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Apple Updates iMac Lineup With Up to 8-Core 9th-Gen Intel Processors and Radeon Pro Vega Graphics Options

My pet wish was that they would remove the HDD options to make room for the iMac Pro’s dual blower cooler. Even with chips in the same wattage, it would allow more boosts and stay quieter.

As speedbumps go this is entirely fine though. Apart from HDD-only options being criminal. And strangely no T2, when products ranging from the Macbook Air to the iMac Pro got it?
 
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There is an error on the Apple Store app when trying to configure the higher end models.
 
arggg14 said:
Wow this event in a few days is going to suck.
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Nah, I think it'll be interesting. They're getting the bad distraction announcements out of the way earlier so that they don't have to focus on it next week.

I wonder if the 5K iMac with the 8 core processor is going to be faster than the Mac Pro in Final Cut Pro. With the same GPU and an additional iGPU with intel's Quicksync which the iMac Pro doesn't have, I'd actually think the iMac pro will end up faster in rendering videos.

The iMac pro brute forces encoding with all the extra cores but intel's quicksync really is a game changer when it comes to fast encoding.
 
Andres Cantu said:
Excellent, besides the 6-cores, not much improvement from my current iMac :D

I’ll wait for the 2021 redesign.
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Only if one needs the computing or GPU power and don't have the iMac Pro already (eg. for video editing). The rest of us can wait for the redesigned iMac.....
 
Apple says the new 21.5-inch iMac models deliver up to 60 percent faster performance than the previous generation, while the new 27-inch iMac models deliver up to 2.4 times faster performance than the previous generation, narrowing the gap between the high-end standard iMac and the iMac Pro workstation.

Why use two different speed comparison units? 60% then 2.4x is it just fun for marketing to confuse things?
 
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Introducing the ground breaking, cutting edge Polaris architecture from RTG. For a MERE premium of the price of a good nvidia 2060 card, you can get the equivalent of the ultra-high end GTX 1660Ti! A truly powerful, innovative, and bleeding edge machine.
 
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The entry levels 21.5 come with an HDD, not even the Fusion drive you can find on the base 27'' model.
They're too expensive, I'm in the market for a new Mac but I guess a Mac Mini with a good display will be a cheaper and better option.
 
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Interesting Apple are now offering i3 options - any reason in particular they never used to (premium image)? Never really gave it a thought before. Not that disappointed fusion drives remain, though maybe they could have offered a stock option with SSD.
 
az431 said:
What don't you get? Do you really think the average consumer cares or can tell the difference between 5400, 7200, Fusion, and SSD?
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There will never be another SE.
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They may or may not know but a 5400rpm drive in the base iMac AND base 4K model is a joke for what you’re paying. Should be fusion at least. Because your average consumer may not know and then for them to figure out what the bottleneck is, and knowing they can’t do anything about it without upgrading to a new computer
 
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Apple should definitely have made the Fusion Drive standard at a minimum. Or, just put in a mid size SSD (consumers can buy 1 TB drives for about $120 and 512 GB for around $70 so Apple could source 512 GB drives for much less). The Ram and other base specs are great for most people but that still including a non-Fusion spinning drive is backwards-looking. That's really the only weakness with this update.
 
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az431 said:
What don't you get? Do you really think the average consumer cares or can tell the difference between 5400, 7200, Fusion, and SSD?
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This "but the average consumer" argument that only serves to justify mediocrity needs to die with a vengeance.

Yes. We really do think the average consumer can tell the difference between 5400 spinners and SSD when it comes to boot/shutdown times and overall performance.
 
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Falhófnir said:
Interesting Apple are now offering i3 options - any reason in particular they never used to (premium image)? Never really gave it a thought before. Not that disappointed fusion drives remain, though maybe they could have offered a stock option with SSD.
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No iMacs have an i3 option? Only the base Mac mini but it’s still super fast
 
Two things, the lowest version should come with fusion drive and we should see a redesign with smaller bezels next time around.

I might bite on the redesign as this will retain most ports, I hope!
 
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Falhófnir said:
Interesting Apple are now offering i3 options - any reason in particular they never used to (premium image)? Never really gave it a thought before. Not that disappointed fusion drives remain, though maybe they could have offered a stock option with SSD.
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The new i3s are much faster than previous generation i3s (and beat out many i5s). Sure an i5 would have been a little better but 8th gen i3s are plenty of processing power for the overwhelming majority of people using the 21.5" iMacs.
 
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