This needs to be bigger than 27". I'm almost guaranteed to buy it no matter what because an XDR screen on an iMac will be unmatched by anything else, BUT for the love of everything, PLEASE make it bigger. Give us 30" or even 32".
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Apple Rumored to Launch 27-Inch Mini-LED iMac With ProMotion in Early 2022 [Updated]
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I find it curious that it keeps the 27" and does not go up to 32". Will there be a 32" iMac Pro with an even more advanced screen?
Will they keep the 27" to try not to raise the price too much as it is miniLED?
In Europe, the new macbook pro 14" and 16" have gone up 120 euros and 50 euros respectively. Maybe putting a 32" miniLED 120hz screen is a very high cost for an iMac "not Pro" but bigger than the iMac 24".
Perhaps a 32" iMac Pro with the Mac Pro processor and a much higher price, like the previous model.
Will they keep the 27" to try not to raise the price too much as it is miniLED?
In Europe, the new macbook pro 14" and 16" have gone up 120 euros and 50 euros respectively. Maybe putting a 32" miniLED 120hz screen is a very high cost for an iMac "not Pro" but bigger than the iMac 24".
Perhaps a 32" iMac Pro with the Mac Pro processor and a much higher price, like the previous model.
Please let them offer a Space Gray or Black option. I don't want a pastel color on my desk.
Looks like I was right and there is no 30-32” iMac. I tried to warn people here in the forums many times. Please stop believing fake clickbait “rumors” people. Listen to trusted sources like Kuo/Gurman/Young and use your common senses. The notion they would make a 32” 6k iMac for less than half the cost of the Pro Display XDR is absurd.
No, it will have a notch and a chin. Best of both worlds!
but it would be nice to be able to put a matching second monitor next to it...
i think... they're not actually thicker, but just not tapered at the sides so they just *look* a bit thicker? did i hear that right? (too lazy to actually look up the numbers...)
I wonder how they will update the Pro Display XDR. I’m fairly confident in the larger iMac (Pro) will have these display features but at that point the Pro Display XDR starts looking obsolete, no? It isn’t exactly a miniLED display and doesn’t have ProMotion. Does have many color grading profile options though.
I think if there is to be a standalone display it would be great if it was miniLED, ProMotion, color profile with a wide gamut, had a webcam with speakers and mic. Soooo… an updated Cinema Display. Does that coast $5k? I don’t know, I personally hope not but will it be typical for Apple to remove a product category in a price bracket so quickly?
I think if there is to be a standalone display it would be great if it was miniLED, ProMotion, color profile with a wide gamut, had a webcam with speakers and mic. Soooo… an updated Cinema Display. Does that coast $5k? I don’t know, I personally hope not but will it be typical for Apple to remove a product category in a price bracket so quickly?
I too am enamored with the LG ultrafine 5K, but at $1300 msrp/~$1100 street, who can afford it? Well for less than $1300 I acquired 4 used ones on eBay, only 1 was sent in for an LG repair. Each one has some defect, but, wow that 500 nit 218ppi glory is something to behold!
A 27” iMac would feel a bit odd. Very close to the 24” iMac, and while of course it would be differentiated elsewhere it still feels somewhat tight, even though the difference is actually similar to the 14” and 16” MBP. (27/24=1.125 ; 16/14=1.143)
But for the MPBs you need to consider size and weight, whereas nothing really prevents a 30” screen.
But for the MPBs you need to consider size and weight, whereas nothing really prevents a 30” screen.
They need to put an even more powerful chip than the M1 Max in it to set it apart. They need ad least a couple more performance cores and a 64 cores GPU to be able to deal on par against the Nvidia 3080 and the Radeon 6800XT (and the Radeon 7800XT is coming soon).
Sounds like a mediocre desktop then no faster than a laptop? No thanks. And no doubt you’d have to drop 4K or more on it just to get even that performance.
No doubt the chips are amazing but so far that excitement for me is limited to laptops.
Looking at the 5k iMac - they could probably go to 28" with thinner bezels and thicker edges (as per the 24") without making the machine physically bigger, or 30" with a size increase that you'd only notice side-by-side. Plus, if they shrank the chin, or made the iMac slightly taller, they could go to 16:10 aspect ratio (like the 24") rather than 16:9 which would increase the diagonal measurement without increasing the width. Plus, IMHO 16:10 (or, better still, 3:2) is better for everything except watching movies (and I have a TV in front of a comfy chair for that)...
(I'm just not going to contemplate the n-word here - if they can fit the camera in the top bezel of the 24" iMac, they can do the same for the bigger version without introducing a you-know-what).
I think a 4-5" difference in diagonal between the two models would be a pretty good distinguishing factor and I also think that a 32" or larger iMac would be getting a bit bulky for an all-in-one where you have to reach around the screen to get at the ports.
Personally, I'd prefer a M1 Pro/Max Mini that let me choose my own display, rather than a humungous all-in-one. Or, I wouldn't mind a 24" M1 Pro iMac with a second 24" display...
To replace the top-spec 5k iMac and iMac Pro, yes. Or, more likely, a system with multiple M1 Max SoCs.
For a lot of people, M1 Pro or Max will be more than adequate. The existing 5k iMac covers a huge range of configs.
Don’t say the word!
If we all pretend it can’t even happen, and observe the proper rituals (you know what to do), we won’t jinx it.
Please no white bezels!
Just make a 30" silver/space grey iMac with black bezels based on the new design and it will sell like hotcakes
Just make a 30" silver/space grey iMac with black bezels based on the new design and it will sell like hotcakes
Knowing Apple, it'll probably have their Liquid Retina or XDR display.
However, I think they iMac Pro will be a thing again and they might have a consumer friendly version of the bigger iMac. Also, I'm starting to think the M1X or M1 Bionic may be a thing too since Pros have two SOCs as a choice.