The answer? It's not. They have the blueprint in the 24". All they need now is the desire.
It worked out pretty well. After replacement, the screen is very slightly offset to one side more than I would like.I opened up my 2014 iMac 5K a couple years ago. Take your time with those glue strips
Nice! Yeah, it's a nasty bit of work but very satisfying to bring a Mac back from death's door. I actually ended up sending mine back to Apple as a trade-in and they either didn't notice or didn't care that I'd opened it up and swapped out the old Fusion Drive for an SSD.
I feel exactly the same. I too have a 2013 iMac. I will wait for the new 27” iMac.
Laughably small these days? LOL are you kidding me? 30" is too big for me, to the point that it is not comfortable to use. 27" is ideal, but I just want small bezels. I will get 27" as soon as it is released.
How? Have a look around, at the vast majority of computer users on Earth, and you'll see that they're using displays a lot smaller than 27". Most are just using 'phones, then laptop users make up a huge number. Go to offices and other places where people are using computers for work, and you'll rarely find displays over say 24" or so. The number of people using displays that are larger, is a relatively very small number. The number of Apple Mac users that are using displays of over 24" is even smaller. Apple have done their research; believe me, that know more about market demands than anyone on here. The actual market for large displays is very tiny in relative terms. Most people dont want or need such size. Simple fact.
That photo shows me that having a larger display/iMac would be unsuitable, as it takes up more space, and would be impractical for my situation. I'm happy with the 24". Having owned older flat screen iMacs, I always thought 20/21.5" was a bit small. But I can see how larger displays are of benefit to others; I've been in studios where you have more than one person needing to view a screen, so larger displays are better there. Etc. Horses for courses. I think it inevitable Apple will release a larger iMac, probably 27-30" or so, but it's all just speculation. One thing we can guarantee though; no matter what they make, there'll always be someone moaning about something...
Er, there are many 27” iMacs in the refurbished store from $1450 - $5700 and manufactured as recently as August 2020. These are Intel. We know there will likely never be another Intel anything in Apple’s line-up so the refurb’d ones are the last you’ll get. But still a heck of a powerful computer. What is it you’re waiting for?iMac 27" would be instant buy for me. Of course when it appears on refurbished store
I don't need Pro, Max, Ultra, whatever. You can give me intel gen 27" screen, just with M1, and I would be happy. I want big screen, that is all. M1 performance is great so far, no need to change it. Give that option to people who need it, but for us, let us choose 27"! Please, Tim Apple!
A 2019 machine should not be laggy. It could be the hard drive that is playing up. I suspect that having an SSD put into your MBP would transform it into feeling like a whole new responsive machine. Otherwise you are talking about an intel versus an apple silicon machine and different screen sizes the importance of which depends entirely on what you want and what you are using it for.
I don’t understand this. Your 2012 has lasted a decade. If you got a 2020, why wouldn’t that last a decade as well?
Yeah if 30" is too big for _you_ then you get the 27", what's the problem? That's why I said I hope they make two sizes.
I'm not talking about the world's average, I said "these days". But I guess Sweden has very different standards than the US. Here, big screens appear to be way more common than in the states. In my office for instance, the smallest screen is 34" (besides the laptops). Any other office I've seen here in Stockholm have 27" screens upwards with 30" being the apparent average. These are mainly software companies but not only. My girlfriends company does leadership consulting (so a lot of powerpoint and excel stuff) and the smallest screen they have is 27", too.
As my 2012 iMac is far from dying I'm don't have to buy a Mac right now. I may in the following months/years if I have to change the way I'm currently working (that is to say working remotely more seriously). Secondly I would -personally- never spend so much money on something that has been released 3 years ago, and, that has been replaced with a totally different architecture. It's really not more complicated than that.
Well, that's what matters, and what will influence marketing and manufacturing decisions. What you're talking aobut is nothing more than your own experience, which will be very limited (to the places you visit etc). But Apple etc aren't making computers only for the Swedish IT market; they are making them for a global one.
I couldn't comment on the US as I live in the UK. Here, I see far more displays 24" or smaller, than larger ones. And we have a much larger population than Sweden. So you can't use your limited personal experience to explain something, and make statements such as '27" is laughable small these days', because it's just not the case. If you limit your observation to Mac desktop users, then it may well be the case that 27" and larger displays are more common. But even then, the higher cost will put many people off buying them; economics plays a major part in determining such things. Larger displays are becoming more popular as prices gradually go down, but they are still very much in the minority.
As I've said before; I was in a similar situation, wanting a new Mac to replace my ancient 2006 MacPro, and considered a 27" Intel iMac, but then MacRumours were talking about the new M1 Macs on the horizon. I didn't want to invest a lot of money (the spec I wanted would have cost around £3500) without feeling assured regarding the potential longevity of the new machine, so I held off and waited (around 18 months!) for the new M1 iMac. I did buy a s/h 2012 MacMini as a 'stopgap', but that was only £330. As it turned out, I ended up getting my new iMac for nearly half the price I would have spent on an Intel machine. And I've got a computer that is more than adequate for my needs, is the perfect size (don't tell Oberhorst, but I prefer a 24" over a 27" display), and I've saved a massive chunk of money. So I'm happy. Waiting worked out for me.
