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Gurman: Larger Apple Silicon iMac 'En Route,' May Feature More Powerful 'M2X' Chip
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It's an obvious made up fake mock-up to not give a false impression about some knowledge on how it will really look.
Give me timing info, Mark! I need to know how fast I need to save for the Intel model before it disappears.
Incidentally, prior to the 2020 model, iMacs were being updated once every two years. So, they could easily table an Apple Silicon replacement to the 27" iMac until 2022.
Incidentally, prior to the 2020 model, iMacs were being updated once every two years. So, they could easily table an Apple Silicon replacement to the 27" iMac until 2022.
Sure, Apple hasn't even announced either an M1X or an M2, but maybe the iMac will use an M2X? Or why not an M3XXX?
Apple Pencil will remain exclusive to iPads for all time, just as the iPad will never in a million years get macOS or anything close to that.
The only way Apple will ever let you do any kind of touch or Pencil on your Mac is through features like SideCar or the up-coming Universal Control in macOS Monterey.
If Apple put any of the main features of iPads or iPhones onto Macs then they would cannibalise their own sales.
A business can easily convince consumers to buy several smaller devices that do one or two things well and cost a few hundred dollars or so, or $1000-$2000 per device at most. But it is indefinitely harder to sell one do-it-all device at a price of several thousand dollars.
If you want a desktop with a pencil or touch input then you'll have to find another brand than Apple.
Well the 21" and 27" size difference was always an outliner in Apple's lineup. The 27" iMac was nearly 60% larger than 21.5". Compare to most other lineup Apple tends to keep 25% to 30% difference. It might have been a cost issue from the past that is not relevant in today's market. So making a 24" now make sense, and 27" is still only 30%+ larger than 24".
Still wish they had changed the Aspect Ratio to 16:10 though.
As an American dude, I use “en route” on a somewhat regular basis and I’m not into journalism at all. Just another adopted bit of lingo from humanity. Bon oui!
Wow, it’s almost been a year already since the “new” intel 27” iMacs were released? What is time anymore?
The more time has passed, the faster time will pass.
I should get a job like this. “In the next few years, Apple will release a faster, different looking computer”. Could be whenever.
Does anyone else remember when rumors were more secretive?
Does anyone else remember when rumors were more secretive?
Also a mini LED display would be nice on a 'pro' model, the display could be so good!
This is the one I’m waiting for. Black bezels and no chin would be an instant buy for me
i was ready to buy an iMac after the new design was revealed but only 24" put me right off. i need minimum of 27".
the new design got a lot of criticism but i really like it. i'd definitely get a blue one or maybe yellow or even purple! the white bezel doesn't bother me nor the chin.
just give me a 27" version pls apple
the new design got a lot of criticism but i really like it. i'd definitely get a blue one or maybe yellow or even purple! the white bezel doesn't bother me nor the chin.
just give me a 27" version pls apple
Wish it would come in colours similar to 24" iMac. If it starts at $1799, it would be fantastic.
I think apple will repeat what they did with the iPad Pro screen sizes a few years ago for this iMac redesign, where they increased the 10.5" to 11" and only reduced the size of the bezels on the 12.9".
This makes sense if you consider that the two most common monitor sizes today are 24" and 27" for desktops or AIO, and Apple therefore have increased the 21.5" to 24" and will shrink the bezel of the 27". After all, the 5K display used in the current iMac is still to this day one of the best displays on the market (esp. considering the price that apple charge for it as part of an AIO).
Now, that's not to say there is no need for 30" AIO, but if there is such a product in the pipeline, i can see that being a redesigned iMac Pro with mini LED and marketed as an AIO alternative to a Mac Pro + XDR display.
This makes sense if you consider that the two most common monitor sizes today are 24" and 27" for desktops or AIO, and Apple therefore have increased the 21.5" to 24" and will shrink the bezel of the 27". After all, the 5K display used in the current iMac is still to this day one of the best displays on the market (esp. considering the price that apple charge for it as part of an AIO).
Now, that's not to say there is no need for 30" AIO, but if there is such a product in the pipeline, i can see that being a redesigned iMac Pro with mini LED and marketed as an AIO alternative to a Mac Pro + XDR display.
Because that's how the English language works - by assimilating other languages. Where do you think the English equivalent "on route" came from? "en route" just isn't fully digested yet.
Then there's the whole "1066 and all that" thing where, for a long while, French was spoken by the nobility and (proto) English by the proles. There's frequently 2-3 words or phrases for something, with different source languages and sometimes subtly different implications. Prime example: the tendency to use the Germanic word for an animal and the French word for it's meat... (Over to any resident linguists to provide a more accurate answer).
The best one is to point out that, internationally, English has become the Lingua Franca... Ouch!
I suspect that 2022 will follow 2021, all things being equal.
I also suspect that the next version of the 27in. will be bigger.
Can also 'categorically state' that 'ITS LIKELY' an M1X or an M2x will at sometime arrive.
Phew these articles are so demanding...NOT
I also suspect that the next version of the 27in. will be bigger.
Can also 'categorically state' that 'ITS LIKELY' an M1X or an M2x will at sometime arrive.
Phew these articles are so demanding...NOT
I just want to hear something from Apple. Seems like we have gone a long time without any new hardware announcements.
Except, in this case, there doesn't seem to be anything in the claim that everybody hasn't already guessed and more-or-less accepted.
...if you don't want to distract from the on-screen colours, surely you want the bezels to be black or grey? White will tend to reflect the colours of the room and lighting, and your brain will adjust it's white-balance to make it look white. Pale green is right out...
Nobody knows that at this stage. It's possible - but Apple could also decide to have different design languages for "consumer" and "pro" ranges (especially if that becomes a much clearer distinction with all the "consumer" machines having "M1" or it's successors and "pro" machines having what people are currently calling "M1X/M2X"). They could adopt the Mac Pro/XDR display "steampunk" style, or use black/space-grey as a distinguishing factor (as they did with the iMac Pro). There's also the practicality - these iMacs are going to sell in lower volumes and may have a wider range of BTO options for RAM, GPU cores etc (which they'll need if they're going to cover the same range as base 27" iMac through to tricked-out iMac Pro) so having all that plus half-a-dozen colour options creates a logistics nightmare.
But, currently, anybody's guess is as good as anybody else's...
Does Gurman think this is some revelation? 😂 Everyone expects a larger iMac with a more powerful chip to replace the current 27” Intel iMac.