Apple's $1,299 M1 iMac Available in Blue, Green, Pink and Silver, With Yellow, Orange and Purple Limited to $1,499 Versions

[DanBig]

You'd expect it to be thicker because of the expected mini-LED screen and cooling solution, not quite so sure about an expansion possibilities beyond expecting 4 Thunderbolt ports.

I have a 2013 Mac Pro Trashcan with a spiders web of cabling to all of the devices I've got connected to it.

Please! I want a internal storage in an iMac system. I'm not interested in a massive 2019 Mac Pro.

 

[blairh]

And what's the monthly fee for gigabit internet with your ISP? I don't think it's exceptionally common in the UK, prices are from 62 quid a month with Virgin Media cable in the UK for instance. fast fibre FTTC at 72Mb/s down/20Mb up can be had for less than half that and that's plenty for average use. And yes Gigabit would benefit big families all using the connection simultaneously but I'm baffled at your implication that you'll get all that data to consistently arrive at a single Mac at full speed and presumably without lag when the house is full of family members all gaming or streaming at the same time.

I'd ask if you're constantly backing up your FCP VFX projects with multi Tb files to a cloud provider but you've not really offered any clues as to what you'd use Gigabit internet for - never mind a RAID box, do you even copy files peer to peer with another Mac in your home network?

Or is it just 'super fast internet access' that you're wanting to make the best use of without being bottlenecked by a perceived number on a website? How many of these prospective iMac buyers have gigabit internet then? Wouldn't you think that anyone paying for Gigabit internet would actually be throwing down Mac Pro money on a Mac rather than crying over a port light bog standard iMac? And would all of these families then be fully wired up to desktop Macs when everyone accepts laptops (all on wifi) are now the modern standard? It stands to reason when these folks have tablets and phones which are ALL on wifi too.

I'm not in the least bit surprised that laptops make up the huge majority of Mac sales - it's the modern way like it or not - remember Apple make as much from iPads as they do from all Macs.

Back to the new iMac though - Yes, there's some design choices that wouldn't be to the taste of many folks here but I'm not altogether bothered about connectivity because Apple provide Thunderbolt ports for flexibility - and remember the amount of crying over ports being stuck on the back of a big panel iMac? You can just use a hub and get much more accessible ports of your choice depending on the one you purchase if you choose not to use the one in the power brick.

Mate you need to expand your mind a little more. You clearly have tunnel vision on this issue.

In the States gigabit internet is actually becoming very common these days. I have 3 ISP's in my area and they all provide it at affordable prices. I pay for internet/cable/phone bundle so I can't provide you with a specific amount on the internet pricing. But such speeds are offered in most places these days and at pricing that is attractive to Americans.

I'm not sure why I need to defend the concept of wanting to obtain and use the speeds that I'm paying for. That goes without saying. I use my internet for all the things most people do. Downloads, streaming, gaming, etc. The speed is needed and appreciated, trust me. It's not something that only matters to professionals. That's nonsense.

I'm all set on continuing this back and forth. Cheers.

 

[sublunar]

Mate you need to expand your mind a little more. You clearly have tunnel vision on this issue.

In the States gigabit internet is actually becoming very common these days. I have 3 ISP's in my area and they all provide it at affordable prices. I pay for internet/cable/phone bundle so I can't provide you with a specific amount on the internet pricing. But such speeds are offered in most places these days and at pricing that is attractive to Americans.

I'm not sure why I need to defend the concept of wanting to obtain and use the speeds that I'm paying for. That goes without saying. I use my internet for all the things most people do. Downloads, streaming, gaming, etc. The speed is needed and appreciated, trust me. It's not something that only matters to professionals. That's nonsense.

I'm all set on continuing this back and forth. Cheers.

Weird thing is, I heard that cable internet in the US was rip off pricey over the years (might have been mixed in with the pyramid pricing tiers that people have to pay to get HBO) - I have heard of Verizon so went and had a look since you're not actually doing any legwork here to back up your claims. $80 a month so that compares with Virgin Media - no idea how much sales tax is in the US but the VM price includes tax.

I note they say: Ideal for a virtually seamless entertainment experience. Up to 940/880 Mbps.

So obviously they don't promise exactly that price for legal reasons which is fair enough.

And Verizon offer cheaper tiers too, I assume 940/880 means asynchronous download/upload speed - still impressive.

However, if you're prepared to spend that much on faster downloading of generic internet stuff that's up to you. Just stop moaning about the lack of features you want on an entry level Mac - and buy a $5k Mac worth your while.

It's the same argument. Verizon can offer you cheaper internet, Apple can offer you cheaper Macs. You choose the best available internet package because that's what you want, so why hammer Apple for not speccing their budget Mac the way you want it?

Apple are in the middle of a transition at the moment but come 2022 you can buy the maxed out iMac Pro M1X 32" 6k with 1Tb SSD 32Gb RAM or whatever overkill you need. Just please stop moaning about Apple's budget options.

 

[sublunar]

I have a 2013 Mac Pro Trashcan with a spiders web of cabling to all of the devices I've got connected to it.

Please! I want a internal storage in an iMac system. I'm not interested in a massive 2019 Mac Pro.

That's probably what the reduced size 2022 Pro is likely to be - partly because the CPU won't run as hot as a toaster oven. It's being dubbed a Mini Pro but there's no sign of internal storage in my opinion unless Apple are going to backtrack on expecting users to have external storage, DAS or NAS.

 

[Fatboy71]

the 21.5 inch iMac this replaces didn't have a ram door either so idk why you're shocked about this...

I realise the 21.5 inch model did not have a ram door, but considering there was no mention of a 27 inch model of the new iMac, it's natural to assume that this has replaced the 27 inch model has it falls mid way between the 21.5 and 27 inch size. The old model iMac, when announced/released (back in 2012) had the 21.5 inch and the 27 inch both launch together.

 

[sublunar]

Does anyone think we will see more of a mid tier option? Just based on reading posts in all of the iMac threads, this release appears to be low end and it is expect the larger screen would be higher end.

I’m thinking logically that the 27” gets replaced with a 30-32” iMac Pro which is priced accordingly. The clue is the power supply brick which apparently is overspecified for the 24” M1 but might point towards specs for an M1X machine.

 

[sublunar]

I realise the 21.5 inch model did not have a ram door, but considering there was no mention of a 27 inch model of the new iMac, it's natural to assume that this has replaced the 27 inch model has it falls mid way between the 21.5 and 27 inch size. The old model iMac, when announced/released (back in 2012) had the 21.5 inch and the 27 inch both launch together.

I think the 24” replaces the 21.5” but goes slightly upmarket price wise for each SKU - the bigger 4.5k screen justifies the increase. How they replace the 27” will be a big bone of contention because of the RAM access door on the Intel models.

The natural counter point to it would be a 5.5k or 6k display with possibly miniLED backlighting that will go into what I think will be called the iMac Pro and come in the more sober space grey and silver.

the iPad Pro adopting the Pro Display XDR specs is very interesting.

hopefully the white bezel on the 24” is replaced with a black bezel for the video and photo editors.

and it stands to reason that there will be 4 thunderbolt ports plus Ethernet if the enclosure is designed to allow the ports onto the back.

 

[Virinprew]

It's the same price as the models it replaces. With faster processor, faster GPU, AI processor, bigger screen, and much better speakers.

Well, the last model was sitting there for many years now. Of course the new one will be faster in this and that. But my machine from late-2013 also has 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD (stock config MBP15”). That’s why iMac 2021 disappointed me.

 

[ericwn]

Clearly aimed at kids....explains why macrumor members are loving it.

QED.

 

[Loyola]

I have seen many posts through out the different threads calling this the low end iMac. in my opinion this one in the link below is the low end iMac and it is still for sale. I would have thought this one would no longer be for sale.

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