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Is anyone else hoping not to see an iMac update at WWDC?
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I am buying a new iMac on the 2nd (unless updated that day which then ill order the new). I would only really regret buying the current one if they released one on the 2nd with like retina display or 4k or whatever. 880m isn't that huge a jump over 780m from what i understand and the process is plenty for anything ill be doing. I would like to buy the latest though so here's hoping for at least a quiet update.
One wonders if they'll release a slight speed bump the Tuesday before WWDC. They've quietly updated models just before events before.
Ok clutching at straws, but i really want an iMac with Thunderbolt 2 so i can run a 4K display off it
I hope to see many things updated. The lack of press announcements, new product roll-outs, significant changes to existing hardware (for the better!), and a general malaise around the industry dictate the need for some action from Apple.
Could Apple preview a 4k iMac at WWDC? Then release it later in the year like they did the Mac Pro last year.
Also, I know this is about the iMac but i'm really hoping for an updated mac mini.
Also, I know this is about the iMac but i'm really hoping for an updated mac mini.
I don't see how they would do that at this time - I'm still guessing it's a fall 2015 thing for 4K iMacs w/ Broadwell.
Sadly, even if I wish that was the case I don´t think so. I was desperate getting my iMac late 2012, and watched the news and apple.com like a hawk. And, I got my hopes up every time the delivery time slipped. But, since its slipped on all of the iMac models in every country its usually for some other reason, like labour day or bank holiday, or something delaying deliverey and it changes the automated delivery time on their website. But I doubt it is any indication of a new release coming...But then again I could be wrong.
If this is true I hope they're at least as powerful as 2013 models and not an "iMac C" kind of thing.
2013 models with a price cut would be just fine with me though.
One more speed bump before anything dramatic on iMac.
The late 2013 with PCIe is about as updated as it can get
right now. USB 3.1 is next year. Thunderbolt 2 or 1866 ram is possible
for late 2014 (Nov/Dec) with a 10% processor boost. That's about it.
In other words - Same Ol' Update - Try to remember the last 8 years, it's easy.
Anyone thinking about some ultra hi-rez screen are blowing
their own smoke upwards (IMO) The needs for such a panel
belong in the MacPro range and for good reason - GPU Power...
DUH!
The late 2013 with PCIe is about as updated as it can get
right now. USB 3.1 is next year. Thunderbolt 2 or 1866 ram is possible
for late 2014 (Nov/Dec) with a 10% processor boost. That's about it.
In other words - Same Ol' Update - Try to remember the last 8 years, it's easy.
Anyone thinking about some ultra hi-rez screen are blowing
their own smoke upwards (IMO) The needs for such a panel
belong in the MacPro range and for good reason - GPU Power...
DUH!
Um, pretty sure that the iPhone is not typically announced until the fall around September. That would make the iMac more likely to be updated at WWDC.
I would be perfectly happy with an iMac update soon. I've already decided that at the next iMac refresh, I'll be buying a maxxed iMac. I can't get by with my 2009 17" MBPro anymore, that thing has served me well.
If Apple refreshes the iMac around WWDC, I doubt if there'll be any announcement at all - just a quiet update, be it the latest Haswell, 800 series. GPU, or whatever. Even the addition of Broadwell without other major changes probably wouldn't warrant more than a press release. Would I mind seeing something more? Nope, but I don't expect it until later this year or early next.
The current 'skinny' iMac (without the optical drive) was launched in late 2012. Apple do not normally have a major redesign of a iMac/MacBook less than 2 years.
I'm not sure a redesign is actually needed right now anyway. And how can they innovate with the iMac? What technology is available to allow them to do this? I'd perhaps like to see a thinner bezel, easier access to USB ports, but even if Apple fix that then that's just cosmetic changes and not innovation. Adding a 4k display? Again, that's a minor hardware change and not innovation.
The rumored low cost entry level iMac maybe??? Lower power consumption, less heat, less expensive....
If they want to produce a budget iMac then they could opt for a Intel i3 CPU or a lower end i5 CPU.
Apple has never, and never will, release an update which isnt more powerful than the previous model....Even if they would slim down the imac to a paper thickness. Phil Schiller said so himself
Apple has never, and never will, release an update which isnt more powerful than the previous model....Even if they would slim down the imac to a paper thickness. Phil Schiller said so himself
Sure they said that about the MacBook air as well
Is anyone else hoping not to see an iMac update at WWDC?
Wouldn't a 4k display require a lot more processing power not just a mild speed bump?
And isn't the resolution good on the current iMac maybe even retina quality at the a appropriate viewing distance?
I'm new to macs and even been out of the PC game but I find the resolution too high as it is now at least as far as viewing text goes. I'm constantly command + 'ing it. Btw off topic is there a universal setting for bigger text?
Wouldn't a 4k display require a lot more processing power not just a mild speed bump?
And isn't the resolution good on the current iMac maybe even retina quality at the a appropriate viewing distance?
I'm new to macs and even been out of the PC game but I find the resolution too high as it is now at least as far as viewing text goes. I'm constantly command + 'ing it. Btw off topic is there a universal setting for bigger text?
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The current iMac could handle a 4k display just as good as it handles the current displays. Games wouldn't be playable at native res, but you could play games at 1080p. My hope and guess is that the first 4k/Retina iMac will be a 24" that is offered in addition to the rest of the iMacs. I'd buy one.
Would a low cost iMac spell the end for the Mac Mini? Two years without a refresh for the Mini. With the BYOM (Bring Your Own Monitor) concept it's been the low cost option in Apple's lineup.