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What to expect from iMac 2012 - Discussion
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If they follow last years pattern the MacBook Pros will be updated first, as this is where Apple face the most competition and have the highest volume, followed by the iMacs later. Last year the iMacs were released about 10 weeks after the MBPs, with an iPad release in between.
Ivy Bridge doesn't appear to be a huge advance over Sandy Bridge, which is what you would expect given Intel's Tick Tock cycle.
Unless you need a better GPU the current iMac is a great buy.
Ivy Bridge doesn't appear to be a huge advance over Sandy Bridge, which is what you would expect given Intel's Tick Tock cycle.
Unless you need a better GPU the current iMac is a great buy.
It is possible to do a 24" with a 16:9 aspect ratio. There are quite a lot of monitors like that on the market already. I prefer the 16:10 ratio on my 24" iMac, but it seems unlikely that ratio would appear again at this time, although I could see the 21.5" screen increased to 24" and the 27" increased to 30".
I see April 29 as the retail date. If CompUSA still existed, that would be the day you can walk in and buy one. Of course, to meet that date, they need to put some in the channel before then. No reason why they can't send some to OEMs (including Apple) at the same time.
My parents will be buying an iMac in April (probably 20th onwards)
So it sounds like they may well be on the cusp of newer models arriving. However, it is all rumour.
Personally I cant see apple doing much radical. I expect the iMac to retain its general design. They may tweak the dimensions slightly, but its just messing around on the fringes. Of course there will be updated silicon parts inside and while they will be more powerful and faster, for users like my parents I imagine such incremental increases will be lost on them anyway.
So if we go to the apple store on the 21st and there is still no hint of new iMacs I think ill just tell them to buy one and be done. I dont think there will be anything they are going to miss in the new ones. It'll be their first mac also, though they are used to iDevices, so its not like they are power users able to squeeze every nickle n dime from the box.
So it sounds like they may well be on the cusp of newer models arriving. However, it is all rumour.
Personally I cant see apple doing much radical. I expect the iMac to retain its general design. They may tweak the dimensions slightly, but its just messing around on the fringes. Of course there will be updated silicon parts inside and while they will be more powerful and faster, for users like my parents I imagine such incremental increases will be lost on them anyway.
So if we go to the apple store on the 21st and there is still no hint of new iMacs I think ill just tell them to buy one and be done. I dont think there will be anything they are going to miss in the new ones. It'll be their first mac also, though they are used to iDevices, so its not like they are power users able to squeeze every nickle n dime from the box.
I want to move from the 24" screen to the 27" and have been holding out expecting a upgraded model. I bought my 24" in November 2008 and on checking the specs I was expecting the current models to be a lot faster.
Mine says 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, while the current higher end one on the Apple Store says 3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5.
So, not being really clued into what this means, can anyone tell me if it will make a significant difference? Also what will adding an SSD do for me?
The other differences to my present machine are 4 GB ram vs 2 GB and 1 TB HD vs 350 GB.
All that and amazingly only $100 more than I paid in 2008....mind you I think the Can $ is a lot better than it was back then.
Any help appreciated.
Mine says 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, while the current higher end one on the Apple Store says 3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5.
So, not being really clued into what this means, can anyone tell me if it will make a significant difference? Also what will adding an SSD do for me?
The other differences to my present machine are 4 GB ram vs 2 GB and 1 TB HD vs 350 GB.
All that and amazingly only $100 more than I paid in 2008....mind you I think the Can $ is a lot better than it was back then.
Any help appreciated.
I would be willing to bet a lot of money that the next update would be a complete redesign.
So does this:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/06/imac-2011-benchmarks/
mean mine as above is about a third the current speeds?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...oint-to-retina-display-coming-this-summer.ars
Most people sit 20"-25" from their monitors, so "retina" would mean ~180+ ppi
So we'd be talking roughly QHD/4k resolutions. The technology is old - IBM had one 3840x2400 in a 22" form factor in 2001, but the technology still isn't cheap. Being able to offer that would really differentiate Apple products since I can buy a 23" 1080p monitor for $100 now...
Most people sit 20"-25" from their monitors, so "retina" would mean ~180+ ppi
So we'd be talking roughly QHD/4k resolutions. The technology is old - IBM had one 3840x2400 in a 22" form factor in 2001, but the technology still isn't cheap. Being able to offer that would really differentiate Apple products since I can buy a 23" 1080p monitor for $100 now...
Hah Thanks for the tips.
Ill go get a dictionary so you can learn the definition of sarcasm
Yes it will make a big diffence from the current machine you are using now.
A core 2 duo only contains 2 cores that will split across the workload. A core i5 that you mentioned has 4 cores.
So for example just to put it simply: if you had 2 people building a home as compared to 4, which will you think will finish the fastest
Hope that helps.
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True, but I don't see apple putting up 2 displays with the same resolution or even keeping the 1920x1080 res on a 24" model. They seem to like keeping high dpi. As far as I know, there is no resolution that sits between 1920x1080 and 2560x1440.
Yes it will make a big diffence from the current machine you are using now.
A core 2 duo only contains 2 cores that will split across the workload. A core i5 that you mentioned has 4 cores.
So for example just to put it simply: if you had 2 people building a home as compared to 4, which will you think will finish the fastest
Yes it does thanks. What's your opinion on adding SSD, what's the benefit?
I think now that ssd's are coming out....apple will re-design all its computers. The macbook pro is said to be as slim as the macbook air for 2012. so who knows, the iMac might just get slimmer and maybe come with a standard bigger screen 22/24 inch plus.
So if it is a redesign, losing the ODD and with more energy-efficient CPU/GPU, would it be technologically feasible to have an oversized (21.5-27" or even 30") iPad form factor (a little thicker, perhaps)? With a touchscreen? You wouldn't want to take it on the train, but you could lay it flat on a table or mount it on the wall (with bluetooth peripherals). Would overheating be an issue with something like that?
Why the hell do you want something like that.
Thats never going to happen.
Techinal possible? Of course.
But it's also dumb.
I've been saving for my first iMac and I am willing to wait for the next refresh. I know the current model is good but I will be so if I buy one and a new model came out within a month. Yes, there will always be a newer version out but I will give it till July. I have no pressing need to have one immediately.
I don't want retina display but more ram and a better graphics card on the 21.5 inch.
Redesign? I like the current model, don't mind if they change it a little as most apple stuff looks good.
I have been tempted by a refurb (£850 in uk) 21.5 standard but will hold off.
I will wait. No matter the advice of others. I am sure it is good advice but I will follow my instincts to wait.
if I buy one and a new model came out within a month. Yes, there will always be a newer version out but I will give it till July. I have no pressing need to have one immediately.I don't want retina display but more ram and a better graphics card on the 21.5 inch.
Redesign? I like the current model, don't mind if they change it a little as most apple stuff looks good
.I have been tempted by a refurb (£850 in uk) 21.5 standard but will hold off.
I will wait. No matter the advice of others. I am sure it is good advice but I will follow my instincts to wait.
I've been saving for my first iMac and I am willing to wait for the next refresh. I know the current model is good but I will be so
I don't want retina display but more ram and a better graphics card on the 21.5 inch.
Redesign? I like the current model, don't mind if they change it a little as most apple stuff looks good
I have been tempted by a refurb (£850 in uk) 21.5 standard but will hold off.
I will wait. No matter the advice of others. I am sure it is good advice but I will follow my instincts to wait.
I'd rather have a 4k 30in ISP at 120hz
Sorry, I should have been more specific as to say that there is no way they would make a 24" model due to the fact that the only 16:9 resolution they could put would be 1920x1080. And since they already have a 21" model with that res, they probably won't make 2 different screen sizes with the same res for the iMacs.
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Sorry, i missed the second part. Well with SSD the main benefits noticed would be in loading times as well as writing times. So let's say you open safari with a standard HDD it probably loads in about 5 to 6 seconds. And SSD takes about 1 to open.
As for creating files and installing something on to the SSD, it drastically cuts down the time. What took me about 11 min to convert a 720p 3:30 min vid on a 5400 rpm HDD now takes a little less than 3 min to do after I upgraded. Mind you that the CPU is the major factor in speed though
when it comes to converting, but when I reinstalled lion onto my SSD after switching, what normally takes an hour to do, took half the time to install.Hope that helps again
It depends whether or not Apple is going to stick with ATI or are going Nvidia with upcoming graphics cards.
Probably going to see either 7970m gpu's if they stay with ATI or a 600 series gpu if they go with nvidia.
My opinion: 7970m
Matbe Ivy Bridge, i7 default for High-end model
8 GB RAM standard,
A nice non-mobile GPU,
More USB Ports.
8 GB RAM standard,
A nice non-mobile GPU,
More USB Ports.