I think the other poster may be questioning the "Don't buy, updates soon" portion of the buyers guide. I personally don't think a month or two is soon.
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I think the other poster may be questioning the "Don't buy, updates soon" portion of the buyers guide. I personally don't think a month or two is soon.
Good working. I hope we see some redesign as well. The iMac should hit this quarter probably at wwdc.
This is up to MacRumors on how they want to interpret it. Everyone has their own idea of what "soon" means and at this point it's just guessing. What they are saying is it's overdue and it would not be a surprise if it were updated in the next few weeks.
For you. "Soon" is a subjective term. Soon can be 3 weeks for you, or 3 months for someone else.
how is 3 months soon for over due refresh + extended wait time?
it is subjective, but 3 months just doesn't seem to fit "soon" for this unique iMac scenario.
* 3 months soon= i could see that if a couple were expecting their first child, yes 3 months is soon.
It depends. If you change your iMac every 2 years, then no, 3 months isn't soon.
If, like many/most people, you plan on keeping it for 4 or 5 years, then 3 months isn't long at all to wait to have a much better computer for perhaps 5 years
No one mentioned in the recent pages the rumor about a brand new keyboard with only a few milimeters of travel on each key. That would fit well with a complete redesign.
The comment from a Belgian member earlier in the thread speaks volumes about an impending introduction, hopefully sooner than later.
Can anyone comment about someone they know who ordered a BTO iMac in the recent days and the shipping delays once the order is passed?
The comment from a Belgian member earlier in the thread speaks volumes about an impending introduction, hopefully sooner than later.
Can anyone comment about someone they know who ordered a BTO iMac in the recent days and the shipping delays once the order is passed?
Apple always makes product announcements on Tuesdays? I had no idea.
Or is that sarcasm..
Pretty sure this was sarcasm.
Tuesdays the moste usal.
Not sarcasm! Apple usaly makes computer announcements on tuesdays but other Apple products has been realest on other days.
tuesday is historically the most assumed day, with wednesday being the next in line.
hope the iMac resembles the cinema display more closely, whether via thinner or drop the chin.
realistically hoping for-
-27" imac
-anti glare GLASS panel, or at least less reflective than now thanks to museum glass and or G-tech's solution.
- ivy bridge 3.4 ghz turbo to 3.9+?
-AMD 7970m 2GB graphics
-8GB RAM standard
-lower ssd price point for current sizes/ same price for more capacity/ and or better sad like samsung 830
-maybe better speaker quality and 1080p hd camera
-backlit keyboard
hope the iMac resembles the cinema display more closely, whether via thinner or drop the chin.
realistically hoping for-
-27" imac
-anti glare GLASS panel, or at least less reflective than now thanks to museum glass and or G-tech's solution.
- ivy bridge 3.4 ghz turbo to 3.9+?
-AMD 7970m 2GB graphics
-8GB RAM standard
-lower ssd price point for current sizes/ same price for more capacity/ and or better sad like samsung 830
-maybe better speaker quality and 1080p hd camera
-backlit keyboard
For those of you wondering about the exact advantages of the new ivy bridge processor like I was, here is the nicely detailed wikipedia article about the processor: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)
Apple can keep their muy expensivo RAM to themselves and I'll buy from OWC or Crucial for half price, thank you
It's hard to reduce the chin of the iMac and add better speakers. I can't wait to see Apple's offering. They'll probably surprise us À la Mountain Lion.
They did it just fine with the 27" ACD and ATD.
Btw, new MR article showing new 2012 iMacs in Geekbench benchmarks! The time is near.
I imagine they have more room since they do not need to put a hard drive and all the bigger components of a computer.
The 5 days of sales are over since Saturday. I hope to get to the store soon, see what stock they've still got and will ask for a model that's out of stock. Belgian Apple Store still says 1-3 days delivery time for standard models. So it's contradictory...
On the other hand: two new Apple models showed up in Geekbench's benchmarks: an updated MBP and an updated iMac.
Also Best Buy reduced the price of it's Mac's. Another sign that a refresh could occur soon. That sale ends on May 17th. Maybe iMacs on the 22nd.