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'iMac Pro' Coming in 2022 With M1 Pro/Max Chips, 27-Inch Mini-LED Display, MacBook Pro Ports and More
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Dang it! Dylan always seems to be spot on so this kinda crushes my hopes for a 32" 6K iMac. Unless he just hasn't heard about the 32" yet! Still holding out hope for a M1M Mini.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Would this really matter for a stationary desktop? Imagine a 16" MBpro (thickness) sized up to 27"-32" and put on a stand. Plenty of "thick" for jacks and already proven to hold MAX and manage heat, etc.
I still have an operational iMac from back when they had Superdrives. The sides look like it might be nearly an inch thick. No one has EVER put down its thick(?)ness... and frankly, I wouldn't care if some did anyway. It's what a Mac can DO that most matters to me.
I'm not attracted to the "bigger iPad on a stick" thing. Thinner doesn't do a thing here (maybe hinders some things like temperature management) unless aesthetics (and "thinnest") is key to winning oohs and ahhh from somebody's friends. I'd think for the vast majority, the power that is INSIDE is what will matter. Else, if the very visible "notch" can "disappear after 5 minutes of use," an iMac that is thicker than an iPad on a stick seems even more capable at hiding it's "fat(?)" since that is all BEHIND the part we look at most.
As to where can jacks go, as much as I hate to say it, look at Dell's approach on some of their extra-wides...
They have a substantial hub loaded with desirable jacks built into the underside (and cable management to hide cables plugged into them). Yes, that dooms them to being thicker than an iPad on a stick but brings a loaded hub to them too. If Apple builds in a good mix of jacks, I have more confidence they will all "just work" vs. some other-brand external hub which seems to almost always have SOME kind of issues with M-series Macs on some jack or jacks. With Apple NOT needing the thickness to cool Intel chips and for dedicated graphics cards, etc, I bet they could substantially "thinner" that (if that's important to Apple) AND deliver a loaded hub like that too. That is very appealing to me.
Crit of that hub approach: accessibility... but an objective mind could say the same about all jacks on the back too.
And per Apple's classic approach of tapering to pretty thin on the ends, look how that does the same. Again, not iPad "thin" but do we need iPad thin on a DESKtop iMac?
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32" can't be unless they either plan to discontinue/update the ProdisplayXDR or make this iMac even more "Pro" as the Xeon based one (read 5 digit starting prize).
Maybe a bit bigger than 27" but not much.
Maybe a bit bigger than 27" but not much.
Fortunately, you do not need to imagine anyone wanting 27" over 32". Five of them already posted before you saying that they prefer 27".
I just noticed that now that you pointed it out. Is Julie assuming 27"? Did she see another tweet?
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HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Rumor, rumor. Anything is possible. My guess: probably the exact same MBpro chips if this rolls out in only a few months. And nothing particularly wrong with that IMO, except maybe having to wait those months.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I am mentally pretty far down this path myself. I have a "vintage" iMac that is still very powerful, can run native Windows (not only less-compatible ARM Windows, which is important to Windows-heavy clients) and has a great screen (but no macOS updates and key Apple-only apps change file compatibility so that one MUST buy new to exchange files with others with newer Macs). When buying one of these, the "all-in-one" seems to be a pretty good value. However, at the end, you face throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
So I'm thinking Mac Mini MAX or the rumored Mac Pro Jr and, unfortunately, someone else's screen (can't rationalize $6K for the notch-less one... and REALLY can't rationalize a $1K monitor stand that doesn't mix in some gold or platinum). One benefit of that is that I can opt out of a notch if I like. There's always the existing MBpro/iPad for Zoom/Skype/Facetime needs.
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Not really concerned about the size, but I would definitely be disappointed if it has the same chips as their laptops. Those were designed at least partially with heat and battery life in mind. With that not being as much of an issue with the larger chassis I expect more powerful chips. Hard pass for me if it is the same chips - I would wait for something more powerful.
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Anywhere near $2000 would be amazing value for a 27" miniLED.
nobody cares man
This display will be astonishing
I'm hoping they do call this the iMac Pro and that it comes in a 27" AND 32". Leave the 24" iMac as the consumer model. I just sold my Intel Macs, and have the new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and freaking love it. This is what the Mac should have felt like all this time, and now it can! I already miss my 27" iMac, and will definitely be buying one once they are unleashed!
Hopefully with a notch and rounded corners just to please everyone
Appreciate your humour but a notch isn't warranted for a desktop machine. One legit idea for notch on MBP models is to get the display as large as possible relative to the size of the machine. This factor is more important on a mobile device. Frankly I find the rumour ethernet on the power brick to be disconcerting because it means they are trying to prioritise thinness on the Pro iMac over Pro-ness which is quite disappointing. Speakers suffer when iMac design becomes thin, there's no good reason to do this on a Pro iMac. Pro this son-of-a-bitch!!
Make it twice as thick as regular iMac, put all of the ports on the back, put the power brick internal and put speakers inside that shake the house. Give it legendary levels of airflow.
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HobeSoundDarryl
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I'll hope with you but my gut guess is exact same chips if this launches in Spring. But there is always hope.