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Updated Skylake 27" iMac this fall?
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I wonder if TB3 gets in the new iMacs if the "pro" machines don't have them yet. Usually the MacPro or Macbook pro first get the faster ports before the iMac. Would also be very strange if the 21.5 iMac already has TB3 and the 27" not... Something doesn't add up with the imminent refresh of the 21.5 iMac, I wouldn't be surprised if they don't get TB3.
NVIDIA already has a notebook GPU called the GTX 980. It'll be interesting to see if more non-M laptop parts follow in the future.
I don't know enough to speculate about the non-GPU stuff, but regarding the GPU, Apple seems to like AMD's GPUs lately so I highly doubt we will see NVIDIA in the iMac. The M395X's specs are identical to the M295X's except that the maximum memory amount is increased from 4 GB to 8 GB. So we could see a 8 GB M395X but since the 8 GB is the maximum amount, there may not be anything stopping Apple from using a 4 GB M395X.
If you read my post on page 18 you'll see even a "silent" spec bump to the 27 COULD offer substantial performance gains. Especially for folks like me that make a living in post production
Exactly. And that GTX 980 "for laptops" comes with a huge external cooler. If I wanted that I'd go with a Mac Pro instead. Now if they could fit that cooler in new iMacs that would be awesome...
We will certainly know a lot more on Tuesday! (Assuming that's the day). New models should come with new keyboard and trackpad. I still hold out hope for a wide gamut screen on the 27" that is the major upgrade. TB3 and Skylake hold little appeal for me. Perhaps they can tweak another .2 GHz out of the 4GHz Haswell part
I would hope the 27" would get the updated PCI-E so it matches the ssd speeds of the latest 15rmp which is way faster than the last gen rmbp
Someone (I sadly forget his/her name) wrote in a forum the following analysis, which might be suitable to this discussion:
Don't shoot the messenger but when they released the retina 27 inch last year they did nothing to the 21.5 inch. So it wouldn't be so inconsistent if they did nothing with the 27 inch this year.
True, however the 27 is the premier iMac. It is underpowered and overheated. Leaving this iMac with same configuration would be a mistake with the Christmas season coming.
I've been waiting a year, I can wait longer.
Tuesday is the day folks! If we get nothing on tuesday its gonna be a LOOOOOOOONG wait into 2016.
I wish there was more indication of the 27" getting an update.......I don't want to settle on last years model, I don't know! With the rumored upgrades to the 21.5", would the current 27" Retina still more more powerful?
It seems a little different releasing a smaller iMac with better specs than the big one.
Looks like amazon is now out of stock of every 21.5 and 27 inch iMac (retina included). In fact, they're not even listed a seller anymore on any iMac except one 27" model that ships in "1-2 months".
Best Buy also no longer shows in-store pickup availability on any iMac except the 27" retina. And even with that it's only showing a small number of stores that still have it in stock, with no "available later" option for other stores like they have with other products.
This can only mean that all current iMac models have been discontinued at these retailers and the entire line will be updated on Tuesday.
Best Buy also no longer shows in-store pickup availability on any iMac except the 27" retina. And even with that it's only showing a small number of stores that still have it in stock, with no "available later" option for other stores like they have with other products.
This can only mean that all current iMac models have been discontinued at these retailers and the entire line will be updated on Tuesday.
This is promising. I wonder if I should go ahead and cancel my 5k BTO now, since it's 2 weeks shipping anyways. Worse case always reorder Tuesday if no refresh 0.0
I did that myself a few days ago. The ship date slipped far enough that it didn't seem to matter either way. The BTO date on Apple's US site continues to slide with every passing day. I find it hard to believe there's so many BTOs that they can't keep up with demand. Something is happening. Hopefully something good, and not production capacity diverted to the launch of 21.5" 4ks.
Do you think they would hold off on 27" if they are only refreshing 21.5? Like would that many of the 27 BTO people want refunds for the 21.5 refresh that it is worth delaying the entire iMac line ?
I edited my post above after your quote, but I guess anything is plausible. If they're ramping up production of 21.5" 4Ks, maybe it's coming at the expense of 27" BTO's? It's all just wild speculation though. I have no idea about Apple's production capacity, supply chain, etc. We don't even know for sure there's a 4k 21.5" in the works.
If the date hadn't slipped, I wouldn't have cancelled my order. Once they pushed it back, though, it made it easier to wait since I was going to be waiting either way. I've accepted it now.
