iMac sept 12 release?

[Roller]

I can't really say much more than has already been said, but that is awesome.

If you haven't already, you should email a link or some screenshots of it to Tim Cook. There may be a job waiting for you!

This concept is a very elegant design, but I have doubts about its practicality from engineering and cost standpoints.

• The power cable is the same thickness as a typical USB cord and disappears seamlessly into a thin, metal support. The cable is much thinner than the grounded cord on my iMac and other devices. Is it possible to do that without a power brick?
• The video doesn't show any USB or other cords. I would think that they'd get in the way when tilting the computer to the "touch screen" position.
• The removable drives, CPU, and GPU look attractive, but would probably be very expensive to implement. I also don't think that Apple would ever consider a user-swappable CPU like this.

 

[Rebel Hedgehog]

Indeed. Wow. Just WOW!

Agreed. Lost for words. I take my hat off to you "Sir"

That is awesome.

 

[iPeg]

This concept is a very elegant design, but I have doubts about its practicality from engineering and cost standpoints.

• The power cable is the same thickness as a typical USB cord and disappears seamlessly into a thin, metal support. The cable is much thinner than the grounded cord on my iMac and other devices. Is it possible to do that without a power brick?
• The video doesn't show any USB or other cords. I would think that they'd get in the way when tilting the computer to the "touch screen" position.
• The removable drives, CPU, and GPU look attractive, but would probably be very expensive to implement. I also don't think that Apple would ever consider a user-swappable CPU like this.

Hey Roller, thanks for your input! The cable seems very thin but that's most likely because I used a 27" imac as scale reference. Cable is also scale referenced to a standard power cable. The true engineering challenge would be cabeling inside the stand and a rotating high power hinge though.

I placed the IO ports so high that the cables still have room when the device is flat, but still, you would pull on cables, which is never good. Tis design would certainly require a seperate cable hub, which would be more elegant for a desktop anyway - also less details on the backside, wooo!

Regarding the removable CPU: I agree, Apple would not do it. But I can't stand their arguments about why they have to glue in components to make the device flat and elegant. Because other manufacturers clearly show it can be done and I believe additionally it can also be made very simple and turned into a business opportunity by selling these pre-wraped components.

@everybody: thanks so much for your feedback. So far all visits to my website have come from this forum

 

[cooky560]

I think your iMac design is brilliant and I'd buy that tomorrow (assuming it cooled ok in that thin case).

However Neowin.net has some more news that may be of credence:

http://www.neowin.net/news/new-imac-and-mac-pro-models-without-optical-drives-coming

 

[Roller]

Hey Roller, thanks for your input! The cable seems very thin but that's most likely because I used a 27" imac as scale reference. Cable is also scale referenced to a standard power cable. The true engineering challenge would be cabeling inside the stand and a rotating high power hinge though.

I placed the IO ports so high that the cables still have room when the device is flat, but still, you would pull on cables, which is never good. Tis design would certainly require a seperate cable hub, which would be more elegant for a desktop anyway - also less details on the backside, wooo!

Regarding the removable CPU: I agree, Apple would not do it. But I can't stand their arguments about why they have to glue in components to make the device flat and elegant. Because other manufacturers clearly show it can be done and I believe additionally it can also be made very simple and turned into a business opportunity by selling these pre-wraped components.

@everybody: thanks so much for your feedback. So far all visits to my website have come from this forum

And thank you for taking my comments in the spirit intended.

I know that you realize that there is always some compromise between design & function on one hand and engineering & financial considerations on the other. But your concept is very cool, and I hope that at least some of your ideas see the light of day.

 

[Ddyracer]

Actually, I didn't really care about the swiveling screen. I just think it's very unique, beautiful and totally different from any other computer. I think I agree that it's more design than function. But it does have better physical stability, right? Plus it's better not having hot running components directly behind the screen.

I don't think I ever need to turn the screen right and left, but the ability to adjust the height could be useful.

Could be useful? Adjusting the height woule be great and much needed. Then you wouldn't have to lower or raise your chair depending on how you sit. Its very ergonomical.

 

[Starhawk]

I've done a lot of thinking about this and come up with three possible scenarios for how things will play out (listed below, but not in order of likelihood):

SCENARIO 1: Sept 12 rolls around and we get one of those oh-and-one-more-thing kind of moments. We are presented with two new, sleek, redesigned iMacs. There is no retina display, there is no optical drive, perhaps a non-reflective screen. (As many point out, this is unlikely given all the products that could potentially emerge in September. A 7" iPad is one of them, but I've been hearing this for years. Perhaps the 7" iPad will be bumped back to Spring 2013 when new iPads are usually presented, making room for a totally new iMac this fall.)

SCENARIO 2: The Sept 12 event happens, no iMac is mentioned. Within weeks an iMac 2012 appears with a bump in specs, Ivy Bridge, better graphics, etc. No true redesign for iMacs as mentioned above appears until Fall 2013. (I'm starting to think this is less likely. If there is a big redesign on the horizon for the iMac, it seems unlikely that they would do a minor spec bump before then. As many have mentioned here, if it was just a minor spec bump, then I think that would have happened last June. I don't think "screen lamination issues" would have stopped a simple minor spec bump.)

SCENARIO 3: iMacs aren't mentioned at the Sept 12 event and no spec bump happens through October. A complete iMac redesign is presented in the Spring 2013. (This is what I'm thinking now is most likely. But it's all marking time with speculation until we actually get some solid news. Why can't someone leave a new iMac behind at a bar, just for some real news?!?)

SCENARIO 4: The Sept 12 event happens, the current line of iMacs is spec bumped and an all new 21.5" iMac with Retina display is presented at a premium price point. What do you think? Likely, given what happened with the MacBooks?

 

[Shane1905]

Hey guys!

I made a little iMac concept, combining the iMac, the Mac Pro and the Cintiq into one device. Because I believe the desktop is far from dead and deserves Apples full attention again. And a Pro device should not have glued in components.

http://www.pascaleggert.de/iMacPro.html

Absolutely brilliant job! If that was a sign of things to come I would not be disappointed, even if it were a few years away it be a worthwhile wait. How long have you spent on this?

 

[edry.hilario]

I think this thread has gone a little bit on a tangent. Don't get me wrong the design by ipeg is awesome but this is not concept designs thread. Can we please get back on track with your opinions on an sep 12 iMac release, what do you guys think?

 

[iMcLovin]

I think this thread has gone a little bit on a tangent. Don't get me wrong the design by ipeg is awesome but this is not concept designs thread. Can we please get back on track with your opinions on an sep 12 iMac release, what do you guys think?

there is really not that much to talk about currently as theres nothing indicating nothing. So...nothing to talk about.

 

[Scythe5]

I think there will massive disappointment come September.

I still think it will be an Oct 12 update.

 

[Juzo Fuwa]

Hey guys!

I made a little iMac concept, combining the iMac, the Mac Pro and the Cintiq into one device. Because I believe the desktop is far from dead and deserves Apples full attention again. And a Pro device should not have glued in components.

http://www.pascaleggert.de/iMacPro.html

Dude, you're a beast. A complete ****ing BEAST. That is just AMAZING from A to Z. And he even made a commercial for it? Are you serious? Apple's going to be hard pressed to make something better than this, and this guy isn't even an Apple employee. Or is he? Wouldn't it be something if, at the end of the Sept. 12 event Apple's One More Thing is this commercial along with the unveiling of this sucker? That would be something else man .

 

[iMcLovin]

Dude, you're a beast. A complete ****ing BEAST. That is just AMAZING from A to Z. And he even made a commercial for it? Are you serious? Apple's going to be hard pressed to make something better than this, and this guy isn't even an Apple employee. Or is he? Wouldn't it be something if, at the end of the Sept. 12 event Apple's One More Thing is this commercial along with the unveiling of this sucker? That would be something else man .

I hope it won't be a reality, I just ordered a brand new cintiq 22Hd

 

[nicklaz0r]

Amazingly cool concept. I would personally hate a touch screen imac though

You do realize its an option for those who prefer it? It doesn't force you to use it.

 

[iPeg]

Haha, I think appleinsider.com has my iMac Pro as a little icon in their Top bar.

 

[BriMercer]

32" iMac

My friend who works "internally" with Apple's OSX software says there will be a refresh of the iMac this year. Nothing specific but he's guessing it'll be late Sept-early Oct.

There will be no more 21" iMac, it'll be a 27 and 32. HDMI input returns. Apple planned for 24" Retina but would cost over 5K so scrapped that.

He leaked to me the iPad 3 specs before it was official so I would assume he has some inside info.

The above rumor has never quite escaped my mind. Then I found this article.

Check out the resolution they're quoting: 3840 x 2160. 140 ppi.

Something more to think about while we wait.

 

[laserfan]

I think this thread has gone a little bit on a tangent. Don't get me wrong the design by ipeg is awesome but this is not concept designs thread. Can we please get back on track with your opinions on an sep 12 iMac release, what do you guys think?

Hey, there are hundreds, probably thousands of opinions here, and one isn't any more valid than any other, and for the most part complete wastes of bandwidth. But it makes us feel better!



iPeg's "concept Mac" has no place in this thread whatsover (maybe he/she's a much better designer than market-er), but it sure is cool, and a nice piece of graphic design work.

 

[DisMyMac]

Check out the resolution they're quoting: 3840 x 2160.

Something more to think about while we wait.

Interesting, and that was published back in April. The drawbacks they mentioned are no different than having 2 monitors.

 

[IGregory]

My friend who works "internally" with Apple's OSX software says there will be a refresh of the iMac this year. Nothing specific but he's guessing it'll be late Sept-early Oct.

There will be no more 21" iMac, it'll be a 27 and 32. HDMI input returns. Apple planned for 24" Retina but would cost over 5K so scrapped that.

He leaked to me the iPad 3 specs before it was official so I would assume he has some inside info.

A 32" Imac would mean Apple would have to create a market for it. Its cost alone would eliminate most of us. The 27' is a perfect all-around display. The only way such an idea would work is somehow packaging the concept as a TV/computer combo.

 

[RustyMacVet]

A 32" Imac would mean Apple would have to create a market for it. Its cost alone would eliminate most of us. The 27' is a perfect all-around display. The only way such an idea would work is somehow packaging the concept as a TV/computer combo.

What do you mean they'd have to create a market for it?
Who doesn't want a bigger screen? Who honestly would not have a wall sized computer screen if they could?

Cost is irrelevant.

 

[Razorhog]

What do you mean they'd have to create a market for it?
Who doesn't want a bigger screen? Who honestly would not have a wall sized computer screen if they could?

Cost is irrelevant.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that cost is irrelevant, but I agree - give me a wall sized screen

 

[28Gauge]

What do you mean they'd have to create a market for it?
Who doesn't want a bigger screen? Who honestly would not have a wall sized computer screen if they could?

Cost is irrelevant.

While I agree that Apple wouldn't have to create a market for a bigger screen because most users would appreciate a bigger screen anyway, I disagree that cost is irrelevant amongst most users. One should never dismiss the cost of goods in a somewhat anemic economy.

 

[Hakone]

LOVE that concept! Awesome work!

 

[forty2j]

You do realize its an option for those who prefer it? It doesn't force you to use it.

Yes but don't think it's free. That size multitouch capacitive touchscreen would carry a price premium for no good reason. (it's still bad design for this form factor, unless you're actually an artist.)

 

[RustyMacVet]

While I agree that Apple wouldn't have to create a market for a bigger screen because most users would appreciate a bigger screen anyway, I disagree that cost is irrelevant amongst most users. One should never dismiss the cost of goods in a somewhat anemic economy.

For most people cost is relevant you are right, but there is enough wealthy people in the world to make cost irrelevant in the eyes of a business.

If a 30" iMac cost $3000+, not many people would buy it but enough people would to make it worthwhile to Apple.

I for one would purchase a 30" iMac, but I don't really think they will be releasing one and I'd be just as happy with a 27", given that I haven't owned a mac in 4+ years.

Damn I really wish they'd refresh the hardware already I've got money I need to spend!