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Reliable Leaker Hints Redesigned Colorful iMac to Debut at 'Spring Loaded' Event
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I know several ladies who wouldn't be caught alive OR dead in pink. I have several pink shirts, and at least one tie with pink in it.
Unless you actually pronounce it "Bondee" like several people I know here in the US.
eee-eye-eee-eye-oh, and Bingo was his name-oh!How to remember how to pronounce Bondi: James Bond (of Agent 007 fame) had his eye replaced. He was recently asked about it and answered... it's my eye... my Bond Eye.
And, no... Eye is NOT pronounced Eee Yee! 😆
I want to see the day when Apple releases an ultra wide version of it 21:9 and curved as well 😂 with at least 100Hz refresh rate.
Does Tim Cook ever do "one more thing" like Steve Jobs did? Maybe the headline is the iPad, but the OMT is the iMac.
I'm hoping they have the same design as the Pro Display because the iMac design is outdated, and these renders look kind of hideous.
The problem is we only have best-in-class computer.
There is no comparable best-in-class monitor.
And no, the expensive Pro XDR monitor doesn't count.
Man, I don’t think this is the right event to introduce a redesigned iMac — the Mac deserves a live audience so we can hear the cheering and applause — just like the original Mac introduction in 1984.
I doubt that we can expect a 128GB RAM variant, which would be perfect for demanding virtualization tasks.
Said every IBM exec when the original iMac was first released.
I can see this being a very simple, slick line-up.
They'll obviously offer BTO options, but I'm convinced that there may only be one or two standard configurations for a couple of reasons; the M1 is so much more advanced than anything in the last generation 21.5" model (so there's no need to up-sell better components), and this is what will allow Apple to maintain a stock of 5 colour options.
Also I think that for the general consumer, keeping the configs simple will help a great deal. Just like the original iMac, you pick your colour and that's it - they all perform the same. It's a general purpose computer.
I'm excited personally because I think the iMac has sorely been lacking an 'entry level' guise. They let the specs and design languish for so long that it was hard to justify not spending a bit more to get the 27" model. And for the size of the chassis, the bezel wasted a lot more space than the 27" model.
They'll obviously offer BTO options, but I'm convinced that there may only be one or two standard configurations for a couple of reasons; the M1 is so much more advanced than anything in the last generation 21.5" model (so there's no need to up-sell better components), and this is what will allow Apple to maintain a stock of 5 colour options.
Also I think that for the general consumer, keeping the configs simple will help a great deal. Just like the original iMac, you pick your colour and that's it - they all perform the same. It's a general purpose computer.
I'm excited personally because I think the iMac has sorely been lacking an 'entry level' guise. They let the specs and design languish for so long that it was hard to justify not spending a bit more to get the 27" model. And for the size of the chassis, the bezel wasted a lot more space than the 27" model.
integration of the apple pencil on the iMac would help justify its existence in today's world so that's why I think it's happening. If they go to the trouble of redesigning the entry-level iMac (so consumer version) AND it's the first ever redesigned computer in the M1 era, something must be big.
I'd be very surprised/sad that we just get a screen with a M1 and that's it.
I'd be very surprised/sad that we just get a screen with a M1 and that's it.
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0% chance of touch on an iMac anytime soon. MacOS would need to be redesigned from the ground up.
integration with pencil doesn't mean necessarily touch across the whole OS (although I have to admit it would be very "un-apple"). I am just trying to put myself in Apple's shoes, why would I bother re-designing a platform that I haven't really updated for a decade. Surely the low volumes compared to iPhone might explain part of the story, but I don't think it would have been that difficult to reduce bezels 2-3 years ago.
If I am Apple, my approach to this design is how to keep this form factor relevant for the next decade. they have pretty incredible technology (pencil, sidecar, faceID,...) that could make a consumer desktop proposition more compelling that just an all-in-one desktop (that any competitor could just make their own version of).
Why I think it's something to do with pencil, It was probably anecdotal but I remember reading a long time ago that a few apple engineers were quite disgruntled that microsoft released the surface studio and all apple could do was updating the iMac specs. Sure Apple does not do first and maybe the studio was a bit ahead of its time, but it was a couple years ago so I would be very bummed if Apple (with their new chips, their unlimited money, their world class design team) cannot do something similar that 'just' works.
Different strokes for different folks, I'm a professional, and yet I'd love a colourful iMac.
Are we going to ignore the fact that the guy literally tweeted at MacRumors they’re reading too much into the tweet?
As much as I want an Apple Silicon iMac (I need to replace mine ASAP) I’m 80% sure this event will be iPad only.
I really hope I’m wrong tho...
As much as I want an Apple Silicon iMac (I need to replace mine ASAP) I’m 80% sure this event will be iPad only.
I really hope I’m wrong tho...
I hadn’t heard that, but I also don’t conclude from his tweet that iMacs are coming this week.
I second this! Am professional, love colors. I want a citrus pink Mac Pro. A guy can dream...
This!!!
I don’t get the fascination to open the thing up and upgrade it.