Not new but what I like is that Apple gives you 128GB of Flash Ram with the drive, most other drives I see on the market give you way less, like 8GB.
I will be curious to see what the real world performance is like.
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Not new but what I like is that Apple gives you 128GB of Flash Ram with the drive, most other drives I see on the market give you way less, like 8GB.
I will be curious to see what the real world performance is like.
There will definitely be a "retina" iMac soon, I have no doubt. In case you weren't aware, the broadcast industry is starting to push 4K resolutions on televisions, also known as UHD (Ultra High Definition). Is this overkill? Probably. But they need an an excuse to sell us new TVs, especially since 3D in the home didn't really catch on. I'm sure Apple is aware of this and will want to make their iMacs and Cinema Displays "UHD ready" in anticipation of this move.
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Yes, I'm really curious about the Fusion Drive too. Deciding between a 768GB SSD and a 3TB Fusion Drive will be a difficult choice. If there's anything I don't like about the new iMac, it's that I can't just have two drives in it.
Can't wait for Thunderbolt Display. iMac and MBA are getting replaced with retina MBP, and 27 inch thunderbolt.
I will more than likely give the Fusion a try with the I7 3.4. I think 768GB SSD with the Apple "Tax" will be too much for me. All depends on the pricing that we finally get to see when we can order.
Maybe the 2011 will be the would of should of model. Like I wish I could hook my PS3 to my 2011 model like the older ones could do. I guess gain some lose some is the name of the game.
Might miss that optical drive with the 2012, gonna be a bummer when all your DVD's wont play on the 2012 without a external DVD or Blu-ray player
Alright, sounds reasonable to me then. I'll probably go with one of the fusion drives. It's not really that new of a thing either, since hybrid drives have existed for a while.
Wow, this is clearly not for some folks here.
lol. Half these people were never going to buy it no matter what. The other half are going to buy it no matter how much they complain.
"Insanely Thin" is silly, and hurts reliability
I'm an engineer, so I know something about technical design. The thinner a computer is, the more tightly packed the components, the hotter it will run, the more likely something will fail. This is just basic "laws of physics" stuff. In addition, the fact that they had to struggle with getting the "screen bonding" process to work is another indication that they're on the hairy edge of this thing failing (e.g. screen delaminating over time, air bubbles appearing, etc). Of course it looks cool, but let's face it, the older iMac looked extremely cool also (dare I say, "cool enough"?). By pushing the packaging envelope in this way, Apple has sacrificed reliability and robustness, just to go from "ridiculously thin" to "insanely thin". And who ultimately pays the price? We do -- either by having to pay for Apple Care to protect our failure-prone new toy, or (if we roll the dice) by having to replace it years before we should have had to. I would personally MUCH rather have an iMac that is less thin, has an optical drive, and will let me sleep at night not worrying that I'm "on the edge of failure" with my new toy. Plus, I look at my computer from the FRONT -- when will I ever see how damned thin it is, and when will I care??
I'm an engineer, so I know something about technical design. The thinner a computer is, the more tightly packed the components, the hotter it will run, the more likely something will fail. This is just basic "laws of physics" stuff. In addition, the fact that they had to struggle with getting the "screen bonding" process to work is another indication that they're on the hairy edge of this thing failing (e.g. screen delaminating over time, air bubbles appearing, etc). Of course it looks cool, but let's face it, the older iMac looked extremely cool also (dare I say, "cool enough"?). By pushing the packaging envelope in this way, Apple has sacrificed reliability and robustness, just to go from "ridiculously thin" to "insanely thin". And who ultimately pays the price? We do -- either by having to pay for Apple Care to protect our failure-prone new toy, or (if we roll the dice) by having to replace it years before we should have had to. I would personally MUCH rather have an iMac that is less thin, has an optical drive, and will let me sleep at night not worrying that I'm "on the edge of failure" with my new toy. Plus, I look at my computer from the FRONT -- when will I ever see how damned thin it is, and when will I care??
Welcome to the computer world. This has been happening for the past 35 years.
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Might want to contact Apple and offers your services pronto then.
The memory can be upgraded by removing a small panel on the back. It's hard to see because the stand is in the way.
The removable ram is accessed via a panel in the back... Can't see it because the stand is in the way.
True thin can be harder to get rid of heat. Yet today people want thinner products it is like tv sets. I remember when Plasma tv sets were all the rage yet you had haters knocking them. Then came LCD people slowly came around. Then came LED now ever tv set in the store is super thin. Is it a must have to function well no. Does it make it nice to get ride of your ugly big entertainment center of course it does. I think the future is thin. Yes people use the iMac for function over looks but something has to give. In the end we will have a thin high end computer, but for now we will have to lose some function to gain some function.
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What you can't have status symbols that never leave your home?
Haha well ok I know a lot of people use Macpros as they are intended. A lot of my friends use them for high end work. But I know i see a TON of them being used to send emails and Tweet their buddies. I think you need a iPad for that stuff or a mac air, if your serious and need high end moblie computer then yes Mac Pro for the win.
Your post makes no sense.... Must be an Apple employee.
All I stated is that people who said buy an adapter is really not a 100% fix as thunderbolt bus does not power firewire drives like older Macs have....
You:
ME: Welcome to the computer world. This has been happening for the past 35 years.
Overkill?
I can eat up through 16gb of Ram working in Photoshop and Red Cine pretty easy so I honestly feel you cannot speak like this for everyone.......
Something I don't really understand.
Why is it even thinner? It's a desktop, not a laptop. Who cares if it's a thin design. Is that so you can move it to on and off of a desk easier when you decide to remodel every once in a blue moon?
Just stupid to try to incorporate a thin design when it compromises so much in something that is a desktop computer. It's hardly innovative, it's foolish.
Why is it even thinner? It's a desktop, not a laptop. Who cares if it's a thin design. Is that so you can move it to on and off of a desk easier when you decide to remodel every once in a blue moon?
Just stupid to try to incorporate a thin design when it compromises so much in something that is a desktop computer. It's hardly innovative, it's foolish.
Apple is good at taking a technology that already exists, implementing it well into their products, then giving it a flash new name... And there you have it, a revolutionary new Apple technology
Just like Retina Display. It's just a display with tons more pixels than a normal display It doesn't make sense, why do consumers need a 'thinner' "Desktop" <key word. Sure it looks elegant... but for a desktop it would be better to have something that functions and is user upgradable, im referring to the 21".
I was looking forward to buying my own 21" imac but now im not sure. I do photo editing and sometimes video having a 5dm3. So the choice of doing a self ram upgrade later on will be great.
Also, the removal of the super drive was a stupid move. This is a "desktop" some of us like to enjoy a couple dvd's on the computer once in a while. For some reason apple thinks we're going to be carrying our imac in our messenger bags. In conclusion this is a bad iMac update.
I was looking forward to buying my own 21" imac but now im not sure. I do photo editing and sometimes video having a 5dm3. So the choice of doing a self ram upgrade later on will be great.
Also, the removal of the super drive was a stupid move. This is a "desktop" some of us like to enjoy a couple dvd's on the computer once in a while. For some reason apple thinks we're going to be carrying our imac in our messenger bags. In conclusion this is a bad iMac update.