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Apple Rumored to Launch 27-Inch Mini-LED iMac With ProMotion in Early 2022 [Updated]

I had Thunderbolt displays at work from 2012 till the pandemic hit. One of the nicest displays I’ve ever had. My company were going to let us keep them when they upgraded all of us to modern 38” widescreen USB-C monitors, but I have a 27” 4K at home now.

A lot of my coworkers were very fond of our Thunderbolts, an upgraded version would be very welcome.
 
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This is good news yet disturbing at the same time. This does not bode well for a 29"/30" iMac.

I find 27" just a bit tight these days. I was actually running dual 27" iMacs for the longest time, with one 2010 non-Retina as a secondary screen for the other 2017 Retina model. However, dual 27" was overkill for screen area for my needs and I prefer a single monitor.

I find for me, the perfect size is about 30", although I wouldn't argue with a 34" ultra-wide either. In fact, I'm using an old 30" Cinema Display with an old Mac Pro and I really like it, despite the fact it isn't Retina. A 30" Apple Retina display would be even better. I don't want to get another 27" Apple display, nor do I want to spend the money on a 32" XDR.
 
This is what I’m waiting for before ditching my 27” iMac and 16” MacBook Pro and replacing them both with a 14” M2 Max beast on TSMC’s 3nm process next autumn! Undecided between one 32” 6K or two 27” 5K. Depends on price. Prefer three…
 
This means there will be a March event in 2022. Apple dont really announce a whole new product without an event so far.
 
Fantastic. I have been using an iMac since my 2009 Mac Pro couldn't keep up around 2014 or so. The iMac allowed me to have Retina display and decent GPU performance and enough RAM for my design/dev work. However I have always wanted to go back to a desktop/display combo. Whether that's a new Apple Silicon Mac Pro tower, or a beefed up Mac mini, it ultimately depends on price and timing. My current iMac 10 core i9 is fine, but I'm starting to have pure envy over the M1 chips at this stage.
 
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I literally was just looking for a 4K 120Hz to pair with my Mac and now this rumour comes up, really happy. I hope it's 5K like the iMac that would be wonderful.
 
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I’d assume there will be a ~May event where they essentially show off an M1 Max Mac mini, the 27” display, and then the 27” iMac which is that panel and that computer all-in-one.
 
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They should stick with theirs new imacs display
I mean one small 24” external miniLed display and one with the bigger imac 30” size display
 
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If true, this is such good news. My 27" LED Cinema Display was, overall, the nicest display I've ever owned.

I've been using the LG 5K pretty much since it came out and while the screen itself is fantastic the sound has issues, the connectivity can be flakey, and I have had to have the logic board on the monitor replaced twice. Oh yeah, and it's got ghosting issues now.

5K is awesome. The rest of the monitor has been meh. Heck, even the webcam produces a slideshow on my 2020 MBP.

If these turn out to be the real deal, one of these plus a next gen Mac Mini might be my next setup. While I like my current iMac, historically my display has been the longest lived part of any setup and with an iMac... well... it goes with the machine.

zakarhino said:
27 inch is way too small. 32 inch is the new 27.
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Funny you say that, but for the distance from my face to where I put my monitor 27" is basically perfect for my field of vision. I used to work on the old 30" Cinema Display and found it a tad too big.
 
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UltimateSyn said:
I’d assume there will be a ~May event where they essentially show off an M1 Max Mac mini, the 27” display, and then the 27” iMac which is that panel and that computer all-in-one.
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Not May but March ir April
But the new imac it supposed to come with 30-32” according to all the rumors
 
If you buy an M1 iMac or an M1 Mac Mini, add an external SSD and host your iCloud Photos on it (not on the internal SSD). Then just let it run in sleep mode of sorts.

  1. It saves all of your photos and videos to an external disk by default
  2. The cloud automatically updates it
  3. It frees up the internal SSD
  4. You can then use iCloud Photo Storage Saving on a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, freeing up the laptop’s internal SSD
  5. You never move the iMac or Mac Mini, so the inconvenience is negligible
This also works for iTunes media purchases, music, movies, apps and Apple games. Or whatever you want to archive.

I don’t know why these aren’t flying off the shelf.
 
FasterQuieter said:
It’ll probably be $2K. I wish someone would make a 27” 5K display for $500. I don’t understand why it can’t be done. 8 or so years ago there were cheap 27” 1440p displays. By now you’d think 5K versions would cost the same as them.
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The bloody LG 5K is one of the only 5Ks out there. Dell used to have one but they don't even sell it anymore. And searching for 5Ks is even a pain because those idiotic 5K2K displays are all the rage. Once you get used to a large, HiDPI monitor, there's just no going back.
 
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Serban55 said:
But the new imac it supposed to come with 30-32” according to all the rumors
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No reliable rumours. All the 30"+ claims were wish lists, not solid rumours. I personally had been predicting 29"/30" too, but again, not based on any reliable source.
 
EugW said:
No reliable rumours. All the 30"+ claims were wish lists, not solid rumours. I personally had been predicting 29"/30" too, but again, not based on any reliable source.
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The 24” is the former 21.5”
Same Mark G said it already
 
EugW said:
No reliable rumours. All the 30"+ claims were wish lists, not solid rumours. I personally had been predicting 29"/30" too, but again, not based on any reliable source.
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I don’t know why people hate having two iMacs.

If I had an M1 iMac 24” and a M1 Max iMac Pro 27”, you can use the M1 iMac as a media server.

It has to run the latest OS, so you can use it as a dedicated external SSD / HDD machine.

Someone probably has a picture of it on the internet. :)
 
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