The boat has been missed. A 27" iMac, given Apple's current range, makes no sense now. And I, for one, am very sad about that as I was waiting on one too. My Late '15 gave up not long ago and I am more than happy with an AIO form factor. The 5K screen is THE feature that I cannot live without. Without doubt, the best display I've ever used. I paid £1600 for that new. All in with 16GB RAM and a 2TB drive. A 27" Studio display on its own is £1500. So if you chuck a base M2 mini's innards into that, you're going to be looking at another ~£700 or more when you factor in design changes etc, and add the costs for the RAM and SSD upgrades - that's at least £3K!! Double what a decent system, given what was available at the time, cost back then and not far short of a base Studio Max and the same screen. I realise things cost more nowadays but the parallels are the same. So, for me, an upgraded mini and some sort of 4k screen is today's equivalent. If it wasn't for Apple Silicon, I'd be looking at a higher spec i7 or i9 right now. Holding out until the next event to make my decisions.