I’m hoping for this too, but I’m not sure what to expect. They keep saying “modular” which makes me worry it’ll be a set of interchangeable Apple modules, not user-upgradability with third-party parts. I hope they resolve their issues with Nvidia (they seemed to fix their spat with Qualcomm, which gives me a bit of hope). I think Apple is way more likely to screw up the new Mac Pro than the display.
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I’m hoping for this too, but I’m not sure what to expect. They keep saying “modular” which makes me worry it’ll be a set of interchangeable Apple modules, not user-upgradability with third-party parts. I hope they resolve their issues with Nvidia (they seemed to fix their spat with Qualcomm, which gives me a bit of hope). I think Apple is way more likely to screw up the new Mac Pro than the display.
I think Tim probably saw it and realized the price was awfully low…
“Pull it!”
“We gotta get that replaced with something more expensive”
“Pull it!”
“We gotta get that replaced with something more expensive”
Some people watch a ton of tech tubers and is their sole form of "reliable" input, if it can't do 8K RED RAW etc etc it must be trash to the average consumer because.... this is what we all do right.
We do live in a place where many people can not or will not make their own decision so they base it around another individuals personal opinion and not do what works for them.
Frightened of confrontation and decision making.
I wish. But instead retina monitors are still extremely rare. Even the LG one is hard to find and still costs as much as three years ago.
Sadly, most of the monitor industry is either cheap low resolution office displays or gaming displays that focus on refresh rate instead of resolution.
I thought maybe after Apple had solved whatever manufacturing issues surrounded the 5k iMac at it's introduction there would be a 5k Thunderbolt display coming shortly. It never materialized.
Now there is talk of a new display type altogether and if past is prologue they will launch a new 4k/5k iMac with fancy display and also a new Thunderbolt Display alongside them.
And the shipment estimates on all of them will be 4-6 months for the first twelve months they are available because of course they decided on a technology that's difficult to produce at scale but, hey, Superfluid MicroMini LED Retina Display, ammirite?? And the bezels, they are thinnnnerrrrrrrrr!!!
Now there is talk of a new display type altogether and if past is prologue they will launch a new 4k/5k iMac with fancy display and also a new Thunderbolt Display alongside them.
And the shipment estimates on all of them will be 4-6 months for the first twelve months they are available because of course they decided on a technology that's difficult to produce at scale but, hey, Superfluid MicroMini LED Retina Display, ammirite?? And the bezels, they are thinnnnerrrrrrrrr!!!
updated iMacs are coming Fall the earliest. They've just been updated so it will be a while.
I would love Fall but I think it may not materialize as they might be really waiting for the ARM chips. Who knows but new iMacs will either be fall or sometime next year
I don’t know about the quality of the display, but the housing is terrible, cheap creaky plastic that felt awful to the touch when adjusting them. Looks horrible from the back too. I wouldn’t want that sitting on my desk unless I had to.
Nah, I have a 32” monitor sitting on my desk. I sit the same distance from it as I do my 21” iMac. I’d really like a 40” display. It’s not like anything is bigger on it, it allows more items to be seen at once. Now a full screen picture or movie I might want to sit back from to get the proper perspective, but that’s not how I use mine mostly.
I would love Fall but I think it may not materialize as they might be really waiting for the ARM chips. Who knows but new iMacs will either be fall or sometime next year
Well if they’re moving to ARM, it’ll be a while before the update. Intel’s not releasing new desktop-class CPUs soon (the 9-series is pretty recent; I’d guess Intel chips are probably a Q4 2019 release) so I’d be very very surprised if we see new iMacs before next spring at the earliest.
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Unless you’re doing super-critical editing, the Dell P2415Q 24” 4K UHD for approx $350 is all you need and is still an amazing value. I use mine with my 2017 MBA. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...earch&Ntt=Dell P2415Q 24" Ultra HD 4K Monitor
I highly agree with this! I have a pair of these on my Mac Pro tower and they're my favorite!
The Dells are nice screens..
I just wish they would up their game with industrial design and maybe make their branding a little less prominent.
I’m probably alone on this but the Dell brand is just one that doesn’t do much for me in 2019. The idea of staring at their logo all the time just sort of turns me off for some reason.
Mind you this opinion goes all the way back to the late 90s
I just wish they would up their game with industrial design and maybe make their branding a little less prominent.
I’m probably alone on this but the Dell brand is just one that doesn’t do much for me in 2019. The idea of staring at their logo all the time just sort of turns me off for some reason.
Mind you this opinion goes all the way back to the late 90s
Give us Thunderbolt-display-like 27" 5K monitor for $999. That is all we need. It should have been here since the iMac 5K release (5 years ago).
Yep! Although, they could do fall redesign with better GPUs etc. as the update that just happened was really weak and didn't really warrant the wait time so I'm inclined to believe that it was just a bridge update before we get redesign (possibly 31.5) with better GPUs and some other goodies.
Otherwise, if we are going to ARM next then I doubt we will see ARM before WWDC2020.
Not really…
It’s sad more than anything
The price hikes, margin squeezing and excessive focus on ASP in every product line is totally discouraging to me.
Apple is "pushing" 4K ( and up ) displays because there is a large market for consumption of 4K video.
Viewing 4K requires a 4K display. And Im pretty sure most people purchase displays for viewing not production.
I miss the days when you could pair a matching aluminum Mac mini and an 23" Cinema display for relatively cheap.
I suspect Apple won't give us a cheaper alternative to this 6K behemoth of a display.
It'll be 31" or go buy an 27" iMac.
I suspect Apple won't give us a cheaper alternative to this 6K behemoth of a display.
It'll be 31" or go buy an 27" iMac.
Glad I got a refurb for £350. It's like new!
As amazing as Apple's displays with no doubt be, they are going to hurt a lot of peoples wallets...
As amazing as Apple's displays with no doubt be, they are going to hurt a lot of peoples wallets...
with today's offering of 4k ips 27 inch for 400-500 bucks, like my dell p2715q, it's a real hard pill to swallow to even consider apple lg's 5k price tag,
