How do you know this?
I checked here in the LA area and Best Buy, Apple 😉, Frys, etc. has them as does New Egg, Amazon, etc. Obviously I don't know how many are in the stores, but everyone that carries the iMacs seems to have them to sell.
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whats this digitimes stuff rumor?
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How do you know this?
I checked here in the LA area and Best Buy, Apple 😉, Frys, etc. has them as does New Egg, Amazon, etc. Obviously I don't know how many are in the stores, but everyone that carries the iMacs seems to have them to sell.
Ddyracer
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check the links in the apple insider page it directs you to many pages like macmall and others out of stock. its mainly the 27 inch one that its out amazing has very few i know the restock but ive been checking by then end of the week or before they have very few.. which seems they have been ordering very few.
Not a bad idea at all. I imagine the chin could go if the gfx card goes in the stand, thus not looking much more bulky. However the "stand" would have to be longer.. desktop cards don't really fit in something the size of the Mac Mini I think? Noise for gfx card cooling might be a problem though, seeing as there is not lots of space to absorb it? ps: also the "stand" might be too hot no? On the iMac it's sort of hidden behind the screen, where most people would have a wall.
iMcLovin
macrumors 68000
That stores are getting very few or are completely out, is a fact. In Norway almost every store is out of stock - without any date for restock. I would find it weird if apple is gonna keep it like this for the next 3 months. But then again, nothing reqlly surprises me anymore with apple. maybe they won't update it for another 6 months just to give it a tiny spec bump.
Mr. Retrofire
macrumors 603
They write:
All desktop pictures in Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 have a resolution of 3200x2000@300ppi. I see no device with this resolution on Apples website, so i think that the new "retina" iMac has a resolution of 3200x1800 (16:9) pixels. Newer GPUs (IGP or discrete) run much cooler, so i see no problem here.digitimes.com said:
Since a retina display for the new imacs is probably going to be very very expansive, has anybody considered yet, that there are also going to be two version new macs? Just like macbooks, a regular updated version plus a new retina imac?!
For me that would make a lot of sense.
Best wishes from germany..;-)
For me that would make a lot of sense.
Best wishes from germany..;-)
Been suggested several times and something I've been thinking about a bit. The question would then be, how large would they go. A couple of days ago Forbes Magazine calculated that a 17" retina display would add $700 to the cost of the unit (iMac or MacBook) and that prices rise exponentially with screen size after that. So, perhaps we see a premium model iMac with Retina display this year, but with a small screen and a large price.
Icaras
macrumors 603
Yes, well, if you haven't figured out already, that isn't quite the target demographic for the rMBP.
Very good point. Couple this knowledge with the fact that only a few years ago, when apple switched to 21.5 & 27 inch form factors, the panels were top of the line. The cost was somewhere in the order of $1000 US for the panel alone in those units. That price has come down a good amount since then so having a panel in again in that price range only makes sense. Maybe they even do a single model with retina and lower the prices on the other "standard" units.
So the question becomes, what size would this panel be? I would speculate that 27 would be too high for cost reasons and a 21.5 may be too small to fit in an acceptable gpu to power those pixels. So maybe a 23-24? They have the old chassis design to work with and it gives a significant amount of real estate more than the 21.5. Also it's a good deal smaller than the 27" for cost reasons. It just seems like a good middle point. Plus I know many around here feel like 24 is the sweet spot.
Mr. Retrofire
macrumors 603
Sure, because this is the iMac with the highest resolution (27" 2560x1440 today) and i think they do not include 3200x2000@300 ppi desktop pictures in Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4, if the 21.5" "retina" iMac has a resolution of 3200x1800 pixels and the 27" has something higher. I think we will see the new iMacs, Mountain Lion and Lion 10.7.5 on the same day.
It makes some sense ... they could announce the iMac in July with OS ML but ship it "around" October ... ugh ... hope that's not the case ... BUT, the only reason to hold the spec bump other than the GPU (which is available now) is to include a retina display on one of the models. So, let's put it all together. The new MPB retina has some issues pushing pixels with its GPU, no way it could handle a 20+ inch screen, so, it would make sense to hold the release until the right GPU was available to ship with larger retina displays, also add in that ML will be optimized for retina ... could be .. but, who the frak really knows ...
Seamaster
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Er, it was Jobs who predicted that ultimately 90% of Apple's Mac business would be laptops. Desktops have been sidelined for years.