to quickly than we can even keep up with.
 
jdillings said:
Has Netflix/Amazon/etc created any apps that support 4k on non-TV devices? As far as I know, you can only watch 4k on those services on the app that is on the 4k TV itself.
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You just answered your own question. They support 4K on devices that support 4K (such as 4K TVs). So, if Apple TV were to get 4K, I'm sure it would be supported.
 
My wish list for the new iMacs:

-Removable SSD/HDD docks (like the Ram compartments)
-Video IN for hooking up peripherals like BluRay player or PS4
-Better DAC module, digital bypass
-Better internal speakers, more bass, utilize that massive space at
the rear
-SD card slot on the side instead of the "hard-to-reach" rear
-32" screen size, that will be the sweet spot for many (my current 40" is
way too large for desktop viewing)
-I love the contrasty, non-glare screen on my iPhone 6, can Apple discard
the super-glossy display and use more matte-like material?
-I want to see inky black fonts
-The casing doesn't have to be super thin, so that it can accommodate more features
like SSD compartment access, better cooling system, better internal speakers, more
ergonomic slot access
-Maybe Apple should split the iMac line: thin design for light, casual user, and thicker
design for heavy duty users like content creator, pro photographers, and gamers.
-Since we are talking about 4K, iTunes should start offering high bit-rate 4K titles,
streaming or downloadable to local storage. And since we are on the issue of hi-bit
media, they should also offer their music titles in uncompressed DSD formats
 
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OldSchoolMacGuy said:
There isn't much in the way of 4K content currently and few people have 4K TVs so there's little reason to support it, especially since it's an added expense that makes less likely to purchase it.
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Absurd. Practically every new TV you can buy now is 4K, and includes a 4K capable Netflix client. All new first party Netflix content is 4K, plus other major content, like Breaking Bad.

Modern chipsets are perfectly capable of 4K support. Apple would be insane to not include it.
 
nepalisherpa said:
You just answered your own question. They support 4K on devices that support 4K (such as 4K TVs). So, if Apple TV were to get 4K, I'm sure it would be supported.
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I don't know. I thought they were restricting 4k apps to the TV itself to prevent piracy of the 4k content. There are computer monitors that support 4k but you can't watch the 4k content from those services.
 
MacDarcy said:
I refuse to buy a retina IMac until they can be used an external monitor like the non retina iMacs. Nothing worse than spending $2k on an iMac and not being able to use it as a display when it becomes too slow in the future.
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Shouldn't be a problem with the 21". The 5K in the 27" is the problem not retina itself. Display port doesn't support 5K, but supports 4K, so there is nothing that should prevent a 4K iMac to be used as an external display... except Apple for w/e reason.
 
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manu chao said:
While that makes sense, in the end the question is whether selling your 5K iMac after three to five years and getting a 5K monitor instead wouldn't be cheaper overall. In essence, what determines this is when the additional value of having a computer built into your monitor approaches zero. My guess is that this extra value will be far from zero even after five years.
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True. But if I get a future MacBook Pro years from now...I'd like the option of being able to hook it up to my old retina IMac. ;-)
 
warfed said:
Shouldn't be a problem with the 21". The 5K in the 27" is the problem not retina itself. Display port doesn't support 5K, but supports 4K, so there is nothing that should prevent a 4K iMac to be used as an external display... except Apple for w/e reason.
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True. But the thing that sucks about the 21" IMac is that you can't upgrade the ram yourself like you can with the 27"
 
love the 5k one now if hey would just put a 3TB drive in the 21 inch id go back in a snap the 5k one is way to big but i need the internal storage
 
QCassidy352 said:
So they're gonna let it languish for 25 months and then give us broadwell? Really, Apple?
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Give them a break, the entire engineering staff is busy on crucial work designing new Mickey Mouse watch bands.
When they get a few minutes of spare time they'll have a look at the iMac line.

(quote from - I think - MacVidCards, slightly modified)
 
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blufire95 said:
Why no standard UHD? simply double the pixel density like the 27". Or do they need 4096 for 4K Advertising?
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It makes sense. 4096x2304 is what's known as 'cinema' 4K or True 4K, unlike UHD. iMacs and OSX are used a lot in the film industry, so it stands to reason.

I can't imagine the UI scaling needed though on a 4K 21.5" screen. 300%? 400%?
 
Dang, and I was going to order a 27" 4GHz 5K iMac next week... Not sure what to do now.
 
blufire95 said:
Why no standard UHD? simply double the pixel density like the 27". Or do they need 4096 for 4K Advertising?
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I expected 3840x2160 as well, but an increase in display area wouldn't be a bad thing.
k1121j said:
love the 5k one now if hey would just put a 3TB drive in the 21 inch id go back in a snap the 5k one is way to big but i need the internal storage
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What's wrong with external storage? I'd rather have an SSD boot drive inside and 3 TB HDD outside.
 
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