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The iMac is amazing!
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boswald
macrumors 68040
When I was growing up in the PC world, I always hated all the cables connecting everything to the machine. In fact, I still do. The biggest appeal of the iMac to me was the clean design. To this day I wonder how my computer life would've changed if I had an iMac instead of a PC all those years ago.
Love it !! Question how do I upgrade my early 800 MHz iMac G4 to 1GB ram?. I have 768 now. I also am running Tiger 10.4.11 and wondering if that's the last OS I can run ? Thanks !
The Clark
macrumors 65816
Its a super petulant way to express it though, that's why he's getting backlash. Rightly so.
The Clark
macrumors 65816
I prefer the ASD + MBA or even a Mac Mini. The 27" iMac was amazing for it's time, but once it becomes obsolete, you have to throw the whole thing out, including the brilliant display--it makes no sense.
KENESS
macrumors 6502
No it isn’t. If you are annoyed by a forum post, go touch grass, or better yet… get an iMac and chill out!
You mean like a Studio Display, a Mac Mini and 5 minutes neatly routing the 2 (Oh, the humanity!) extra cables?
For the better, of course - it's a Mac - but that's not down to wires. On the downside, (depending on how log ago "all those years ago" was) you'd now have a collection of old iMacs with uselessly obsolete processors but perfectly usable screens that you can't use.
What they *could* have done is made the Studio Display powered by USB-C and given the Mini/Studio at least one USB-C port that could power it (the current ports wouldn't hack it). Or vice versa (but then you'd still have a display power cable floating in the air).
I think one of the dividing lines here is whether you need anything other than a connection between computer and display. A solitary iMac is a thing of single-cabled beauty - a 5k iMac with cables for ethernet, a USB hub, a second display, a wired keyboard* and a backup drive all dangling down from a point 6" above your desktop and getting moved every time you adjust the display... not so much.
(* yup, why add all the complexity and unreliability of Bluetooth - including the need for batteries in the keyboard - when its sitting right there on the desktop, in easy wire range, and not going anywhere... it's not as if MacOS offers a 10' GUI any more)
boswald
macrumors 68040
I'd say having a collection of Macs to tinker with and learn from would be a good thing. I never had the chance to try them growing up because of their price. But now that I'm older and I actually scored one, I can enjoy at least some of what I've missed out on. I'm also learning macOS pretty quickly (barring the Terminal).
("All those years ago" would be in the mid-to-late 80's.)
The Clark
macrumors 65816
He was plenty obnoxious, but it’s starting to make sense why you think he wasn’t..
You will probably see the new iMacs with the intro of the M6... possibly October. If not then, then almost certainly early 2027.
Not much difference is expected, outside of maybe faster, more efficient components and new colors. But it's a fantastic machine!
I have a 2019 iMac 27" and love it. I would replace it in a minute if they came out with a new 27" but I just can't go down to 24" at this point. I bought it just before the 2020 model released and I wished I had waited. This is my second 27" iMac. I also had a 24" iMac and sold it to a college student.
This is the iMac's aristocratic, well educated, snobby great grandfather, that's for sure. Gorgeous machine!!!
Not enough love for this ridiculous hyperbole, lol.
MacBH928
macrumors G3
iMacs are so good especially with the colors, i wish i had a reason to buy one
this and the original imac g3 design is the best looking PCs. In fact its one of the best looking devices ever created. in late 90's early 2000s it did look from the future and still looks awesome if it was to be released today.
this and the original imac g3 design is the best looking PCs. In fact its one of the best looking devices ever created. in late 90's early 2000s it did look from the future and still looks awesome if it was to be released today.
MacBH928
macrumors G3
what you can do is stick the computer behind the screen and just have a standing base with the arm floating arm.
Gloomy
macrumors regular
Amazing indeed. Coming from a 2013 iMac with the GTX 780M GPU to this newer iMac M4 has opened a lot of new possibilities to me in terms of games...and I have discovered that MetalFX Upscaling is some crazy wizardry! I've tried it on CONTROL Ultimate Edition and Lies of P so far. Comparing both to the same games on my PS5 Pro, I have to say that I am very impressed. 😁
While the overall presentation is a lot smoother on the iMac (to be expected, the power draw difference between the PS5 APU and the M4 Chip is quite substantial) the MetalFX Upscaling at "Balanced" eliminates virtually all aliasing, while using 1080p as a base resolution and upscaling to the 4.5K output resolution of the display ensures a crisp 60fps gameplay. 👍
While the overall presentation is a lot smoother on the iMac (to be expected, the power draw difference between the PS5 APU and the M4 Chip is quite substantial) the MetalFX Upscaling at "Balanced" eliminates virtually all aliasing, while using 1080p as a base resolution and upscaling to the 4.5K output resolution of the display ensures a crisp 60fps gameplay. 👍
The imac g4 mount is nothing like ASD. That counterbalance arm was a wonder. Maybe not necessary, but much adored.
Yes, but it's not a true direct thunderbolt connection. It's compressed, and is not of the same quality as a direct connection by a significant margin.
It's not the page on the screen that's off centre. It's the OS that's off centre.