One of the reasons I'm holding off - DDR4 + better flash + better GPU. I'm sitting on a 680MX iMac right now and it'll be all good for at least another year or two (I'll probably donate it or sell it to a relative) with Skylake being something worth while holding back for which will be around 2015 - especially looking forward to seeing it in a MacBook Air with the improved GPU.
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One of the reasons I'm holding off - DDR4 + better flash + better GPU. I'm sitting on a 680MX iMac right now and it'll be all good for at least another year or two (I'll probably donate it or sell it to a relative) with Skylake being something worth while holding back for which will be around 2015 - especially looking forward to seeing it in a MacBook Air with the improved GPU.
Actually, 6 months ago it was looking like mid 2015, but now it's looking like late 2015 or first half of 2016, sadly.
I assume you mean GDDR6, as graphics cards don't use standard DDR RAM of any sort.
14nm process, insane battery life even compared to current gen. Really, all I know is that it's going to be available about the same time that I'll be ready to upgrade. That's why I'm already saying I'm waiting for it.
Actually, more like to be Q3 of next year. Early 2016 since the delay of Broadwell. Maybe Intel will shorten the life of Broadwell and limit it's production, but I doubt it.
No, I mean DDR4 - main memory, where did I state I wanted DDR4 for graphics memory?
I could se it being a silent update unessa it comes with 4k or retina display. Which it most likely wont.
Exactly! They should offer an iMac Air, plus an iMac Pro with a thicker body and desktop GPU.
I know Intel has a bad history of missing launch dates, but do you really think Skylake is going to be two years late?
I don't like dust behind the glas, so I welcome a glued shut iMac. The problem is to justify an upgrade, when a Core2Duo is still fast enough for average computing and the screen resolution hasn't changed since 2009.
A thinner and (a lot) lighter iMac definitely is an improvement people care about. It just isn't a reason to buy a new one, if you already have one. iMac sales rise only when there is an awesome new screen. And all complaints about glue and thin will be forgotten.
100mHz speed bump!? SIGN ME UP!
Seriously, are they just phoning it in these days?
That's what we get when Intel has no competition. AMD bumbled away their opportunity and now we are stuck with 2-3% year over year improvements.
I'm with you man, it's a fantastic machine. And in 2015 I doubt I will be upgrading either.
A "retina" display would likely be the only thing that would push me to get a new iMac.
all glass patent
Why not sandwich the entire imac in between glass? They have a patent for it, we assumed it was for an apple tv set. No fan no spinning disk and sealed, not to be opened. The assembly could be done on a robotic assembly line of screens, and a glass plate will cost less then an alu enclosure. The design would feel insanely high tech (even sic-fi) gloss black slab of glass, like a screen belonging to the mac pro: In fact make it a feature to act as screen only, a separate line (much lower volume) without gpu and cpu for the Mac Pro only would cost more to setup? So unify imac-as screen. Or at least make them identical; screen with a slot for a computer-board (or TV board).
Why not sandwich the entire imac in between glass? They have a patent for it, we assumed it was for an apple tv set. No fan no spinning disk and sealed, not to be opened. The assembly could be done on a robotic assembly line of screens, and a glass plate will cost less then an alu enclosure. The design would feel insanely high tech (even sic-fi) gloss black slab of glass, like a screen belonging to the mac pro: In fact make it a feature to act as screen only, a separate line (much lower volume) without gpu and cpu for the Mac Pro only would cost more to setup? So unify imac-as screen. Or at least make them identical; screen with a slot for a computer-board (or TV board).
Really resisting the urge not to get another Mini with 100 BB XP trade-in and birthday coupon. These rumors are not making it easier. The Mini seems as good as dead.
Fusion Drive is a great technology with huge moneysaving potential, if you build one yourself. Unfortunately Apples upgrade pricing ruins most of the benefit for the customer. But if they make Fusion Drive standard, there is little reason left to upgrade to a real Flash Drive. In fact I believe the over 128 GB SSD market would almost collapse, if the fusion software would be available on Windows. With consequences for investments in new factories.
The 1440p screen in the 27" iMac sure looks impressive, when you only look at pictures. But the menus and other UI elements look too small for my taste and when I activate HiDPI mode, the UI suddenly is too big. The current 1440p display is stuck in the middle, considerably higher than 1080p, which makes normal resolution too small and lower than 2160p, which makes double resolution too big.
Retina iMacs will not only sharpen the image by making double resolution the new default, they will also bring back right sized UI elements and enable five levels of scaling for everyones personal screen estate preference. That's why they are desperately needed. I don't want Retina just because it exists, it doesn't exist yet in the way that i want it to be.
The cpu difference might be negligible but thr graphic chip improvement is a big leap. Radeon 6970m is well known to be very hot and slow compared to the newer nVidia chips on iMac.
Yes "retina" is worth it to me. But it has to be retina without compromise. So it would have to run the 27 inch monitor fast and relatively cool. I'm just not sure if the tech is there for the GPUs that the iMac has. And I want it to run games in retina resolution with high frame rates.
I don't think I'm upgrading in 2015 either. But some of my upgrade path is determined by family members machines failing. Really I will upgrade ahead of schedule if my Mom's older iMac fails. She gets my machine and I get a new one. Also if my Sister needs a desktop and doesn't want to buy new, she knows she can convince me to get my older machine for cheap and then I will get a new one. That is where my iPad 1 went and it is still being used happily.
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Hot, maybe. But I can run most games at a pretty good frame rate. Bioshock Infinite went fine. Boarderland 2 played fine as well. Two years later, sure GPUs are faster. But it was a good a chip when it came out and it has served me well. I'm not concerned about it being a bottle neck this year.