For play? The arm Macs will be completely redesigned and are the future of Apple computers
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My dilemma... Buy 2020 iMac with £550 employer contribution or wait for ARM and pay full whack?
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Not at first. Expect more of an iOS netbook running iPad apps or struggling to emulate Mac apps. Forget windows. Expect it to be locked down.
Buy an intel this year and wait.
The vast majority of folks, from a "work or professional" standpoint only need internet access (a browser) & Microsoft Office, both of which will be available Day One when the first Apple silicon Mac drops...
What about the display of the redesigned iMac? What if they release a ProMotion 120hz display with no borders that knocks the current 5k display of the iMac out of the water?
It it wasn't for work, I'd go with Apple Silicon. But because you need it for work, I'd get an Intel machine.
As others have said, saving money on a refurbished model can be a good way to go. My Late 2012 iMac is still going strong!
As others have said, saving money on a refurbished model can be a good way to go. My Late 2012 iMac is still going strong!
That was Steve Jobs when he introduced the original Bondi blue iMac in 1998. Great watch.
At this point, just wait for the rumoured November event. See what they come out with then. If there’s a new iMac then great, if it’s just notebooks then maybe get the cheapest one so you can get it to best for nothing with the £550 contribution. If you’re buying a £2.5k computer and someone else is paying £500, you’re still spending £2000 of your own money. Chances are, a £2.5k Intel Mac will depreciate more than £550 in a year.
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Take the money and run.
You will have a few years for AS to shake out. And you will have confidence all your current applications will still work for several more years.
I'd never buy first gen; let other people beta test for them. Hell, I bought a G5 in 2005 after the intel switch was announced. You could sell the intel iMac in a couple of years and get a decent amount of what you paid (- the 550) back, anyway.
It all depends on what you want from it. For me, personally:
1. I need to run Windows too, which, for now, makes any arm Mac a waste of space.
2. The golden rule, never buy a first-gen Apple product. Look back in history at nearly every first gen Apple product and you'll find most of them have fairly significant flaws. Buy in at gen 2 when it's been refined, and we actually know how the ecosystem, etc, is actually looking.
1. I need to run Windows too, which, for now, makes any arm Mac a waste of space.
2. The golden rule, never buy a first-gen Apple product. Look back in history at nearly every first gen Apple product and you'll find most of them have fairly significant flaws. Buy in at gen 2 when it's been refined, and we actually know how the ecosystem, etc, is actually looking.