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When will we see BTO pricing in the new iMacs?

tomwvr said:
If the top of the line Imac is 3500+ why not wait until next year and get a Mac Pro (when refreshed) ??

Because assuming that a mac pro will be released (which is not that sure at all) a machine with the top spec iMac would be probably much more expansive than an iMac ... but it's your money ... or your wife's ... ;)
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CoreyLahey said:
DeafRaiders said:
Can you only buy BTO from Apple?
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I think MacMall is the only other BTO option for Apple products, but I'm not aware of any advantages or disadvantages with them in comparison to Apple.
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No sales tax last I ordered...that's a savings of over a couple hundred bucks.
 
iMac 2012 price for maxed out settings

I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
 
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CoreyLahey said:
I think MacMall is the only other BTO option for Apple products, but I'm not aware of any advantages or disadvantages with them in comparison to Apple.
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Can anyone confirm this?? I was hoping to purchase mine at the nearest Air Force base. I know they have standard models in stock, but I was planning on ordering one from them because I have a base exchange credit card that won't kill me with interest rates.
 
Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
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I think it'll cost anywhere from $3200 to a little under $4000 for a maxed out 27". People honestly think Apple will only charge $200-300 for the GTX 680MX; it's a premium video card and will likely cost anywhere from $350-450. Also, 768GB SSD will probably run somewhere around $1000 (that's how much it is for the rMBP). I think it's crazy to spend that much on a machine unless it's a true necessity (i.e. job depends on it!). $5000 is too steep as that figure runs into Mac Pro territory, which I don't think Apple will charge that much for a prosumer desktop, and not a true professional machine.
 
Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
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I really hope the graphics card is not that expensive as I plan to get it ( with maybe also the fusion drive)
 
If you look at SSD prices on other Macs, it's $1300 to upgrade from 128GB to 768GB. Apple values 1TB 7200 HDD about $200 and 128GB SSD at $250, so you can expect it to cost close to $1300 on iMac without the HDD. If you want to keep both, expect the 768GB add-on to be more like $1550.
 
Ram

Anyone have the latest on what Apple will charge to equip the 21.5" with 16GB RAM as far as the price difference is concerned based on the $1299 Pricing?
 
Don't know why people want huge hard drives in their computers. From now on i'm getting an SSD (don't need more than 256 IMO) for speedy boots/load times and using externals for storage. If anything fails it'll be much easier to deal with being outside of a computer, especially a computer thats big and looks like a pain to open.
 
joeysarks said:
Don't know why people want huge hard drives in their computers. From now on i'm getting an SSD (don't need more than 256 IMO) for speedy boots/load times and using externals for storage. If anything fails it'll be much easier to deal with being outside of a computer, especially a computer thats big and looks like a pain to open.
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Before the month of September, partricularly before movies and TV shows became a part of iCloud just recently, I would have disagreed with you completely. But now with iTunes 11 and it's built-in iCloud integration, and now that nearly 100% of the content on iTunes is now on iCloud, I'm all for smaller drives now. :)

However, 256GB is still small fry for me though. I still need at least 512 -712GB ideally, because a sizeable chunk goes to my Bootcamp partition. And at least 200GB of my OS X partition are OS X games that I don't delete because of saved games. Because of this, I'm hoping more game developers start integrating iCloud into their OS X games. Game saves really need to exist on the cloud and not locally.
 
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bigbeeftomatoes said:
How much slower would an external ssd be as opposed to an internal one? I'm worried the price of the ssd option for the 27"ers will cost as much as a cheap pc.
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Yeah, I would love a 768SSD and the 2G Graphics option. I hope I don't have to start with the 1999 version but I have a feeling that certain options will be restricted to that version

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Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)
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Apple also charges $500 per 256g bump on the SSD, you can see this on their rMPB upgrades. The AC is required for anyone buying an iMac, I wish it weren't but experience proved the value of my AC purchase more than once. However never buy it from Apple, save money and get it elsewhere.
 
Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
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Oh my God dude! That is just ridiculous. I love my apple products, but this may push me to do a custom PC for video editing and then a MacBook Air for leisure things.

I completely understand from Apple's point of view why they would charge that much, but from my wallets point of view, it can't.

I'm not one of those people that are mad that I cannot afford it. I think it's great Apple is releasing such a beastly machine, but I simple cannot afford it right now. If I had an income of 20K a month, then I would be more than happy to get every little goodie Apple has to offer on the 27", but we all know I am not making that.
 
Hairlesswookiee said:
Can anyone confirm this?? I was hoping to purchase mine at the nearest Air Force base. I know they have standard models in stock, but I was planning on ordering one from them because I have a base exchange credit card that won't kill me with interest rates.
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Why don't you call the Air Force base? MacMall is the only other BTO option I'm personally aware of, but there could be others and with the military, who knows, they might offer Customization. You could also use your military discount at the Apple store online and apply for 12 month free financing, if that's an option.
 
Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
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If this is the case, it means (possibly to my dismay) a custom PC to me. Can't afford that...

I just don't see this being true, however. I know Apple has their ways of overcharging for everything, but I might argue that we should be looking at the DIFFERENCE in price, say, between the GTX 675MX and the GTX 680MX, the processors, etc. and add that to the $2000 base price. We shouldn't pay for both in the machine, since they take one out and put in the other.

Also, It seems like a terribly bad decision on Apple's part from making their specced-out iMac like $3300 before to making it almost $5000 now.
 
MagicThief83 said:
I think it'll cost anywhere from $3200 to a little under $4000 for a maxed out 27". People honestly think Apple will only charge $200-300 for the GTX 680MX; it's a premium video card and will likely cost anywhere from $350-450. Also, 768GB SSD will probably run somewhere around $1000 (that's how much it is for the rMBP). I think it's crazy to spend that much on a machine unless it's a true necessity (i.e. job depends on it!). $5000 is too steep as that figure runs into Mac Pro territory, which I don't think Apple will charge that much for a prosumer desktop, and not a true professional machine.
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If the 768GB SSD is $1000, Apple will be losing money. They know the price for the 768GB SSD will be astronomical which is why they are offering fusion drives. A 256GB SSD fused with a 3TB 7200rpm Hard drive should run about $700.
 
Cinemagic85 said:
I researched the prices of these components at Newegg, Dell, Nvidia, Apple to come up with a ball park number for a maxed out iMac 27" for December 2012.

Base Price: $2000 (Apple)
3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (3.9GHz Turbo):$350 (Newegg)
32GB (4 x 8gb dimms) 1600MHz DDR3 memory: $300 (Newegg)
GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5: $500 (speculation based on the GeForce GTX 680M at Nvidia)
768GB flash storage: $1500 (Dell, who charges $500 per 256GB of flash SSD)
Apple Care: $170 (Apple)

GRAND TOTAL: $4820

Apple will likely charge more on the components bringing it to just under $5000.
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Wouldn't the upgrade price for the gpu and CPU be a bit less than retail value? After all, the $2,000 already include the 675MX and the 3.2 i5, which you wouldn't get anymore.
 
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