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What to expect from iMac 2012 - Discussion

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I really think this is what we'll see:

1. Option of less glare on screen. Not matte, but less glare glass. still reflective.

2. SSDs in all machines, possibly with a 1TB HDD included too, but maybe with just an entire SSD.

3. USB3. Natch.

4. POSSIBLY without a DVD drive, leaving more space for 2 hard-drives. But I think with the benefits SSD's seem to offer it'd be worthwhile including in all iMacs and definitely ensure they don't get left behind as I believe SSDs will become the norm fairly quickly.

5. Its probably an idea they've had but they may ditch in favour of design - an adjustable height of the monitor.

Apart from that, I think things will remain as is.
 
mikdog said:
I really think this is what we'll see:

1. Option of less glare on screen. Not matte, but less glare glass. still reflective.

2. SSDs in all machines, possibly with a 1TB HDD included too, but maybe with just an entire SSD.

3. USB3. Natch.

4. POSSIBLY without a DVD drive, leaving more space for 2 hard-drives. But I think with the benefits SSD's seem to offer it'd be worthwhile including in all iMacs and definitely ensure they don't get left behind as I believe SSDs will become the norm fairly quickly.

5. Its probably an idea they've had but they may ditch in favour of design - an adjustable height of the monitor.

Apart from that, I think things will remain as is.
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+ ivy bridge + amd 7xxx series.
 
though all this waiting is killing me i'm for sure not gonna buy my first imac til it's updated. but i'm just tryin to figure out how much it will cost me. can somebody tell what usually happens to the pricing when the imacs refresh? do prices of comparable models (in this case 2011 to 2012) drop, raise or do they stay the same?
 
lifeguard90 said:
Good read
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Indeed quite interesting article, thanks sped :cool:

Please, please please,,, please be sooner than later - our iMac is toasting :(

http://www.worldofapple.com/archives/2012/05/07/ivy-bridge-macs/

As for timeframes, it all comes down to when Intel begins shipping the chips in good volumes. Apple has been known to get chips before other manufacturers, here’s what I’d say timeframe wise for refreshes:

Mac mini – July/August 2012
iMac – late May/June 2012
Mac Pro – impossible to say, potentially anytime now
MacBook Pro – limited knowledge on potential refresh, expect around July/August 2012
MacBook Air – July/August 2012
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Dear Apple,

I have been waiting for 3 months now! Please release the new iMacs sooonnnn!!!

My setup is complete except for the main part, the iMac.

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2X ASUS VE278Q 27" LED DISPLAY -- 2X Ergotron MX Desk Mount Arm Stand -- Razer (Mamba2012, Deathadder, Blackwiddow Ultimate Mac Edition, Scarba, Goliatus) -- Logitech Z906 500W RMS 5.1 -- Blue Yeti Microphone -- MPD24 -- Monoprice Tablet -- Monster Power Bar
 

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Scrapula said:
Your average home computer user is not going to know Ivy Bridge from Sandy Bridge or any other processor. :confused: The iMac has always been geared to that average home user.
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Right, because no home user would be able to benefit from USB3. Also, a very good explanation of why the iMac includes latest and greatest hardware and actually beats the single-CPU Mac Pro performance-wise :rolleyes:
 
Tell me how I will benefit from USB 3.0 as a home user? My photos will download faster from my digital camera? It already does it in seconds. My iPhone sync could go a little faster, I guess. But that doesn't take long, either. Does a home user know the difference between 2.0 and 3.0? Probably not. They just know a bigger number is better.

I do not know why Apple has not updated the Mac Pro. I wish they would make it smaller in size rather than faster, though.

I don't pay much attention to processor benchmarks. It is a useless statistic and not meaningful in real life. I've gone from the days of kicking everyone off the computer, to do a standalone compile that took 15 minutes, to near instantaneous compiles under Unix. My SCO Unix system is over 10 years old and it is still that fast, because the OS is fast when I run as a dumb terminal. A newer system would save fractions of seconds off of my compile speed.

I do my iPad/iPhone development on a Mac Mini. I would like a larger display for lay outs and it makes more sense to buy an iMac then a 27" Apple display at this point. The Mac Pro plus $900 for a 27" monitor does not make financial sense. (Plus I only have enough credit card reward points for an iMac;))

leman said:
Right, because no home user would be able to benefit from USB3. Also, a very good explanation of why the iMac includes latest and greatest hardware and actually beats the single-CPU Mac Pro performance-wise :rolleyes:
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Scrapula said:
Tell me how I will benefit from USB 3.0 as a home user? My photos will download faster from my digital camera? It already does it in seconds. My iPhone sync could go a little faster, I guess. But that doesn't take long, either. Does a home user know the difference between 2.0 and 3.0? Probably not. They just know a bigger number is better.

I do not know why Apple has not updated the Mac Pro. I wish they would make it smaller in size rather than faster, though.

I don't pay much attention to processor benchmarks. It is a useless statistic and not meaningful in real life. I've gone from the days of kicking everyone off the computer, to do a standalone compile that took 15 minutes, to near instantaneous compiles under Unix. My SCO Unix system is over 10 years old and it is still that fast, because the OS is fast when I run as a dumb terminal. A newer system would save fractions of seconds off of my compile speed.

I do my iPad/iPhone development on a Mac Mini. I would like a larger display for lay outs and it makes more sense to buy an iMac then a 27" Apple display at this point. The Mac Pro plus $900 for a 27" monitor does not make financial sense. (Plus I only have enough credit card reward points for an iMac;))
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Transferring files to an external HDD, large movies from a camera to a drive, etc.
 
Scrapula said:
Tell me how I will benefit from USB 3.0 as a home user?
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Tell me how innovation won't benefit a home user?

The truth is a lot of user who buy shiner computers will be looking to connect to there favourite sites faster. They fall to realize that the time it takes to connect depends on there connection speed and nothing related to the computer. These users will also think that with a usb 3 port on there computer, all there previous usb (1.0;1.1;2.0) will be faster. This is true to an extent but not to the full speed advertised by the machine. I have a friend who is by no mean technology inclined who bought a mac because she "like the shinning apple and the the shinny case the computer is in."
 
Scrapula said:
Tell me how I will benefit from USB 3.0 as a home user?
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I can buy a 3TB external USB 3.0 drive for as little as $160 which runs just as fast as an internal HDD. I can get that at any office supply store or tech shop.

Thunderbolt is better if I want SSDs, RAID, or SSDs in a RAID. It's better if I want port replication or displays. But right now, if I just want basic storage, USB 3.0 is fast enough, far cheaper and easier to get.

Ideal for a system with no easy access to the internal drives.
 
I predict a spec bump, and not much else.

Very likely:

• Ivy Bridge (not much of a improvement in my opinion)
• Newer GPUs (7970M for the top-of-the-line model)

Maybe:

• Faster SSDs
• 3TB drive option
• Removal of the optical drive
• Slight redesign of the case (thinner?)

(Very) unlikely:

• 32GB RAM option
• USB 3.0
• Bigger screen resolution

Personally, I'm just going to go with a Hackintosh. Anyways, this list is a little more reasonable than the wild predictions floating around.
 
battlekid said:
I predict a spec bump, and not much else.

Very likely:

• Ivy Bridge (not much of a improvement in my opinion)
• Newer GPUs (7970M for the top-of-the-line model)

Maybe:

• Faster SSDs
• 3TB drive option
• Removal of the optical drive
• Slight redesign of the case (thinner?)

(Very) unlikely:

• 32GB RAM option
• USB 3.0
• Bigger screen resolution

Personally, I'm just going to go with a Hackintosh. Anyways, this list is a little more reasonable than the wild predictions floating around.
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ivy bridge CPU and USB 3 go hand in hand. If USB is included so is USB 3. Intel Natively supports USB 3.0 in Ivy Bridge. I agree with the rest.
 
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