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What to expect from iMac 2012 - Discussion
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LATEST LEAKS: The new iMac still be on sale, in store, on Monday. It will be a redesign and feature all the things I want and none of the things I don't. There will be a price drop and Tim Cook was all like, "Dude, I know you want a consumer priced tower, we be all over dat !"
Full Disclosure: These leaks come mainly from my head.....
Full Disclosure: These leaks come mainly from my head.....
I cant afford them
Err...because I cant afford a macpro, and they arent what I want.
Err...because I cant afford a macpro, and they arent what I want.
It was fairly obviously an exercise in trying to evaluate available stock levels for a product, in this case one he was interested in, it has nothing to do with individual affordability, merely testing a theory!
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Quite simple. This is post 2,609 in this thread and we haven't had much new material to talk about.
But it did say it was a possibility there'd be no new iMac, not simply "no Retina iMac".
http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/08/wwdc-...s-and-os-x-mountain-lion-bonus-new-apple-app/
9to5Mac said:
[* Scenario 1: spec. bumped MBPs with the current design, instead of a new iMac.]
Most people are objecting to the telephone game which turns "Possibly no iMacs" to "Likely no iMacs" to "WTF, no iMacs now! I haz a sad!
"Read the whole article next time pal, don't skim it
Here you go
.9to5Mac..we think it is possible that Apple will not update the iMac at WWDC, but, instead, the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros.
With all of the above on the new Macs in mind, we have drawn up two possible scenarios for the 2012 WWDC Mac refresh. These scenarios differ based on whether Apple releases a new iMac or spec-bumped 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros with its current form-factor.
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As you can see, either way, Apple will release updates to four of its Mac lines, as we first reported. It seems that the Retina Display next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro, new MacBook Air, and Mac Pro are likely announcements at WWDC, but the fourth new Mac is up for debate. Based on pricing structures, it is very possible that Apple takes either route. However, the current pricing compared to the pricing for this fourth Mac update leans more on scenario 1* happening. That would mean two sets of 15 inch MacBook Pros (current design, and next-gen design + Retina Display).
The current IMac is an excellent machine, my 2010 machine runs everything I need plus all the windows apps and games via Bootcamp, the 2011 model would be better than my 2010.
As a long time Windows user who switched, I can tell you the windows/PC mentality of you are in a constant hardware race is not the same on the IMac. The IMac comes with most of the software a person really needs, so you are not in the constant updgrade software cycle and the need to swap out hardware constantly.
My IMac is approaching two years old and it has saved me money because it is just as fast as it was on day one and I have not had to constantly throw new hardware components in it like I did with the Windows Boxes I built.
Not to mention the constant pain in the asterisk* constant cycle of Windows updates that force you to reboot every other day and the always need to work around the "little" issues you always have with Windows. The Mac and OSX have been a lot more stable enviroment. Its to the point where I hate using my work PC. (By the way I work for H.P. LOL!)
I am in the market for a new IMac also, so I can pass this one on to my daughter knowing very well that this 2010 Mac will be a great machine for a few more years.
Thanks Pal!
Take that article with a grain of salt. The iMac should be released next week. Either with a keynote or a silent update with press release.
Really, the iMac is the least practical Mac that Apple makes. It's a desktop that is more un-upgradable than even the MacBook Pro. Given that design, it's also the least reliable between heating problems, GPU problems (that are probably related to the heating problems), logic board problems, etc. When you put desktop components into such a thin enclosure, they generate a ton of heat. Also the innards are laughable; the only thing making that computer worth its cost is the screen and that's really only applicable to the 27" machine. If they don't release a new iMac next week, don't write off the Mac platform; that just means that you should never have switched from Windows to begin with. Instead, move to one of Apple's more practical Macs like...say...a MacBook Pro, or a Mac Pro. Both of them will last you way longer and serve you way better than an iMac could ever have.
If you put the current 27" screen against a retina 27" screen I'm betting you couldn't tell the difference. Pick something sensible to be bummed about.
See my blog - crtags.blogspot.com or slashdot.org. I was totally shocked on reading the slashdot article about why computer screens are so pathetic. If you search ebay for 2560x1440 then you find those Apple screens can be bought for $300USD or above - depending on connectors and other stuff.
Ok my bad..I'll check with you next time and make sure my senses are all lined out. Since your are an elitist, would my answering my original question and explaining the differences between parrellels and boot camp?
Actually, I'm the opposite of an elitist. The elitists are clamoring for a retina display so that they can brag about having a retina display.
And to my understanding parallels works inside OSX so you don't have to reboot your computer to use it. Boot camp gives you the option to boot into either OS, but you have to restart to change OS. As far as performance hits go for parallels I have no idea as I haven't used either.
Ive used vmware and virtualbox extensively - virtualisation. It allows you to run the other OS inside a window or have the other OS' apps run in their own windows on screen. For most things, you wont notice any difference. Where it can make a difference is high rate graphics, i.e. games. Parallels provides various optimisations and device drivers to hide the perf hit - but I would expect a lowering of native frame rates. Boot camp, since you boot into the other OS, will run at native speeds.
Virtualisation is definitely good, if you can live with it. Perfectly fine for normal WP, browsing, development and toying with apps.
Next iMac to look like TB Display
Yep because every 2-3 years, the iMac is redesigned. So for better alignment with the Thunder Bolt Display, the iMac will be chinless.
Yep because every 2-3 years, the iMac is redesigned. So for better alignment with the Thunder Bolt Display, the iMac will be chinless.
