Since no new iMac coming, want to send 2011 model to OWC...

[Sam Spade]

Wow, like most in this forum, I am really disappointed today. I've been using the 2006 white iMac for many years now and have been holding off purchasing the 2011 model for over a year in hopes that a redesign would be introduced by WWDC 2012.

So, since that's not happening, and I have to make a purchase NOW, what are your thoughts on buying a 2011 27" model and drop shipping it to OWC for SSD/RAM upgrade? I want to put the largest SSD in it I can get without getting into absurd pricing, so, according to OWC's site, it looks like that would be the 480GB drive. Are their "EXTREME" drives worth the additional cost?

Is this a good idea?

Thanks.

 

[dejo]

So, since that's not happening...

Is the keynote over already?

 

[JSchwartz15]

Is the keynote over already?

No but they just moved to software (Mountain Lion) after announcing new MBA MBP and Retina MBP

 

[Reaktor5]

Is the keynote over already?

Hardware announcements were at the beginning, unless there's a 'one more thing' that looks like that's all there will be.

Maybe there will be a hardware bump in the store but maybe that's just me being hopeful.

 

[JSchwartz15]

Hardware announcements were at the beginning, unless there's a 'one more thing' that looks like that's all there will be.

Maybe there will be a hardware bump in the store but maybe that's just me being hopeful.

Yup, here's hoping for a silent update

 

[Reaktor5]

Yup, here's hoping for a silent update

Or we could see them ship with Mountain Lion this summer.

 

[dmorgan]

Yup, here's hoping for a silent update

There had better be one. If the new hardware is available in the new laptops, why keep the iMacs outdated?

 

[necromorph]

I'm really disapponited

 

[IamMarcoPolo]

Or we could see them ship with Lion this summer.

NO OFFENSE but apple needs to just release them tbh, people are sick of cat and mouse games now

 

[HurryKayne]

me too...that retina kepler macbook pro..is boring,and stupid.

 

[Reaktor5]

NO OFFENSE but apple needs to just release them tbh, people are sick of cat and mouse games now

People like us, tech savvy people are waiting. Most 'regular' people don't pay attention to things like this.

 

[IamMarcoPolo]

People like us, tech savvy people are waiting. Most 'regular' people don't pay attention to things like this.

still were the sort of people that ''will BUY when we walk into an apple shop'' - a 'normal person as you say' will walk into a apple shop and ''MAYBE' buy what looks nice - apple are peeing off the ''will BUY crowd''

They need to up their game

 

[Sam Spade]

Can someone please address the questions in the OP?

 

[forty2j]

Can someone please address the questions in the OP?

Sorry, we're too busy challenging your assertions. For example, it's still very possible that after the keynote there will be a press release with iMac and Mac Pro updates.

 

[New Apple]

maybe no new redesign, but specs bump i think it's 99% sure (ivy bridge/usb3/something else)

 

[HurtinMinorKey]

There is definitely going to be a new Mac Pro, so I don't think all hope for a new i-mac is lost...yet.

 

[iMcLovin]

dont buy the current, dont let apple get your money on this... what a disaster. It´s always about the macbooks...I mean its years since they made something huge out of the desktop computers....from what I remember only groundbraking update to desktops was the late 2009 update to the imac. res has only been speedbumps.

 

[Mr USneun]

There is definitely going to be a new Mac Pro, so I don't think all hope for a new i-mac is lost...yet.

No!
They showed a photo with the new MacBook and the iPad and the normal iMac.
I like the design and bringing retina to it is ********. Look at the price for the new MBP.

So USB3, maybe SSD, new hardware.

 

[Sam Spade]

Sorry, we're too busy challenging your assertions. For example, it's still very possible that after the keynote there will be a press release with iMac and Mac Pro updates.

That's fine if people want to continue to wait, but I'm no longer interested. I need to make a purchase now and move on with life.

 

[Mr USneun]

That's fine if people want to continue to wait, but I'm no longer interested. I need to make a purchase now and move on with life.

maybe get the new mbp??

 

[Reaktor5]

That's fine if people want to continue to wait, but I'm no longer interested. I need to make a purchase now and move on with life.

If you waited more than a year what's one more month to wait when Mountain Lion ships? If there isn't an update today it's highly likely to come with ML.

 

[Mr USneun]

If you waited more than a year what's one more month to wait when Mountain Lion ships? If there isn't an update today it's highly likely to come with ML.

that's when i bought my imac last year. came updated with lion.

 

[HurryKayne]

A press release after the keynote..cmon...there will be pressure from thr press
to try to undertstand what the hell are they doing..but without any answers given out..because they're Apple...people wait for them..well i won't...
instead of a imac press release..i hope in a silent ..not sad..silent update for tomorrow,,,if they put kepler in Imac as well...,we were hoping for 680 or 7970..
the max we saw today is..? a kepler 650..this is ****!

 

[harcosparky]

So my 2011 27" iMac has a longer life expectancy now, since no replacement has been named?

 

[ecstacy2012]

hey sam

hey sam I'll pm you i have a custom built 2011 with dual ssd's in raid for over 1GB internal write speed it's documented here on the forum and maxed out 1600hz 16GB ram I'm getting rid of. with the 3.4ghz bump and 2gb video card