I'm really hoping for a 30+ inch display. If it's still 27", I doubt I'd upgrade from my i9 27"
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Logo back on the chin. It looks so bland and charmless without it.
Yeah.... nope.
Aside from the fact that some people do need a bit more power/features than the mini can offer, but don't need the power the studio has. You seriously can't compare a Mac mini + Display with an iMac.
Aside from the fact that some people really do prefer AIO for a reason.
In the same boat. I'm holding onto my 2015 27" for dear life. It's been on the dying track for a couple years but Apple does currently not offer the option I need *and* can afford *and* am actually willing to buy if I could afford it.
No Plan B on my end, either, other than desperately hoping for Apple to give us a larger-screen non-pro iMac again, after all.
What galls me about is that despite all the greenwashing from Apple, they haven't provided a way to use iMacs as external monitors. Can you imagine how many machines it would save from recycling if you could (say) plug a MacBook or a Mac Mini into one of those USB-C ports on the iMac and use it as a display?
For everyone saying just buy a mac mini + studio display:
mac mini max RAM: 16 GB.
I'm running 24 GB in my 2015 iMac and I most certainly will not go below that to future-proof.
That also puts the mini at $1099. And that's with a measly 512 GB storage.
+ $130-200 for a keyboard
+ $100 for a mouse/trackpad
Nevermind a camera, speakers, ...
The studio display starts at $1600.
So we're looking at minimum ~$3000.
My almost maxed out 27" iMac cost me $2400 back in 2015 + I think 100ish for RAM. With a 2 TB SSD at the Apple premium price.
Again, some people use their macs for more than web browsing, mail and watching Netflix, yet they don't need the minimum 10 cores and 32 GB RAM for a starting point of $$3600 (studio+display) of a mac studio.
Prosumers exist. They're very widespread in the edu and science sector.
And no, despite what some here in the comments love to claim, a 4K and a 5k monitor at 27" or more very very much are not the same.
mac mini max RAM: 16 GB.
I'm running 24 GB in my 2015 iMac and I most certainly will not go below that to future-proof.
That also puts the mini at $1099. And that's with a measly 512 GB storage.
+ $130-200 for a keyboard
+ $100 for a mouse/trackpad
Nevermind a camera, speakers, ...
The studio display starts at $1600.
So we're looking at minimum ~$3000.
My almost maxed out 27" iMac cost me $2400 back in 2015 + I think 100ish for RAM. With a 2 TB SSD at the Apple premium price.
Again, some people use their macs for more than web browsing, mail and watching Netflix, yet they don't need the minimum 10 cores and 32 GB RAM for a starting point of $$3600 (studio+display) of a mac studio.
Prosumers exist. They're very widespread in the edu and science sector.
And no, despite what some here in the comments love to claim, a 4K and a 5k monitor at 27" or more very very much are not the same.
I opened up my 2014 iMac 5K a couple years ago. Take your time with those glue strips
At the Mac Studio presentation, Apple clearly said they think modular is better for pros so there's no way I see them making an iMac Pro. Remember the iMac Pro was only made originally because the Mac Pro with the trashcan design was so hated and the replacement so behind in development (partially due to Intel) that they needed a stop-gap solution for pros. The Mac Studio is perfect for pros now. I'm more excited what they'll do with the M2 Mac Pro.
Absolutely. The Mac Studio is to replace the iMac Pro.
But they're leaving those of us hanging that need a bit more power than a Mini can offer and want more screen real estate than a 24" iMac.
I think this is why they're going to come out with a Mac mini with M2 Pro chip.
They may also make a M2 Pro iMac but it's not going to be a iMac Pro... it's just going to have slightly higher memory memory configurations
Most 27" iMacs sold including build in display, keyboard, mouse were 1/2 that cost. A larger up to date iMac would be a lot more attractive to consumers that open one box and set it up.
I agree. I don't think Apple makes an iMac Pro but I do think they'll make a bigger brother to the 24" iMac. IOW, a 24" and 27" iMac, both with M3 and with the possibility of M3 Pro upgrade option in the 27" model.
Good thing you are not the only person buying Macs.
Edit: Which ultra-wide 5K2K are you alluding to?
That's the dream a lot of people are actually willing to spend quite a bit of money on.
It has always bothered me that we don't see several companies making drop-in boards, that you could put into an iMac to replace the logic board, that would turn it into an external display. Considering the amount of babble coming from iFixit I don't know why they don't get in on this. There's several threads on MacRumors of people turning an iMac into an external display, but not easily, and a group called Juicy Crumb with a funded kickstarter that has done this with the 2011 iMacs.
For the love of christ a 32" model already. I moved on from 27" soooo long ago.
IMHO I think for most people a 32" display is a bit large on a desk. ( I had three 27" iMacs, comparing them to 32" displays)
If they enlarged the previous 27" display design right to the edges of the frame , you could see almost a 30" display likely be a 29.5" and it wouldn't take up any more desk space.
Guess Apple should take an example from HP. These HP Z1 AiO were a joy to work on when I used to work in ITAD.
The first gen 2012 model opened like a car hood and later ones just let you pop the back off. Oh and they go from wimpy i3s up to beefy Xeon Dedicated graphics heavy hitters.
Curious... do you tile multiple windows side by side, or do you really need the extra width (for spreadsheets? video editing? or games?)
Because the display typically outlasts the computer in longevity. Esp if they introduce one with miniLED and promotion.
Apple also doesn't want to put out a display with a pixel density below a certain point -- which is what you'd get if you stretched 5K pixels out over 32". I'd prefer a sharp 27" to a fuzzy 32".
I have yet to actually see a display that equals my 7 years old iMac's display in quality that doesn't cost just as much as the entire iMac (which includes a whole computer in addition to the display).