No, it doesn't take that much computer power to use Facebook.
In fact, the average computer user probably wouldn't notice a difference between my 2007 iMac and a 2012 iMac.
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Let's be honest...will the average user see a difference with the new iMac?
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No, it doesn't take that much computer power to use Facebook.
In fact, the average computer user probably wouldn't notice a difference between my 2007 iMac and a 2012 iMac.
hmm well i'm sure boot up time and launching applications will see a noticeable difference
yeah, but the marketing worked. a lot of my uninformed friends think the new iMac is a thing piece of sheet metal
Apple should have redesigned the stand and put all the electronics in the base and eliminated the bulge. No matter though, its still beautiful.
If you don´t update OSX (which, lets be honest here, you don´t need to by any means) to a 2012 Version i doubt there will be much difference.
Things are how they are, people spend way more than they need on Hardware they never fully use. If there is anything average joe will notice it´s the lack of running Skyrim high end without having the high end 27 inch version for 2000+$ or a PC (that is much better anyway since it has more than one mouse button)
A fusion drive is not SSD only is it. It still has a spinning disc which is prone to failure at some point.
Probably not, most likely you have to be upgrading from a machine 3-4 years ago to see an insane performance boost for the average user.
Yep. This.
And that is what confuses me so much. A lot of the hating on the 2012 machine has been from 2011 imac owners. What's up with that? They have the next to latest iteration. It's a great machine. Why would they even be thinking about upgrading? Personally, I think they just don't want to feel left out and then it gets too much for them and they lash out!!!
Although overpriced, I will flop it out and state that these 2012 imacs will be fantastic machines. It's a big step forward for the iMac no matter what anybody tries to tell us.
Depends, TONS of people still use the later P4 towers, or generic PC boxes and just don't care, as long as it can facebook and youtube, and word process. That's what most people do.
Computers have gotten so fast that even an old P4 Dell Box with 2GB of ram and a ****** Geforce FX series video card can still play HD video, flash games, run windows 7/8 just fine, and do everything people need them to do.
The average consumer won't notice, or care. They'll just see that its thinner.
I hope the next Mac Pro is decent, I'd hate my 2011iMac to be the last Mac I buy.
Funny
... And they don't show any images on their web site either. Only one scetch in top view let you see it.
But hey, I'm not different and try to hide my stomach
I was half joking. My point was that the average computer user doesn't use their computers to anywhere near their fullest potential. All they basically do is use Safari/Chrome/etc and maybe iTunes. Playing movies? Most computers made in the past 7 years can probably do that without problems.
Given that, just about every computer made in the past few years will feel the same to the average consumer (not counting differences like one have an SSD and another not... consumers will notice that).
If you do consider SSDs, then old computers can feel almost as snappy as new ones. My late 2006 Macbook, with an SSD, boots up and launches simple apps (Chrome) almost as fast as a new Macbook Air.
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