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Can't take it anymore !

Confuzzzed said:
Macbook Air / Mac mini
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Perhaps. And if that is the case, then in what order do they normally refresh products? If the Air/Mini are normally before the MBP/iMacs then late summer/october makes sense for the iMac in my opinion.

I also got my 2009 20" iMac just before they refreshed the line with the 21.5" versions and still didn't regret the move since it is an awesome machine that has never failed me.

EDIT: And to be honest, any 2008 or newer Mac purchase is going to wow the OP. So buying a 2011 iMac now is still going to be a great decision.
 
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thomasfrdavis said:
same feeling here..

my deadline is 15th due to Diablo 3. I'll get the 2011 if there's no news of the upcoming iMac.

now lets hope its within 2 weeks.. please apple, please....
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I have it on good authority that Apple is indeed overstocked on 2011 iMacs and will delay release of 2012 models until June since they know the imminent release of Diablo 3 will lead many to buy anything that runs it, no matter how "last year's model" the hardware may be.
 
RedCroissant said:
Perhaps. And if that is the case, then in what order do they normally refresh products? If the Air/Mini are normally before the MBP/iMacs then late summer/october makes sense for the iMac in my opinion.
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Bought a 2011 iMac, didja?

The Mini is usually the last in line, or at least it has been for two refreshes running. Last year we saw new iMacs and MBPs in May, then new Airs and Minis in July with Lion pre-loaded.

Give over, already. There's no way a 2011 iMac is a good buy right now. It was a good buy from May 2011 until around early December when the prices of SSDs started plummeting. In January you could have argued current marginal utility and justified the buy. By the time we got to March... forget it. Better to wait and buy the new version.
 
I feel this pain.

I moved to France for 6 months last year and packed up my 2005 20" G4 iMac and left it in storage in the US. While in Paris I only had my (work) 13 inch MacBook Pro -- but since it was temporary I managed with the MBP. Returned home to the US in January and excitedly unpacked the G4 iMac. I'd saved up a lot of things to do with my photos and music... while the machine was old, it served me faithfully and worked just enough to make it worth keeping going. I got about 2 weeks of use out of it -- as it struggled to process the RAW files I'd taken in my travels, and randomly would turn off or fail to turn on. In trying to reset the SMU, the logic board died in mid to late January.

I had been prepared to replace this old machine, but decided to wait since a refresh was -- in theory -- around the corner. Now almost 4 months later I'll admit that I check MacRumors at least twice a day for any hint of news. Its been a year that I've been running almost entirely on the MBP and I have a long list of things that I really would like to do on a more capable machine.

I know there are people here who would say that I should have just gone ahead and purchased in January since what the (unlikely to be major) refresh offers will not make up for months of waiting -- but at this point I think there is no option. I'll just continue to wait and hope it comes soon -- as painful as it may be. Please Apple take my money! :)
 
I'm impatiently waiting as well...

Last night i assembled my new desk and my speakers are on the way. All I need now is a 2012 iMac!
 
thomasfrdavis said:
same feeling here..

my deadline is 15th due to Diablo 3. I'll get the 2011 if there's no news of the upcoming iMac.

now lets hope its within 2 weeks.. please apple, please....
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I caved.... for the exact same reason that you have a deadline.... Diablo 3

Alas, I am excited about my new PC it is so hot and fast that it will likely burn the panties off of a virgin at 5 miles away.

Don't plan on giving up my iMac but I want sex-ilicious graphics again and high fps.

Hang in there mate!

WW
 
dearlaserworks said:
I have it on good authority that Apple is indeed overstocked on 2011 iMacs and will delay release of 2012 models until June since they know the imminent release of Diablo 3 will lead many to buy anything that runs it, no matter how "last year's model" the hardware may be.
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I have it on "good authority" that that doesn't sound the least bit like an Apple marketing plan.
 
my 2008 white MacBook has died on me 2 months ago, and in the grieve of its death I bought a new iPad (64GB, 4G, Black) :D

Now the iPad is kinda helping me hold off until summer, when I'll be dropping a couple grand on a new 15" MBP w/ Mountain Lion!

As for which models will get updated... I'm tending to think that WWDC '12 will have a grand overhaul of the whole Mac line-up!

Just imagine havin a whole new set of refreshed iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Or maybe it's just wishful thinking from my part.
 
I feel your pain also. I´ve been waiting a few months now. Buying the current would just be beyond foolish. It´s actually a year old hardware, and Apple hasn´t even lowered the price on the ssd drive, which makes it ridiculously expensive compared to current market prices. ...And Mac Pro suffers an even worse faith these days.

I´ve actually played with the idea of buying a pc computer lately, I probably won´t, but I´m getting increasingly annoyed by Apples single minded focus on the pad and phone. Buying a PC now you get such a ridiculously huge amount of hardware for the same bucks as the current iMac.
And, the reason for me being a fanboy and a good customer in the first place, is the whole package experience. Lately I´m feeling their work-computers are suffering because Apple is earning their big bucks on toys and phones....and that makes me worried. If I can´t buy decent Apple computers to work on I might as well buy an Android phone as well - and I think I´m not alone feeling like this. I hope it isn´t heading in that direction...-c´mon Apple, up your game! ...don´t forget your legacy, it will bite you in your back!
 
Flood123 said:
You seriously just made me LOL! In real way! Thank you for that!:D
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My pleasure!

iMcLovin said:
I feel your pain also. I´ve been waiting a few months now. Buying the current would just be beyond foolish. It´s actually a year old hardware, and Apple hasn´t even lowered the price on the ssd drive, which makes it ridiculously expensive compared to current market prices. ...And Mac Pro suffers an even worse faith these days.

I´ve actually played with the idea of buying a pc computer lately, I probably won´t, but I´m getting increasingly annoyed by Apples single minded focus on the pad and phone. Buying a PC now you get such a ridiculously huge amount of hardware for the same bucks as the current iMac.
And, the reason for me being a fanboy and a good customer in the first place, is the whole package experience. Lately I´m feeling their work-computers are suffering because Apple is earning their big bucks on toys and phones....and that makes me worried. If I can´t buy decent Apple computers to work on I might as well buy an Android phone as well - and I think I´m not alone feeling like this. I hope it isn´t heading in that direction...-c´mon Apple, up your game! ...don´t forget your legacy, it will bite you in your back!
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I agree with you. I did cave and buy a mighty PC (for gaming ONLY), but there is no way in hell I would ever do without my iMac. I love it. I too feel that MBP and iMac etc are kind of getting left behind in lieu of mobile based devices.
 
iMcLovin said:
...don´t forget your legacy, it will bite you in your back!
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agree with this bit of what you said, but refresh cycle aside - a fool's game chasing spec for the sake of spec alone - the MacBook Air you also own (2011) should tell you the machines they roll out are still awesome. And regards to changing prices mid-cycle, that's not what apple does. Keeps it simple. Sometimes to the detriment of profit margin(e.g. HDD price hikes post Thai floods). Swings and roundabouts
 
Occamsrazr said:
To me, it seems foolish to buy something as soon as the thought flits through someone's head.

There is such a thing as deferred satisfaction. Sometimes, making your current situation and tools stretch a little farther than is comfortable is the right decision.

Either way, it's certainly not foolish to postpone dropping 2G on a mostly luxury item (I know, you NEED it :))

The longer I wait to buy an iMac, the lower my current computer's cost becomes amortized over its used lifetime.

How is that foolish?
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And if you buy the new iMac out of the gates, you will be the beta tester, which may come with issues that will eventually get resolved later.
Anyone remember the 2011 iMac issues out of the gate that got resolved later. How soon people forget.

Maybe this year there won't be any yellowing of the display. :p
 
Confuzzzed said:
agree with this bit of what you said, but refresh cycle aside - a fool's game chasing spec for the sake of spec alone - the MacBook Air you also own (2011) should tell you the machines they roll out are still awesome. And regards to changing prices mid-cycle, that's not what apple does. Keeps it simple. Sometimes to the detriment of profit margin(e.g. HDD price hikes post Thai floods). Swings and roundabouts
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I agree chasing the latest and greatest is a fools game - but a one year old hardware is just ...old... on the computer market. And when the 2011 iMac came out, SSD disks were fairly new and stupidly expensive...they have dropped a great deal since then and no one else than Apple can justify selling a 256gb SSD for $600 ($500 if you deduct the 1GB HD).
Yeah the Macbook Air is a great machine. But again it´s partly a toy, at least for me. It´s only being used to read emails, browse and relax. And yes this is the big market, 99% does not do anything heavy on their computer - but I still think that betting all horses on this will bite Apple´s ass in the long run. Their great computers have helped them getting were they are today and given them the huge crowd of sworn fans...
 
There is no 2 ways about it. I have been with an outdated machine for 6 years. Every new bit of software comes out "ooh cool...oh can't run it". There is no way in hell I'm going to spend £1500+(havn't decided just how much I'm going to spend) on a computer that is already a year old before it's even come to my door.
 
bawbac said:
And if you buy the new iMac out of the gates, you will be the beta tester, which may come with issues that will eventually get resolved later.
Anyone remember the 2011 iMac issues out of the gate that got resolved later. How soon forget
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I'd rather buy a machine with issues that I know will be resolved but when they do will give me problem free computing for years rather than buy the latest, meanest most spec crazy PC which will steadily accumulate its 'issues' until a year or two in, it's virtually unusable?!
 
Confuzzzed said:
I'd rather buy a machine with issues that I know will be resolved but when they do will give me problem free computing for years rather than buy the latest, meanest most spec crazy PC which will steadily accumulate its 'issues' until a year or two in, it's virtually unusable?!
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At least people after a MPB/iMac know they will eventually come. Imagine waiting for a Mac Pro which is rumoured to be axed...
 
salmoally said:
At least people after a MPB/iMac know they will eventually come. Imagine waiting for a Mac Pro which is rumoured to be axed...
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I'm actually waiting for both :) Want the new iMac for home, and new Mac Pro for work. Although I can get along just fine with a top end iMac at work, and put a Thunderbolt monitor next to it. Should look really nice, Clark.
 
iMcLovin said:
I feel your pain also. I´ve been waiting a few months now. ... I´ve actually played with the idea of buying a pc computer lately, I probably won´t
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Well I gave up today. I've wanted a 27" iMac for a couple years now and I was all ready to buy. I want my iMac to last 3-4 years, so I don't want to start a year in the hole if that makes sense.

Diablo 3 was spurring me into this, how fun would that be to play on the big monitor?

So I bought a new video card for my PC. It will rock Diablo 3. I've never been able to play games at 1080p before so that's fun. I'll revisit the iMac idea in the Fall.

If I didn't already own a decent PC I probably would have bought the 2011 but oh well. I'm still looking forward to see what the new ones look like.
 
Confuzzzed said:
I'd rather buy a machine with issues that I know will be resolved but when they do will give me problem free computing for years rather than buy the latest, meanest most spec crazy PC which will steadily accumulate its 'issues' until a year or two in, it's virtually unusable?!
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:confused::apple:
 
Consultant said:
I upgrade on a 3 year cycle.
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Yeah that's what we do here. Everything gets replaced in just under three years, right before the Apple Care expires. I don't pay attention to release dates, what matters is when the unit in house was purchased.

I know there are some who will dump an 8 month old unit when a new one is released, and that's OK for both them and Apple, and of course Apple shareholders! :D
 
Mike Valmike said:
Bought a 2011 iMac, didja?

The Mini is usually the last in line, or at least it has been for two refreshes running. Last year we saw new iMacs and MBPs in May, then new Airs and Minis in July with Lion pre-loaded.

Give over, already. There's no way a 2011 iMac is a good buy right now. It was a good buy from May 2011 until around early December when the prices of SSDs started plummeting. In January you could have argued current marginal utility and justified the buy. By the time we got to March... forget it. Better to wait and buy the new version.
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No, I didn't buy a 2011 iMac because my 2009 is still awesome and my wife's 2010 is also still awesome. If I however, had been waiting to upgrade a 2006 iMac, I would have already done so and would not have bothered waiting for a rumored refresh that "should have already taken place."

And yes, a 2011 would still be a good buy because whether you buy it in May of 2011 or even now, the machine specs would not have changed and it would still be a major upgrade from what the OP has. And if you The fact that they last a long time makes the purchase of a new Mac a great idea.

So even if the new version doesn't come out until the Fall, would you still say to hold off?
 
RedCroissant said:
No, I didn't buy a 2011 iMac because my 2009 is still awesome and my wife's 2010 is also still awesome. If I however, had been waiting to upgrade a 2006 iMac, I would have already done so and would not have bothered waiting for a rumored refresh that "should have already taken place."

And yes, a 2011 would still be a good buy because whether you buy it in May of 2011 or even now, the machine specs would not have changed and it would still be a major upgrade from what the OP has. And if you The fact that they last a long time makes the purchase of a new Mac a great idea.

So even if the new version doesn't come out until the Fall, would you still say to hold off?
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Thing is it WILL come out before the autumn though.
Apple aren't going to leave a 17 month gap between iMac releases.
 
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