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Retina iMac Mockup
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Really nice mockup! I do really wish they'd lose the chin though, I want it to match the Thunderbolt display. And I agree that desktop GPU's won't make their way to anything but the Mac Pro. What I would like to see is dual mobile GPU's, very high chance we'll see that when the Retinia craze makes it's way to the iMac.
Also, I would like to see Apple lose the 'i' in and just call it the Mac as well as dropping the Air from the MacBook line.
Mac - Mac Pro
MacBook - MacBook Pro
Also, I would like to see Apple lose the 'i' in and just call it the Mac as well as dropping the Air from the MacBook line.
Mac - Mac Pro
MacBook - MacBook Pro
I kinda agree with you there. They should reserve the "i" for mobile devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod etc.
I think the Mac line up should like this:
Mac
- previously iMac. This is the epitome of Apple design: simplicity, ergonomic, house-friendly, user-friendly, simplified operation, simplified form factor. I think this form factor can even further reduced to iPad level thinness. If you want more graphic power, you should get...
Mac Mini
- Mac Pro no more, the Mac Mini will be powerful enough to match the best of Mac Pro, look at the current MBPr with its Geekbench score of 12,000. That is Mac Pro level kind of performance in a very compact chassis.
MacBook Air (just the tiny 11" version)
MacBook (13" & 15" thin retina design)
- Lose the PRO moniker. Those who know Mac doesn't need to be told they have a pro-level machine in their possession.
LMAO I would love to see that 12-core +128GB of RAM plus desktop class GPU not to mention dual ones or even a Quadro class GPU, Plus availability to put in a KONA card and still call it a 'mini'...
Tell me what you guys think
The resolution that you stated (3840x2160) would likely be for a 21" iMac. I believe the 27" retina would be 5120x2880.
Nice looking and entertaining mockup.
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For fun, here's a discussion of the top desktop cards trying to drive 4K:
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/6/18/the-4k-graphics-card-shootout.aspx
Nothing is talking about attempting to run 5120x2880. I believe I saw the best the GTX 680 can achieve is 5120x1440.
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/6/18/the-4k-graphics-card-shootout.aspx
Nothing is talking about attempting to run 5120x2880. I believe I saw the best the GTX 680 can achieve is 5120x1440.
Great design work! What was your logic behind reducing the bezel on the bottom? Was there any functional reason? Just curious
No I was thinking more like we see on some news stories...
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Actually, that's less than half of the score the top Mac Pro gets. It also doesn't test the GPU, and mobile GPUs don't cut it for pro users. Also, pros won't stand for a machine that can't be upgraded. It's simply out of the question, and if Apple introduces something like that as the only option for pros, many will jump ship simply because they have to, whether they like it or not.
5120x2880 is way to much no GPU can run that smoothly at the moment 3840x2160 is more realistic.
It's OK. Current GPUs can't run it at all, no less smoothly. That's one of several reasons why we won't get Retina this year. DGMW, I'd love it if it happened, but have come to accept that it cannot be accomplished with the current round of comedy components.
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You can't put anything into a small chassis.
Look at some of the products from just one video manufacturer.
http://www.aja.com/en/products/
I don't understand this. A 2011 27 inch iMac can currently run it's own displays and drive a Thunderbolt Display. That's the same resolution of 5120x2880. Right?
Nop its more like 5120x1440 since its the same vertical resolution .
So 5120x1440= 7.3 million pixels
5120x2880= 14.7 million pixels
Now 3840x2160= 8.3 million pixels so it would be possible with the right GPU.
Well done, that's a very nice mockup. It's basically what I want, except ditch the small silver bar at the bottom and leave the black bezel the same size as it is now, change that from a GTX 670 to a GTX 680M/7970M and make that resolution 5120x2880
The 5120x2880 resolution is well within the capabilities of the 7970M which can handle resolutions as high as 7680x4320.
For gaming, it can't be much worse than powering a 2880x1800 resolution with an overclocked GT 650M. You should be able to muster 30+ FPS in high end games on low or medium settings at 3840x2160 or 30+ FPS on high or highest settings at 2560x1440.
That's a rough guesstimation, but with a good overclock (from Apple) it may even fair better.
Apple uses AMD graphics for its desktop machines and I prefer them to nvidia graphics. Also, the design looks too much like an old viewsonic or lg monitor for my liking. I need a big apple logo
While two displays is 5120x1440 (vert stays the same), a number of cards can drive 2560x1600 via a single digital output. To drive higher resolutions, you need to use multiple outputs, much like you would with multiple monitors. Driving 5120x2880 is the same as driving four 2560x1440 displays.
The geforce 680 is capable of doing this, as it can drive 4 displays. I'm not certain if the 680m can though. Now you're in a position where you can't drive an external monitor in tandem because all 4 outputs are in use. Then you get creative as stack 3 5120x960 display outputs vertically to free up a fourth, so that you can have a single external, but GPU based scaling doesn't work. Everything slows down.
We're probably going to see an RiMac after the next generation of GPUs is released (ATI 8000 series and Nvidia 700 series). I'm not saying that it cannot be done now, only that the compromises exceed what Apple and its customers will likely tolerate.
I think Ars (or some engineering) did a write-up on retina where they discussed the RMBP and some of the technical hurdles it faced. Regardless, the only piece that you were really missing is that retina requires 4X (not 2X) the horsepower.
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The current iMac can run its own display and two thunderbolt displays, so we are talking 7680x1440 = 11.06 million pixels
The iMac was the original 'i' product. Apple is never going to change that. I is for internet, innovation, invention. It stands for good things.