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What to expect from iMac 2012 - Discussion
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When did this become fact?
I happen to agree with the prediction, but I don't see how anyone's guess is better than anyone else's right now.
I think the biggest upgrades we will see are the Graphics card and the Processor.
Possibly a new 8GB RAM minimum, Possibly SSD on a few more models, Possibly 3-4TB HD options. The 2011 models had the biggest "new items" with Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt, and SATA-3 as well as the new graphics cards.
Possibly a new 8GB RAM minimum, Possibly SSD on a few more models, Possibly 3-4TB HD options. The 2011 models had the biggest "new items" with Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt, and SATA-3 as well as the new graphics cards.
Oh no,I returned my iMac waiting on the refresh. If that is all I' ll be disappointed, Just to say I have 2012 model is not my motto. I waited as I thought it will have some sort of redesign. Hope it is April as the wait is killing. Anyone else have any info? Has Brain Tong heard anything from his links?? Lol
I actually just went out scrubbing the interwebs to see if anything came up. Seems the most recent info is right here in this thread.
Fact of the matter is, we're all guessing. A few people that write columns guessed that there will be a significant external redesign, some guessed it'll go "retina" and/or touchscreen, some guessed it'll have an Apple TV stapled to it... but outside One Infinite Loop, there's not a single person that Knows what's coming (or when).
Yes I know but considering Apple longest run has been 309 days & it looks like this iMac will beat that I can't see them waiting until June to refresh. Either way it doesn't make sense for me to purchase now.
I just hope we see it a few weeks after iPad.
I'll be upgrading from a freaking 2006 2ghz COREDUO with GMA950 64mb VRAM original MacBook! What's a couple more months huh!?AHHHHHHHH!
I can't even upgrade to Lion because it's only compatible with Core Duo 2 and above. LOLz.
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I am upgrading from a 1.5GHz PowerBook G4.
Okay okay okay . . . I do have a job with plenty of Mac Pros lying around, but the home system is HURTING.
I have a 2006 iMac which is on the point of falling over - lots of screen flicker, dead ODD, replaced hard drive, struggles to handle game - but it should hold together long enough for the 2012 model launch.
I'll be upgrading from a freaking 2006 2ghz COREDUO with GMA950 64mb VRAM original MacBook! What's a couple more months huh!?
I'm in exactly the same position with my early 2006 iMac and its dead ODD, replacement HDD and dying screen. The inability to run Lion is particularly galling as it also means I can't migrate my MobileMe account to iCloud. New iMacs need to be on sale before MobileMe expires in June or I'm screwed.
I just hope they finally fix the screen smudges issue. I plan on buying one for the first time but reading up on this issue has caused me hesitation.
You should still be able to convert the account and access it through internet log in icloud.com. An Apple store would surely do it if you needed assistance.
I had a trial MobileMe account (expired over a year ago) and I was able to use those credentials for iCloud.
A bit of tweaking and you can access iCloud mail via desktop Mail on non Lion devices (neither my iMac nor MBP can run Lion) and similarly sync iCal.
My iPhone is my only truly iCloud compatible device right now)
Without Steve Jobs around; screaming at engineering, manufacturing, and marketing to release new products at a break-neck pace, it may well pass the 309 day record.
Over the years I have seen a couple times what happens after a hard-charging VP leaves our group; everyone seems to slow down to catch their breath and wait for new direction. Then things pick up again when the new VP gets up to speed and starts driving his agenda.
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Personally, I sit on a late 2009 core i7 iMac 27 with 2560x1440, 16GB of 1333MHz memory and HD4850m graphics.
If we postulate an Ivy Bridge/Southern Islands upgrade, the memory subsystem is untouched (!) the CPU has gained some 25% or so, and the largest gain will be the top end graphics option that may offer doubled performance. Over all, the only thing that might be noticeable at all is the graphics if you play graphics intensive games on your iMac.
SO - what could Apple do that wouldn't constitute a luke-warm upgrade of the present iMac? The only thing I can see would be an increase in screen resolution. Going to 3840x2160 would constitute a 50% increase in linear resolution. Not earth shattering, but definitely noticeable to any and all, and it would be something to point at where the iMac broke new ground. And that's my hope for the new line-up, Apple driving what would eventually be an industry wide move to higher resolutions and (finally!) resolution independent user interfaces.
If we postulate an Ivy Bridge/Southern Islands upgrade, the memory subsystem is untouched (!) the CPU has gained some 25% or so, and the largest gain will be the top end graphics option that may offer doubled performance. Over all, the only thing that might be noticeable at all is the graphics if you play graphics intensive games on your iMac.
SO - what could Apple do that wouldn't constitute a luke-warm upgrade of the present iMac? The only thing I can see would be an increase in screen resolution. Going to 3840x2160 would constitute a 50% increase in linear resolution. Not earth shattering, but definitely noticeable to any and all, and it would be something to point at where the iMac broke new ground. And that's my hope for the new line-up, Apple driving what would eventually be an industry wide move to higher resolutions and (finally!) resolution independent user interfaces.
Having lived with a 2009 27in iMac, I would like...
My Oct 2009 Core i5 2.66 27in iMac has a 1TB drive and the only change from stock spec is an upgrade to 16GB of RAM and a Trackpad. What I would like to see will not happen - easy access to the HD drive to allow a fast swap, ability to add second SSD drive later as opposed to buying at high cost upfront, a fast CF card reader and.... well we are all pretty much in the same boat. MacPro flexibility in a more affordable iMac package. But blistering CPU and graphics performance is just not on my personal agenda. What I have is plenty fast enough for my needs. Which means I cannot justify an upgrade which also means I should not be looking at this forum and.....
My Oct 2009 Core i5 2.66 27in iMac has a 1TB drive and the only change from stock spec is an upgrade to 16GB of RAM and a Trackpad. What I would like to see will not happen - easy access to the HD drive to allow a fast swap, ability to add second SSD drive later as opposed to buying at high cost upfront, a fast CF card reader and.... well we are all pretty much in the same boat. MacPro flexibility in a more affordable iMac package. But blistering CPU and graphics performance is just not on my personal agenda. What I have is plenty fast enough for my needs. Which means I cannot justify an upgrade which also means I should not be looking at this forum and.....
Hopefully they use a new supplier for their screens. Gave up after 3 returns with yellow tint and big 20cm arc of light bleed from bottom right hand corner on late 2011 models. i believe they are LG monitors and the problem seems to date back 4 years now!! So until Apple uses a new monitor supplier I wont waste any more time on the iMac.
Suggestions?
So I've been following this thread for a while now. I'm new to this forum this is my first post. Regarding the new iMac all I hear is wait wait wait!!! Well heres my situation:
I want to edit HD video (shot with a canon 60D) Mostly amateur using iMovie. I do eventually want to dabble in final cut or Avid media composer. I was looking into the iMac 21.5 inch (the size will fit my work space) with 8GB ram and the AMD raedeon 6770m.
Questions:
Will this be powerful enough to edit HD video without a problem?
Should I wait for the new iMac or will mountain lion eat up a lot of the RAM like Lion does?
A little background on me:
I am currently running Pro Tools on an MAC mini 1.83 GHz Intel core Duo. (Believe it or not it works amazing)
But alas its time for an upgrade as I cant even get 10.7
Thanks guys/gals
So I've been following this thread for a while now. I'm new to this forum this is my first post. Regarding the new iMac all I hear is wait wait wait!!! Well heres my situation:
I want to edit HD video (shot with a canon 60D) Mostly amateur using iMovie. I do eventually want to dabble in final cut or Avid media composer. I was looking into the iMac 21.5 inch (the size will fit my work space) with 8GB ram and the AMD raedeon 6770m.
Questions:
Will this be powerful enough to edit HD video without a problem?
Should I wait for the new iMac or will mountain lion eat up a lot of the RAM like Lion does?
A little background on me:
I am currently running Pro Tools on an MAC mini 1.83 GHz Intel core Duo. (Believe it or not it works amazing)
But alas its time for an upgrade as I cant even get 10.7
Thanks guys/gals
Hi, welcome to the forums.
I have the high end iMac 21.5" and it is consistently benchmarked just below the high end 27", so it has lots of juice, and for the price difference between the two, you can have room to add an SSD. That's what I did and it's a smoking fast system. Just make sure to get the i7 processor to take advantage of hyperthreading, which will greatly boost performance in multi-core processing apps like FCP.
I'd still say wait for the new iMac though. Release is pretty imminent and if your going to do some serious power crunching later on, then why settle for year old technology? I wouldn't be worried at all with RAM in Mountain Lion either, especially if you wait for the refresh. With a system that powerful, the hardware will run circles around the OS.
apple should just release the new imac now and say pre-orders available today. that way we wouldn't have the money burning our pockets rii now and we'll be happy knowing that yeah its oming instead of when is it coming. they should also say something like "dont worry, it'll come with ivy bridge and u can upgrade to ML in june/july when that comes."
Hi, welcome to the forums.
I have the high end iMac 21.5" and it is consistently benchmarked just below the high end 27", so it has lots of juice, and for the price difference between the two, you can have room to add an SSD. That's what I did and it's a smoking fast system. Just make sure to get the i7 processor to take advantage of hyperthreading, which will greatly boost performance in multi-core processing apps like FCP.
I'd still say wait for the new iMac though. Release is pretty imminent and if your going to do some serious power crunching later on, then why settle for year old technology? I wouldn't be worried at all with RAM in Mountain Lion either, especially if you wait for the refresh. With a system that powerful, the hardware will run circles around the OS.
Understand what your saying but 1 year old tech isn't really that bad, Sandy Bridge is very powerful and ivy bridge is a shrink of that, You will see more gains in GPU than CPU. I bit the bullet today as I couldn't wait.
Like all business Apple want your money, as much of it as they can get. They know some people have to have latest even with minimal gains in CPU.
People need to be wise with their money. Steve sold the world millions of iPods and made millions but never used them at home, only in public, see my point. Not having a go just saying mate
Ivy bridge will bring USB3 if Apple implement it and a few other gains as long as there is no redesign i'll be fine, even though i hate being 1st adapter of new designs/chips.
I went and purchased today and I'm happy with this iMac all the chinks should be ironed out and the current design is beautiful as you know!!Besides why be a guinea pig on new chips/redesign? I prefer to buy after a year or so (each to their own though) anyway memba last year Sandy bridge recalls??. To be honest when i was placing extra ram in, it had me thinking how would apple make this thing thiner and still keep 4 rams slots??
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apple should just release the new imac now and say pre-orders available today. that way we wouldn't have the money burning our pockets rii now and we'll be happy knowing that yeah its oming instead of when is it coming. they should also say something like "dont worry, it'll come with ivy bridge and u can upgrade to ML in june/july when that comes."
Ha, have you seen Apple in the past?
Release your products ASAP after announcing them, so you can offload the outdated models to those who are happy to pay the same price for something that isn't brand new tech.
upgrade or new or wait
New poster here.
I just bought my 13 yr. old daughter the more expensive 13" Mac Air and being in the Mac store got my juices flowing.
I have a 2008 24" iMac 3.06 Ghz Intel 4GB Ram still in great shape, but hell I'm ready to spend some money and see something!
Will it be worth it to buy new vs. putting it up to 6 gb ram (max allowed)?
Comparing the current offering, and if a new version wasn't expected, I'd opt for these:
3.4 ghz intel i7
16 gb ram
1 TB ata (or whatever the basic should be plenty for me)
Not a gamer but love watching movies and i guess the basic Graphics should be fine.
A track pad and mouse.
This would run me darn close to 3 grand, but I'm game.
My thinking is that the current iMac is a good step up from what I have but if the newer version is coming soon, better to wait.
Right?
What is the anticipated price range?
thanks for any comments.
New poster here.
I just bought my 13 yr. old daughter the more expensive 13" Mac Air and being in the Mac store got my juices flowing.
I have a 2008 24" iMac 3.06 Ghz Intel 4GB Ram still in great shape, but hell I'm ready to spend some money and see something!
Will it be worth it to buy new vs. putting it up to 6 gb ram (max allowed)?
Comparing the current offering, and if a new version wasn't expected, I'd opt for these:
3.4 ghz intel i7
16 gb ram
1 TB ata (or whatever the basic should be plenty for me)
Not a gamer but love watching movies and i guess the basic Graphics should be fine.
A track pad and mouse.
This would run me darn close to 3 grand, but I'm game.
My thinking is that the current iMac is a good step up from what I have but if the newer version is coming soon, better to wait.
Right?
What is the anticipated price range?
thanks for any comments.