When to Expect the Next iMac to Launch

[GermanSuplex]

The M1 iMac is the best personal computer I’ve ever owned. I use it for non-professional media consumption (ripping CDs, converting audio and video from older media, etc).

Anything more expensive is overkill, and my Intel macs we’re all several years old when I finally upgraded, so the speed increase was awesome and even though it’s two years old, it’s still plenty fast for my media library and converting the odd video or album.

 

[jamess109]

Fingers crossed 🤞 the 24" will have the option to customise it with a Pro chip. While the 27" in the future will support Max, and Ultra maybe? There are some hungry users who needs this kind of power with the benefits of a minimalist clutter free desktop. If tiny Mac Pro's can support the stronger chip I'm sure an iMac can. Also hoping M3 starts at 16gb ram and U-SSD at 512gb or 1Tb mostly if opting for the Pro chip!

 

[Algr]

1 meter. It's probably overkill. But this monitor has no mic, webcam, speakers...

Tough call. I'm not missing a webcam because I use my iPad or Phone for that. I almost bought the Samsung ViewFinity S9, but decided that 27" wasn't big enough.

Not an Apple display.

Wow. You've already made a point.

 

[Longplays]

Wow.

I've tried the next best thing like a 2010 Dell U2711 & 2017 Dell U3818DW and they pale in comparison to an Apple display in terms of image quality & other non-gamer concern.

 

[k1121j]

The "cheapest" version of  Mini Studio with 256GB storage and 27"  Studio Display costs nearly $2200!

No apple monitor for me that’s crazy. And the 5k I have now has the 3TB storage and 16GB ram that’s a step backwards as far as I’m concerned.

 

[JohannesO]

you are right. it is $2.376

that way it would be as low as $1.377

5K

or you could do it that way

still non 5K

Juicy Crumb is working on putting a Mac mini M1/M2 into an old $600 5K iMac. Watchout for them. Explained her at time code 12:09

probably doesn't save that much anymore.

 

[switz]

Apple has been very generous to themselves with the M1 series pricing, especially in the "Ultra" models. They are stingy as hell on trade in values for the same M1 models. My military discount price with sales tax was over $7,900 with all options on my M1 Mac Studio Ultra and an allowance towards a new max optioned M2 Ultra which has a $1,000 higher price was only $1,500.

I lived with my new 2013 trash can MacPro over nine years and I was able to upgrade it via OWC to a 2 TB SSD and 128GB of ram. No internal upgrades on the Studio after purchase pushes one into the corner of completely optioning at time of purchase.

Individual owners that are retired and can not write off a $6,000 hit will probably not be upgrading annually unless they are really flush with cash....

 

[citysnaps]

Too many colors/SKUs with the current one. They will probably go back to all silver.

Why is it too many?

 

[Longplays]

Individual owners that are retired and can not write off a $6,000 hit will probably not be upgrading annually unless they are really flush with cash....

What's the use case of annual Mac replacement?

M1 > M2 took 19.5 months.

 

[StupidOpinion]

one of the major issues of the 27" imac is that it is not eco friendly because once the hardware is obsolete or malfunctioning, the beautiful display is wasted. just look at the 2015 27" iMac. even by todays standards, the display is decent. however, 2015 hardware is trash and anyone who needs that monitor will just be forced to buy a new iMac. apple can easily get away with this for the 24" imac because nobody is buying that thing for professional or performance workload.

 

[shawnforever]

I personally never understood the irregular intervals between updates across the mac lines. Each model should be updated at least once a year, period.

 

[Longplays]

one of the major issues of the 27" imac is that it is not eco friendly because once the hardware is obsolete or malfunctioning, the beautiful display is wasted. just look at the 2015 27" iMac. even by todays standards, the display is decent. however, 2015 hardware is trash and anyone who needs that monitor will just be forced to buy a new iMac. apple can easily get away with this for the 24" imac because nobody is buying that thing for professional or performance workload.

You can sell it, donate it, hand it down or recycle it.

Anyone who aint lazy can do the above.

The spare parts you see on Amazon, eBay, etc were taken from donor old Macs.

 

[Longplays]

I personally never understood the irregular intervals between updates across the mac lines. Each model should be updated at least once a year, period.

Last 3 years was caused by COVID.

Longer than that then it becomes a consumer demand or parts supply.

 

[JohannesO]

I'm not ok with the glossiness of the display anyway

 

[KPOM]

Think it’s clear the M1 iMac must not have sold that well which is why they’re taking forever to update it. The colors were a fun change up, but look so odd now next to other Macs in the lineup.

It’s too bad because the all-in-one is a good value. Plus, as long as the Studio Display is $1,599, there still isn’t a suitable replacement for the old 27” iMac in that $1,799-$1,999 range. At best, you’re looking at:

$1,599 - Studio Display
$599 - M2 Mac Mini
$149 - Magic Keyboard
$99 - Magic Mouse

$2,446 + tax

Except the Studio Display is a one-time purchase. And Dell and Samsung are back in the market offering 5K and even 6K displays. When the time comes, replace the Mac mini/Studio and keep the existing display. Long run it is less expensive.

My guess is that it isn’t selling in enough numbers to justify even a ”quiet” update to the M2. The M1 Air is $200 less and frequently discounted. The new 15” MacBook Air is the same price as the iMac.

The Studio Display looks like it may have started out as a 27” consumer version of the iMac, but was repurposed as a standalone display (with an A13 replacing the M1 because of the lower cost).

 

[George Dawes]

They probably make more money selling you the bits separate

And timmy is all about the money

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Why is it too many?

Most retailers other than the Apple iStore aren't going to dedicate that much floor/warehouse space to the same exact computer in 7(?) colors.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

iMac is up there with Mac Pro in top Apple computers that go a very long time without updates.

 

[Jack Burton]

Well, by that time the M4 will be rumored and you’ll be back with “Waiting for that so sweet M4 Mac Studio.

Ha, some truth to that! I'll wait for the next best thing until I turn into dust and bones. 💀

But I'm hoping that the shrinking of the die when moving from M2 to M3 is a bigger leap than the improvements from M1 to M2. Especially in GPU power.

I wonder if we are going back to "tick-tock" releases like in the Intel days where bigger leaps came every other generation.

 

[Tyler O'Bannon]

smells like they are about to discontinue the iMac.

Very unlikely. This current iMac will probably stick around in its current form factor for a very long time. It may miss some chip update cycles, but it is an excellent return of the AIO form factor in fun colors, and it's not going anywhere.

 

[citysnaps]

Most retailers other than the Apple iStore aren't going to dedicate that much floor/warehouse space to the same exact computer in 7(?) colors.

And that's OK. Let the retailer choose.

It doesn't hurt/impact Apple. If it did, seven colors wouldn't be offered.

 

[bushman4]

Why no 27” iMac ?????
It didn’t squeak & hum like the Mac Studio. It was a great product for desktop

 

[rafark]

Well demand certainly won't magically pop back up if you leave something like the iMac rot without an update either - chicken or the egg thing all over again, so there must be a reasoning on their end that goes beyond that.

It’s those ugly white bezels. 😤

 

[B4U]

The 24" does not entice my family member to replace the 2015 27" iMac at all.
I know we can get the Mac mini or even Mac studio. But we wanted the all in 1 form factor. Since we cannot even upgrade RAM or storage after purchase, what is the appeal to go with the piece meal approach anyway?

 

[BGPL]

It seems like they could capture so much more marketshare with a 32" model. I could never go back to a 24". I think the 24" iMac was a last ditch effort and they're going to sunset the all-in-one.