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iMac Last Updated 602 Days Ago, Longest Span Ever Between Updates
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I worried about it being updated soon in early 2018 but I bought it anyway. It's more than a year old now but it's still the latest model .
in the meantime my i9 9900K Mac Pro Hackintosh runs circles around my 2014 iMac 5K. Thanks Apple for saving me a ton of money.
You forgot to mention the 2 gb hd at 5400 rpm.
This isn't the line that even needs the most help, it's still perfectly adequate for the intended audience even though you should never buy something with a mechanical disk drive in 2019, or 2013 for that matter. Their laptops need a lot more help, and sell wayyyyyyy more units anyway.
We bought one of these back in December 2017. It's been a very nice computer, all in all... but really, I have to agree with the folks who've said they wouldn't want to pay the "new" price for a 1.5-year-old product.
Main thing I'd worry about with a redesign is that Apple will find some half-arsed reason to dump all the still-useful non USB-C ports. It was a pleasant surprise to me that they actually still included a bunch of useful ports.
Main thing I'd worry about with a redesign is that Apple will find some half-arsed reason to dump all the still-useful non USB-C ports. It was a pleasant surprise to me that they actually still included a bunch of useful ports.
Every time there’s an iMac article I feel obligated to comment lmao.
I really hope the next model is a redesign.
I really hope the next model is a redesign.
Welcome to technology. Everything is old tomorrow.
IN OTHER and unrelated news, Apple sales are down.
OF course, this is unrelated also not related to Tim awesome leadership as CEO.
OF course, this is unrelated also not related to Tim awesome leadership as CEO.
I don't understand why Apple doesn't at least do a simple spec bump once a year on every model. Toss in a slightly faster processor, more RAM and / or more storage and keep the price the same. Is it really that hard? It doesn't have to be a massive event worthy update every single time.
You probably think that you're clever.
When you get a little older you'll be able to recognize that you aren't.
Exactly. It’d be even fine if the price dropped accordingly, since you’re not getting the latest tech anymore. But nope. Prime examole of this is the trashcan Mac Pro.
The sad situation is that when you ask a random person in the Apple store what’s an i7 processor, they don’t know. And that’s exactly the targeting group of Apple these days. Be honest, who on earth is buying an Apple computer with know how of technology these days?
As noted in the MacRumors Buyer's Guide and discussed in the MacRumors forums, it has now been 602 days since Apple last updated its iMac lineup, a new record for the longest span between iMac refreshes ever. The previous record was 601 days between October 2015 and June 2017 refreshes.
In fairness, the iMac Pro was released in December 2017, but standard 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac models have not been updated in over a year and a half. Since the original iMac launched in 1998, the computer has typically been updated at least once per year, with the sole exceptions being 2016 and 2018.
The iMac is not alone. The 12-inch MacBook and Mac Pro have also set record-long spans of 602 days and 1,866 days and counting respectively since their last refreshes. Apple has at least promised to release an all-new Mac Pro with a "modular" design at some point in 2019, but has yet to share additional details.
As for the iMac and MacBook, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple was likely to debut refreshed models at its October 2018 event, but only the MacBook Air and Mac mini were updated. Kuo expects both the iMac and MacBook lines to receive faster processors, and the iMac to receive "significant" display improvements.
Apple has hosted a March event in three out of the past four years, so perhaps we'll see new iMacs and MacBooks at a March 2019 event. Other items on the agenda could include new iPad and iPad mini models, a new iPod touch, new AirPods, and the long-awaited AirPower mat if production rumors were true.
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I’ve often wondered why this is the case, why their laptops outsell the iMac. I think the MacBook Pro is the most popular and biggest seller out of all the laptops.
I know it will never happen, but Apple needs to redefine the industry. Enough of upgrading the entire device! Give us modular upgrades! Sure, keep it "non-user serviceable", but allow us to purchase a new CPU module and slide it in! A new RAM module and slide it in! And make these modules cross-device compatible so the same module works in iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro. It's time to completely rethink the computer design! If Apple is serious about respecting the environment, they would take this road.
Really? You mean the thermal issues is on Intel and that’s why the intel chips never get the speed in a Mac they should be able to get?
Also there are so much other areas where Apple could evolve... like ssd, better iSight camera, bigger screens, a new form factor being able to handle the thermal heat, ram and most inner parts which are ancient.
Doesn't it make sense that as the technology aged, the retail price should have been decreasing? Where is the respect for the consumer?
I was going to wait for a redesign but my Dell died on me the first day of 2019 so I bought a new Mini instead.
He blames the economics or people not buying computers anymore
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And ready to fit in a museum after 602 days
They better make 256GB SSD and Magic Trackpad 2 standard...
Better yet at a Touch ID button to the Trackpad.
and take a hacksaw to the bezel. Seriously looks so outdated.
A Gold iMac would look beautiful.
Better yet at a Touch ID button to the Trackpad.
and take a hacksaw to the bezel. Seriously looks so outdated.
A Gold iMac would look beautiful.
And same price as if it was new
i'm waiting a more expensive imac pro. one that's in the 10-20k range.