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Apple Updates iMac with Haswell and Faster PCIe Flash Storage
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no ssd, intel gpu - price for entry model is a jokefussion should be default in all desktops in 2013, apple, wake up
consideirng how "expensive" fusion drives are even non apple ones, it's hard to imagine apple making it default for another couple years, at least if the base is in the lower 1k range
what? fussion is only 128 MB SSD added to existing config... nothing else, everything else is sw solution within os x... cant imagine buying computer withou ssd speed in 2013...
Please. If you've never had to swap two 8" floppy disks to boot your OS, you never experienced "the days".
Apple does not only have economies of scale in its favor. They also must deliver some extraordinary features from time to time to justify their premium brand and pricing. They can't sell the same Haswell computers like everyone else and charge twice as much forever. The early adoption of 4K displays is a great way to differentiate themselves from competition. Or even raise prices in the beginning like they did with Retina MacBook Pros. So Apple has an interest to introduce 4K iMacs as soon as possible. Maybe even keep the old 27-inch iMac as a low-cost model for only $1799.
How does that bode well? The thermal envelope for a 21.5" imac and Macbook is completely different.
No, the bracket should be standard in all Macs, not the SSD.
And the system should not force Fusion when it finds both a hard drive and an SSD.
no ssd, intel gpu - price for entry model is a joke
Well, its still better value than any other all-in-ones currently at the market
And the GPU is faster than the last year one, so why not? Sure, a 740m would have been better, but hey...So after having bought 2 iMac, it's like iMac are only for people who don't know anything about computer or even Macs.
Updates are so low and weak for the price, that I can only switch back to PC and Hackintosh it.
What a shame, people like me are the ones converting tons of people to Apple and buying in stocks, but that won't happen anymore...
Updates are so low and weak for the price, that I can only switch back to PC and Hackintosh it.
What a shame, people like me are the ones converting tons of people to Apple and buying in stocks, but that won't happen anymore...
Please. If you've never had to swap two 8" floppy disks to boot your OS, you never experienced "the days".
Two 8" floppies! I would have died for two 8" floppies. If you remember the days of booting a mainframe from DECTape.
Please. If you've never had to swap two 8" floppy disks to boot your OS, you never experienced "the days".
I adore my 64.
Why the short memories
What's up with posters moaning about the silent update, either they are new to Apple, or have very short memories - as a reminder, Apple moved at an all Aluminium iMac in October 2009, it was the first with i5 and i7 quad core processors - they then update the iMac line-up in July 2010, and came out with the final revision of that particular model in May 2011 - no fanfare was made for the 2010 or the 2011 updates, they were just silent incremental ones.
I've owned 21.5in and 27in models from this line-up, all have been quite good, but suffered from the smudgy screen issue - nearly everyone has had new LCD panel and front panel cover - which means they look like new after a major repair and sell well used - well that's if your bright and purchase AppleCare.
I'll get the latest iMac after my last 2011 machine begins showing its real age, basically I'm hoping I'll have a Broadwell-based system by this time next year.
As for Retina, I do DTP, don't do photography or photos with Photoshop, but have never had a issue with the screen and how allegedly crap it now is compared to the Apple buzzword of 'RETINA' _ I'm old enough to wear glasses and sit at least 30 inches from the iMac - obviously, it would seem many are happy to pay US$5,000 for a Retina iMac - I'm not, if I'm spending that type of money would go with Mac Pro, but for DTP an iMac at 27in is a great bit of kit - I can also write it off on my tax bill after 3 years - just remember folks, value is important to a business man, as well as speed, and if you need speed, its Mac Pro all the way, in which case a 4K monitor would make sense - but not on a iMac presently, unless your rich or mad!!!
What's up with posters moaning about the silent update, either they are new to Apple, or have very short memories - as a reminder, Apple moved at an all Aluminium iMac in October 2009, it was the first with i5 and i7 quad core processors - they then update the iMac line-up in July 2010, and came out with the final revision of that particular model in May 2011 - no fanfare was made for the 2010 or the 2011 updates, they were just silent incremental ones.
I've owned 21.5in and 27in models from this line-up, all have been quite good, but suffered from the smudgy screen issue - nearly everyone has had new LCD panel and front panel cover - which means they look like new after a major repair and sell well used - well that's if your bright and purchase AppleCare.
I'll get the latest iMac after my last 2011 machine begins showing its real age, basically I'm hoping I'll have a Broadwell-based system by this time next year.
As for Retina, I do DTP, don't do photography or photos with Photoshop, but have never had a issue with the screen and how allegedly crap it now is compared to the Apple buzzword of 'RETINA' _ I'm old enough to wear glasses and sit at least 30 inches from the iMac - obviously, it would seem many are happy to pay US$5,000 for a Retina iMac - I'm not, if I'm spending that type of money would go with Mac Pro, but for DTP an iMac at 27in is a great bit of kit - I can also write it off on my tax bill after 3 years - just remember folks, value is important to a business man, as well as speed, and if you need speed, its Mac Pro all the way, in which case a 4K monitor would make sense - but not on a iMac presently, unless your rich or mad!!!
Well I didn't see this coming and expected an update linked to the MP launch (possibly alongside a refreshed rMBP announcement) later this year as part of Mac event of some sort.
I'd planned to get a BTO 27 early in the year and then decided to wait till June when I thought a broader chip refresh to Haswell would happen beyond the MBA. In the end I decided to just wait, but Apple can count on an order going through today. First Mac and looking forward to unboxing already
I'd planned to get a BTO 27 early in the year and then decided to wait till June when I thought a broader chip refresh to Haswell would happen beyond the MBA. In the end I decided to just wait, but Apple can count on an order going through today. First Mac and looking forward to unboxing already
I completely disagree. Retina is wonderful, but it's not like we were looking at monochrome 512 x 342 pixel displays on our iOS devices before retina came about.
What are you smoking? The current iMac has probably the best performance/value ratio in the iMac history. This was also true for the last year model. Apple was always criticised by using low-performance parts in the iMac, well now they are giving you an option for fastest available consumer CPUs and GPUs. And the GPU this time rival performance desktop parts. What more do you want? Yes, its still an all-in-one, which has its limitations, but its an incredibly fast machine if you think that its a size of your average monitor.
P.S. Try building a PC that matches spec-per-spec the top-end iMac. Don't forget bluetooth keyboard/mouse, a 802.11ac WiFi card, a TB-enabled mainboard, a good quality 27" IPS display and a nice Lian-Li or Silverstone aluminium case. You will be surprised how little the price difference is in the end.
It should be more or less an equivalent for a desktop GTX 660 and should be slightly faster than the 680M. Look up the benchmarks.
