The M1 Pro and M1 Max already look ‘Maxier’ to me, but we’ll see. If they plan to keep the price as it was, they indeed need to be maxier, if they drop the price, not so much. If they drop the “Pro” moniker along with the price, I’m cool with that ?.
And make it grape or orange coloured as a callback to the G3.
Unlikely, for several reasons. The first is history—Apple hasn't enabled such a thing since the iMac went Retina, suggesting that they don't think enough people would use it that way to be worth the cost of making it work. Second is a bandwidth issue—if the new iMac screen is, as rumored, a 5K mini-LED screen running at 120 Hz, the bandwidth necessary to drive that screen without compression is more than a Thunderbolt 4 connection could handle. Third is a product placement issue—solid rumors indicate that Apple will release a stand-along external monitor, so those who wanted such a thing for their MacBook would just buy that.
True but you can still fill up 512 gb over years pretty quickly with items you want to keep locally. Makes little sense I think to have such a small drive on a 'pro' machine.
I hope it does just to watch heads around here explode even as they opt to buy one anyway because of it being an exceptional machine. ?I just hope whatever they make it doesn't have the fugly white bezels.
Yes, for now at least. It is gone from the Apple website and John said there is only one Mac left for the transition - the Mac Pro.
The entry level Max Studio is the same price as the 27 inch iMac has been for a long time. The problem is you need to buy the monitor separately, and Apple’s version isn’t cheap. But you might not need to buy a monitor the next time you upgrade your computer. in addition, the amount of memory on the entry level is 32 GB and not 8 or 16 like it’s been for years. Honestly the Studio seems like a decent upgrade, but needing an expensive monitor will probably kill a lot of sales.
apple has left a hole in both pricing and specs that needs filling. the current AS 24" iMac maxed out is $2500 and lowest end studio + display is $3600. they've gotta fill that hole with something and an iMac "pro" or just 27" iMac of some sort with improved hardware seems most likely to me.
Or it could mean those who would otherwise prefer an iMac Pro are buying the Studio+Display simply because the former isn't available. In the absence of an iMac Pro, the assessment becomes tricky. In order to make a preference assessment for Studio+Display vs. iMac Pro, Apple needs to be able to project, based on what Studio+Display sales are now, what they would be if there were also an iMac Pro for sale.
Time will tell. Personally I think there is a market, but only Apple really knows what they’re going to do.
I think it would usually come down to price. An exeption might be an open-floor-plan design studio that wanted a super-clean look to present to clients.
