could be that apple is preparing something....
also if the imac will come in July I think we all can agree that it is OK release time frame.
the flames will go up if it won't happen...
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could be that apple is preparing something....
also if the imac will come in July I think we all can agree that it is OK release time frame.
the flames will go up if it won't happen...
Not confident Apple cares a lot of what users think neither i think Cook and the others are any scared by any flame at all,look at the controversy on Ipad name in China,first they fought,then they paid 60millions,but with 28 billions in their house it was just a scratch of their nose.
I think the most threat they have to look very closely is Windows 8,Surface and Xbox720,that would fire up some good competition.
Am i wronging?
I think the most threat they have to look very closely is Windows 8,Surface and Xbox720,that would fire up some good competition.
Am i wronging?
I don't know, but I feel totally stuck right now.
The only decent Macs according to Geekbench would be 15-inch retina, or 2011 27" iMac. These setups would be $3k+, without every upgrade or including external thunderbolt HDs; with just enough upgrades to make it "not suck" or become worthless in 2 years.
I mean, for the love of god, just throw some **** in a Mac Mini and release it, make it as powerful as a 2008 (4 years ago!) Mac Pro but with USB 3 and thunderbolt.
I'm on a 2007 Mac Pro 2.66ghz with 5930 64-bit Geekbench rating. Why on earth would I dump $2k on an "okay" 13" Macbook Pro setup with 8592 rating and no graphics card? Or $2k on a 2011 21.5" 2.7ghz iMac with 8568 rating? Both don't even figure in the SSD -- just throw on $500. All that to make it less that 40% faster when I'm sitting around waiting for a WEB BROWSER to load?
Apple should be reading these threads. I'm tired of sitting around with saved cash for a new comp, waiting for Motion to stabilize footage overnight (never mind rendering the results), stressing over what projects to delete or not because my 2TB over 3 HDs is totally full. And then not even being able to decide the 1000 other things after getting a new comp -- storage methods, whether to switch to FCP X or Adobe Premiere, what to catch up on in the past few years from having a 5+ year old Mac, etc.
Let us know the release dates! Forget about the public "wow" factor. I quit drinking to pay for a new comp. Designers' lives are being affected by this ****!
The only decent Macs according to Geekbench would be 15-inch retina, or 2011 27" iMac. These setups would be $3k+, without every upgrade or including external thunderbolt HDs; with just enough upgrades to make it "not suck" or become worthless in 2 years.
I mean, for the love of god, just throw some **** in a Mac Mini and release it, make it as powerful as a 2008 (4 years ago!) Mac Pro but with USB 3 and thunderbolt.
I'm on a 2007 Mac Pro 2.66ghz with 5930 64-bit Geekbench rating. Why on earth would I dump $2k on an "okay" 13" Macbook Pro setup with 8592 rating and no graphics card? Or $2k on a 2011 21.5" 2.7ghz iMac with 8568 rating? Both don't even figure in the SSD -- just throw on $500. All that to make it less that 40% faster when I'm sitting around waiting for a WEB BROWSER to load?
Apple should be reading these threads. I'm tired of sitting around with saved cash for a new comp, waiting for Motion to stabilize footage overnight (never mind rendering the results), stressing over what projects to delete or not because my 2TB over 3 HDs is totally full. And then not even being able to decide the 1000 other things after getting a new comp -- storage methods, whether to switch to FCP X or Adobe Premiere, what to catch up on in the past few years from having a 5+ year old Mac, etc.
Let us know the release dates! Forget about the public "wow" factor. I quit drinking to pay for a new comp. Designers' lives are being affected by this ****!
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False. Back-lighting a display with the proper wavelength of light (6500k i believe) increases picture quality and reduces eye-strain in low lighting situations. It's very popular among the videophile crowd. In short: When viewing the screen in dim/dark light, your eyes are picking up the wall behind the screen and the screen (both at different distances) and your brain thinks they are one in the same thus causing some visual inconsistencies, loss of clarity and color as well as eye-strain.
If this thing does not arrive in July I'm going to have to buy something. I'm an artist who works with photography. I've been without a computer for months and I've got shows coming up soon.
This is not as bad as it sounds. I also work as a photography printer so I can get work done at my computer at work. It's a dream, Eizo color sync hooked up to a 27" imac.
However, it's getting down to the wire and I really need something personal to work on. An Imac is perfect because even though they don't calibrate worth a damn they give me enough real estate and power to work on 2GB photo files. I can then take it to a properly calibrated monitor to make the final tweaks before print.
It's totally not within my budget but I might have to get a retina MBP and actually invest in a proper 27" monitor. Probably one of those $1500 NEC multisync monitors
This is not as bad as it sounds. I also work as a photography printer so I can get work done at my computer at work. It's a dream, Eizo color sync hooked up to a 27" imac.
However, it's getting down to the wire and I really need something personal to work on. An Imac is perfect because even though they don't calibrate worth a damn they give me enough real estate and power to work on 2GB photo files. I can then take it to a properly calibrated monitor to make the final tweaks before print.
It's totally not within my budget but I might have to get a retina MBP and actually invest in a proper 27" monitor. Probably one of those $1500 NEC multisync monitors
In my case, yes.
I've been waiting for the new iMacs and watching what's happening with OS X and the iOS integration. I am not happy with the direction Apple is heading with OS X overall. The more I read about ML, the less pleased I am with their current direction.
Others obviously may feel differently. To each his own.
If that is what they really wanted, why in God's name would they be waiting for an iMac.
You either want an iMac or you want a Windows machine .... figure out what you really want and BUY IT !!!!
It's not bothering me so much as my mate who's buying the Mac Pro off me
I told him he could have it as soon as the new iMacs were available. "It won't be long, WWDC is only a couple of weeks away"......
I told him he could have it as soon as the new iMacs were available. "It won't be long, WWDC is only a couple of weeks away"......
A pc guy fantasizes about what it would be like to use an apple but loses his nerve and goes back to settling with Microsoft.... How is this news?
I have an iMac from 2009 and I considered getting the 2011 iMac but I i chose not to, and hence why I've been waiting for the 2012 model.
Same. I started a new job last October and thought, "I'll wait until early 2012. They're bound to be releasing new iMacs around then".
9 months later and still nothing. Apple I could have a kid in the time its taken you to release new iMacs. Hurry up!!
I'll be disappointed but I'll keep waiting. I'm on a 2006 iMac right now (the last white plastic model!) and while it's still a pretty decent machine for "office" usage, I desperately need something faster at this point. I've been holding on for so long that I'll just wait a little longer.
However, if it doesn't come when ML is released, I may start considering a refurb 2011. There's no way I'm paying full price for that; not that the refurbs are much cheaper, but it's better than nothing. After all I'd be happy with the current base 21.5" and I'd definitely feel the speed increase from my 2006 machine. I really want a machine with USB3 as future-proofing, though.
Or I may be getting a 13" non-retina MacBook Pro and a 22" display, but I actually sold my 2009 MBP13 a few months ago due to non-use AND I'd be paying more for something that's dual-core in the cheaper version.
Going to Windows is not an option for me. I have nothing against "PCs" (as if Macs weren't PCs in the end), but I need OS X.
However, if it doesn't come when ML is released, I may start considering a refurb 2011. There's no way I'm paying full price for that; not that the refurbs are much cheaper, but it's better than nothing. After all I'd be happy with the current base 21.5" and I'd definitely feel the speed increase from my 2006 machine. I really want a machine with USB3 as future-proofing, though.
Or I may be getting a 13" non-retina MacBook Pro and a 22" display, but I actually sold my 2009 MBP13 a few months ago due to non-use AND I'd be paying more for something that's dual-core in the cheaper version.
Going to Windows is not an option for me. I have nothing against "PCs" (as if Macs weren't PCs in the end), but I need OS X.
Yeah, me too. If it hadn't been dropped from Lion/Mounain Lion support by Apple, I'd probably have kept it till it dies.
But there is also this
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/02/apple-to-announce-3q-2012-earnings-on-july-24/
Any chance to see Imac's release while this?
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/02/apple-to-announce-3q-2012-earnings-on-july-24/
Any chance to see Imac's release while this?
I don't think that Retina iMacs are going to necessarily supplant the existing line. There may be new iMacs with retina displays AND a spec bump on the current line, just like with the MacBook Pros.
This may be wishful thinking, but would Apple really lose the desktop market? Slamming a new motherboard with a different chipset and better graphics shouldn't be too hard and would raise sales. Laptops may be all the rage these days, but nothing beats a decent desktop computer with fewer heat dissipation issues and a bigger screen... I doubt that Apple is oblivious to this.
It may just be that an iMac spec bump didn't make sense during WWDC (the spotlight was on MBPs and especially RMBPs) so they may just be waiting for ML to be released, also to skip the free updates. Even through the App Store, it's still a minor pain. It'd also be the perfect moment for prospective educational purchases for the back to school promotion.
Fingers crossed...
This may be wishful thinking, but would Apple really lose the desktop market? Slamming a new motherboard with a different chipset and better graphics shouldn't be too hard and would raise sales. Laptops may be all the rage these days, but nothing beats a decent desktop computer with fewer heat dissipation issues and a bigger screen... I doubt that Apple is oblivious to this.
It may just be that an iMac spec bump didn't make sense during WWDC (the spotlight was on MBPs and especially RMBPs) so they may just be waiting for ML to be released, also to skip the free updates. Even through the App Store, it's still a minor pain. It'd also be the perfect moment for prospective educational purchases for the back to school promotion.
Fingers crossed...
So if it is October will you wait?
I previously said that if it doesn't come by the end of this month and there aren't any rumours of an imminent release, then I won't wait any more. But is 3 months more really that much longer to wait..... yes it is but can I hack it.......probably, just. How about you?
I previously said that if it doesn't come by the end of this month and there aren't any rumours of an imminent release, then I won't wait any more. But is 3 months more really that much longer to wait..... yes it is but can I hack it.......probably, just. How about you?
As much as I hate to admit that Apple has a checkmate on me, yes, I'll wait. As long as my 2006 iMac survives I'll manage somehow. It's holding some project back (Xcode is a pain to load and compiling is slow as hell) but on a day to day basis it's still somewhat decent. Of course if by Christmas there's no news, I'll have to devise another plan.
My personal issue is that I've used a laptop for 8 hours a day at work in the past, but I always have the feeling it's not up to par with a good desktop... Even when it clearly is. Even the base 13" mbp has my iMac eat the dust and i rationally know that, but you know how it is...
My personal issue is that I've used a laptop for 8 hours a day at work in the past, but I always have the feeling it's not up to par with a good desktop... Even when it clearly is. Even the base 13" mbp has my iMac eat the dust and i rationally know that, but you know how it is...