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New iMac With 'iPad Pro Design Language' and Thin Bezels Reportedly Coming at WWDC

My body is ready 😁

I am expecting an improved webcam and some kind of biometrics (probably FaceID). I can't imagine that they would continue to omit biometrics from the iMac, though the iMac does seem to have low priority (being the last of their computers to receive the T2 chip). The MacBook Pro is restricted by the thinness of the lid; the iMac has no such restriction, and in light of the rise of "remote learning" I can't imagine that they do not improve the webcam.

Otherwise, very much looking forward to this and expecting it to be great!
 
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Putzytart said:
Please let this be true!!! I just can’t justify a new iMac purchase with the current design given I already own a 2011 and 2013 and desperately need a new one. No way am I dropping a few grand on something that doesn’t look any different. No chin and small bezels is what I’ve been dreaming of for years
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The reason I usually end up buying new Apple products, for the looks. People don’t believe it, but it’s true for me and so many others. We like beautiful things. Hopefully they work well, also. LOL.
 
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g.a.papavasileiou said:
Cool, but why waste a redesign with the old Intel processor, especially when you are revealing the transition to a whole new architecture (ARM)? Doesn't make any sense.

I am planning to get the new iMac but now i am confused.
Thoughts?
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Because it will take time for transition to happen.
Give it 3 years or so.
What's the point of $3000 iMac that has no apps to run? Like... umm. none.
 
Things that would def make me consider buying:

Promotion display
Face ID
Much better webcam
New backlit keyboard
SSD in all models
Maybe a lower price point

We shall see.
 
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I've been holding off on a new iMac for several months. Hoping and wishing a new aesthetic would come to light. This is excellent news! Outside of the current rumors, I personally hope for FaceID now that the rumors point towards the additional T2 integration, a full keyboard + number pad with touchpad, and wireless charging integrated in the base (one can dream).
 
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armandxp said:
Things that would def make me consider buying:

Promotion display
Face ID
Much better webcam
New backlit keyboard
SSD in all models
Maybe a lower price point

We shall see.
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o_O I didn't think about it before your comment but a new iMac would be the perfect opportunity for Apple to introduce new keyboard and trackpad options. I've been waiting years just for them to come out with a backlit space gray keyboard (preferably without the num pad) and I was starting to think about looking for a non-Apple alternative. It would also be cool if they included touchID, I understand there are security issues with that with Bluetooth but they could probably make it secure with the U1 chip. Now I'm more excited for that than the computer!
 
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"Design Language" is the new "Synergy" and "Low Hanging Fruit".

I am constantly fascinated as to why, in regular discussions, things are put in obtuse ways. To sound cool? Smarter? Because the content/item/product won't stand on its own merit so we have to give it cache with wordiness?


In a meeting of designers discussing an item very technically I guess "design language" is useful to be thrown around once or twice as it relates to "can all the designers in the room agree on some core sets of items that describe our designs we will go work on", but it's just as off-putting as corporate speak at this point.

Using succinct, real, relatable words is underrated.

It is not that I, you, or anyone else here doesn't understand jargon, it's that it's actually not useful in this context.

Use Jargon appropriately

www.tamug.edu www.tamug.edu
 
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I hope it's compatible with the XDR display stand and XDR vesa mounts!
 
FaceID, backlit witless keyboard, space grey option, reduced bezels & chin, desktop class graphics, 16GB vram option, full core usage, and all ssd.
 
Grohowiak said:
$2999 base configuration
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I had a similar thought although we don't know how much they'll charge for the major redesign. It sure won't be cheap. When people see the new prices there could be a scramble to pick up the older design before they're gone.
 
bmustaf said:
"Design Language" is the new "Synergy" and "Low Hanging Fruit".

I am constantly fascinated as to why, in regular discussions, things are put in obtuse ways. To sound cool? Smarter? Because the content/item/product won't stand on its own merit so we have to give it cache with wordiness?


In a meeting of designers discussing an item very technically I guess "design language" is useful to be thrown around once or twice as it relates to "can all the designers in the room agree on some core sets of items that describe our designs we will go work on", but it's just as off-putting as corporate speak at this point.

Using succinct, real, relatable words is underrated.

It is not that I, you, or anyone else here doesn't understand jargon, it's that it's actually not useful in this context.

Use Jargon appropriately

www.tamug.edu www.tamug.edu
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I disagree. It's not even just designers who use this term. It succinctly describes what it is.
So what would be non-jargon for design language?
 
Now please make a "consumer" priced display that matches the aesthetics so we can stop having mismatched displays when opting to purchase an iMac with a second screen. I chose to go with the Mac mini last year for this reason so that I could have two identical displays on my desk, even though the iMac makes way more financial sense in the end. For an 'aesthetics first' company this has always been weird to me.
 
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Patchwork said:
Would be a bit daft to have Intel chips if they also announce a transition to ARM at the same event as could put a number of buyers off. Based on prevous Apple CPU/architecture tansitions they haven't supported the old architecture for that long. Then again if the apps you need don't run on ARM or are slow to transition, then you might be quite happy. Doesn't make the decision to upgrade an easy one.
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I’d count on Apple having a long transition strategy for Mac desktops which are more often used as workstations in professional settings where software tends to last years because of established workflows. It could be that macOS runs on an ARM chip in new iMacs and Mac Pro‘s with an Intel chip also on the board to run x86 apps natively. Then gradually, the ARM chip would take on more of the work as Intel is phased out.
 
ipedro said:
I’d count on Apple having a long transition strategy for Mac desktops which are more often used as workstations in professional settings where software tends to last years because of established workflows. It could be that macOS runs on an ARM chip in new iMacs and Mac Pro‘s with an Intel chip also on the board to run x86 apps natively. Then gradually, the ARM chip would take on more of the work as Intel is phased out.
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But what about software??
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Patchwork said:
Would be a bit daft to have Intel chips if they also announce a transition to ARM at the same event as could put a number of buyers off. Based on prevous Apple CPU/architecture tansitions they haven't supported the old architecture for that long. Then again if the apps you need don't run on ARM or are slow to transition, then you might be quite happy. Doesn't make the decision to upgrade an easy one.
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Agree
 
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