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Are you going to preorder/buy right away if iMac is announced on 23rd?
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I've set my expectations low for this upgrade: same design, Ivy Bridge, USB 3.0, better GPU and SSD options than currently. I'll buy/order if that's what Apple announces. Anything else will be gravy, unless they introduce something else that I hate, which is unlikely.
I'm not going to purchase the 2012 iMac, either. A few years from now I will remain in Apple's ecosystem and will choose a mini (if they are still available in 2014-2015. If not, I'll get a MacBook Air). Beautiful and ergonomic computers as iMacs are, I hate the idea to have to sell the entire system (computer + monitor + peripherals) every time I'd like to upgrade. The base mini seems to be far easier to resell each year due to its lower cost. Besides, by 2014 Intel's IGP will have become good enough to handle demanding tasks acceptably well. Or, in 2014 I may get a used 2013 mini. My needs for processing power are not high at all, I use Aperture (Nikon D700), Sibelius (I write music), web browsing, emailing, and watch films and play the occasional games. I played Star Control 2 all day today
Gives you an impression what kind of games I like I plan to get a 27" Apple display which I'll keep for several years. I also hope by 2014 SSD will have been established as standard storage medium for computers and HDDs will only be used as backup/storage for very large media. Until then my 2010 i3 21.5" will do it's job smoothly. I only wish I had gone for a 27 incher, at the time of purchase I had never seen a 27" apple computer and didn't know how good they were.
I'm still on the fence. Rocked a powermac G5 for several years, then upgraded to a hackintosh and really miss having an actual mac. So while I was really hoping for a bigger update, I may wait for the update and then quickly snag a refurb of the older model if those prices drop.
That's cool.
If I need another full blown computer in 2014: it may be an Apple, but I'm over iMacs.
Right now, I'm 13 years in on the iMac format. The only way I'd stick to iMacs post 2014 (15 years then), is if they brought back the G3 design with the half-sphere base and the clear, globe speakers. It was a great machine and so cool looking. Won't happen since Apple seems to think like supermodels when it comes to machines...
I hope the 2012s are everything people need and some of what they want.
My 2010 is rocking along and doing just fine, especially since I've basically stoppped web design and school. It'll serve me just dandy for another 18-24 months. I went through enough headaches trying to settle on the right machine so I am content with what I have.
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I'm not going to purchase the 2012 iMac, either. A few years from now I will remain in Apple's ecosystem and will choose a mini (if they are still available in 2014-2015. If not, I'll get a MacBook Air). Beautiful and ergonomic computers as iMacs are, I hate the idea to have to sell the entire system (computer + monitor + peripherals) every time I'd like to upgrade. The base mini seems to be far easier to resell each year due to its lower cost. Besides, by 2014 Intel's IGP will have become good enough to handle demanding tasks acceptably well. Or, in 2014 I may get a used 2013 mini. My needs for processing power are not high at all, I use Aperture (Nikon D700), Sibelius (I write music), web browsing, emailing, and watch films and play the occasional games. I played Star Control 2 all day today
I plan to get a 27" Apple display which I'll keep for several years. I also hope by 2014 SSD will have been established as standard storage medium for computers and HDDs will only be used as backup/storage for very large media. Until then my 2010 i3 21.5" will do it's job smoothly. I only wish I had gone for a 27 incher, at the time of purchase I had never seen a 27" apple computer and didn't know how good they were.
I agree with you in many areas. If I still need a full blown machine and the Minis exist (I think they will) that will be the way I go in 2014.
I got over the latest and gratest
now I just need to get what works for me. And I have that now, so I'm good.That's cool.
If I need another full blown computer in 2014: it may be an Apple, but I'm over iMacs.
Right now, I'm 13 years in on the iMac format. The only way I'd stick to iMacs post 2014 (15 years then), is if they brought back the G3 design with the half-sphere base and the clear, globe speakers. It was a great machine and so cool looking. Won't happen since Apple seems to think like supermodels when it comes to machines...
I hope the 2012s are everything people need and some of what they want.
My 2010 is rocking along and doing just fine, especially since I've basically stoppped web design and school. It'll serve me just dandy for another 18-24 months. I went through enough headaches trying to settle on the right machine so I am content with what I have.
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I agree with you in many areas. If I still need a full blown machine and the Minis exist (I think they will) that will be the way I go in 2014.
I got over the latest and gratest
I have kept my PC for 6 years and it still does most tasks (although quite slow). I would think your 2010 iMac will last atleast another 2-3 years.
I think so too, particularly since my usage has declined considerably.
Those 2012s are beautiful, beautiful but the fusion drive is a big NO in my book. So my 2010 will be my last of this particular Mac.