loby
macrumors 68020
If a redesign, why would anyone expect nothing less than...'think different'...no ports except USB-C. No SD or audio etc.
No one works anymore so no one need those ports..come on, apple knows better.
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Will Apple release new iMac in March?
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If a redesign, why would anyone expect nothing less than...'think different'...no ports except USB-C. No SD or audio etc.
No one works anymore so no one need those ports..come on, apple knows better.
LethalOptical
macrumors member
I guess I am hoping that Apple will still give the next iMac to option to replace parts as needed down the line? To my understanding current iMacs can be pulled apart to swap parts, no?
I would love a redesign in which Apple makes the device thicker again, allowing for better specs and allow the users to upgrade components. Maybe even throw the superdrive back in for fun (Not that I use mine much, but it would look nicer then having it sitting on my desk all the time).
I preferred the previous iMac design, and after owning both I see no advantage to the thin design, looks nice on my desk, however majority of the time I am looking at the screen when I am working not the side of the device. And I am sure that is the same for most people as well. If I want something that looks amazing I will buy a piece of art, not a computer.
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CWallace
macrumors G5
Memory can be replaced easily on the 27". Everything else requires a not-insignificant teardown.
varian55zx
macrumors 6502a
I would love for a thicker, user serviceable iMac with a super drive as well. Removing the SuperDrive was such a bad idea... I can't wrap my mind around it. All for the sake of thinness for a device you only see from the front!
Anyway it won't happen. ever. Apple considers this upgrade a regression because they care about aesthetics first and everything else second. I want a computer that looks good and performs well. It's not too much to ask, but they won't do it.
Anyway it won't happen. ever. Apple considers this upgrade a regression because they care about aesthetics first and everything else second. I want a computer that looks good and performs well. It's not too much to ask, but they won't do it.
If they do something stupid to the next iMac or don't upgrade it soon, I am going to seriously consider a switch to windows.
Not something I want to do, but how can I support a company that just doesn't give a **** about their most loyal consumer base.
varian55zx
macrumors 6502a
exactly. I have little respect for that behavior.
They need to throw us a bone (at least), and they're not.
Been waiting, and waiting, and waiting... I'd been planning since 2015 to buy whatever the Fall 2016 iMac was but then it was just crickets. if there's no iMac news come Feb-March I'm going to seriously have to start considering switching to Windows and check out HP workstations or have my brother build me something custom (maybe with a Hackintosh boot so I can still have the great OS environment). It kills me to even think that way, but I'm a video editor and I need a new desktop soon. I've been getting by ok with my Macbook Pro (late 2013), but the more at-home work I get, the more I realize I need something more robust and suited to a home editing bay. Yes, the 2015 iMac would be a decent choice for me, but it irks the hell out of me to pay full price for a 1+ year old system that doesn't have at least one USB-C port (for futureproofing) and is unable to power ANY sort of VR (again, futureproofing as those things start catching on). If it was 20-30% discounted due to its age, I would consider it, but that's not how Apple rolls. Now of course my fear is that they pull a 2016 on the iMac and the thing has NOTHING BUT USB-C, and hobbled RAM etc, and is basically an iMoji to October's EmojiBook.. that would be unfortunate.
I want apple to take the current Mac Pro design, switch it over to a Kaby Lake i7-7700K processor with an RX480 and 3X standard M.2 PCIE NVME slots. Make it the new iMac. I've been using iMacs for a long time, and like them, but 3rd party displays are finally competing well, and with modern busses like TB3, It makes the beauty of an AIO OBE.
Also bring back the dual socket Mac Pro.
Also bring back the dual socket Mac Pro.
darkknight14
macrumors 6502
I'm keen to see the new models, especially the internal upgrades. I have mid-2012 27" iMac and it's failing, the HDD is just so slow (maybe I notice it more because I also use a SSD MacBook Pro). A Mac Pro is not a option due to how out of date it is and believe it will be discontinued this year.. along with the Mac mini.
I hope we see one in the next 6 - 8 weeks with immediate availability and not whats happened to most of Apple's new products lately.
I hope we see one in the next 6 - 8 weeks with immediate availability and not whats happened to most of Apple's new products lately.
colodane
macrumors 65816
I am also waiting - $$ in hand. My 2011 iMac is showing signs of age and I've been needing to restart it too often lately.
I'll most likely end up getting a mid to high end iMac. But I might also be tempted with a low end Mac Pro or a high end Mac Mini if Apple ever decides to show them some attention. An external 4K monitor has some appeal to me rather than an integrated 5K.
I'll most likely end up getting a mid to high end iMac. But I might also be tempted with a low end Mac Pro or a high end Mac Mini if Apple ever decides to show them some attention. An external 4K monitor has some appeal to me rather than an integrated 5K.
Hari_Seldom
macrumors newbie
Why no rumors from insiders/leakers in the supply chain, like we see frequently for upcoming iDevices? Is it possible that it's because there's no new iMac or other Mac desktop updates in the production pipeline? Or are there few tipoffs/leaks because Mac desktops aren't considered to be a sexy topic? Or is security tighter? I cant imagine security being tighter than it is for the iDevices. I don't really know what to think - I just need a new iMac.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Well we saw the new MacBook Pro case design months before release. So perhaps there are no changes to the case design. Or the new design is being manufactured in the US where supply chain security is much tighter (nobody knew about the new Mac Pro "trashcan" design before it was released because the plant was in Texas so Apple had direct control of the facility).
ThisBougieLife
Suspended
Yeah the Mac Mini is useless until it can drive at least a 4K display at 60 Hz. It seems silly that they'd come out with these LG monitors only to have them work with laptops. They have to be working on at least one desktop that can drive them...
Does not have the PCI-e lanes for that. Maybe with amd zen with 2 storage ports or 1 storage port with 2 full speed TB 3 buses.
PatriotInvasion
macrumors 68000
I sure hope so. I will be very surprised if they just stuck USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports on the back of the same exact case design and called it a day. They could have easily done that on the MacBook Pro but had an all new design to go with the new ports. Seems like if they need to change the manufacturing process anyway to add new ports, and the current design is over 4 years old, a redesign is in order. But who knows these days with Apple and Macs 🙁
The Doctor11
macrumors 603
I've seen rumors of a 6 core option, but I don't know what the expected release date would be for that.
CWallace
macrumors G5
Well the shorter height of the USB-C ports allowed Apple to make the MBP case thinner and lighter, so that it was a benefit.
USB-C ports can't help make the iMac thinner since it's the depth, not the height, that matters. So Apple can just swap the USB-A and TB2 ports for USB-C and TB3 ports and call it a day - which I believe is what they will do. There is no benefit of dropping the SD card, Ethernet port or headphone jack as, again, their depth is no worse than the USB-C and TB3 ports so Apple could not reduce the thickness of the case by removing them. Same with removing the ability to update the RAM.
I expect we'll only see a 6-core iMac if the Mac Pro is formally cancelled. But with Intel's new Xeon class Skylake-X chipset coming this summer that will bring more PCI channels and TB3 to workstation-class machines, I am starting to believe that a new Mac Pro (update or new design) will be launched at WWDC 2017.
Brookzy
macrumors 603
Surprised and disappointed that while there has been a lot of iPad news trickling out of the supply chain grapevines over the last few days, there is not even a whiff of an iMac.
I'm sat here waiting to refresh my setup and buy an iMac and two external 5K displays - getting impatient for a Thunderbolt 3-equipped iMac!
I'm sat here waiting to refresh my setup and buy an iMac and two external 5K displays - getting impatient for a Thunderbolt 3-equipped iMac!
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
But that's always the case, the pent up demand and interest is in iPads and iPhones, which makes it more newsworthy. iMacs does not really capture the fancy of the general public, at least enough to promote the rumors
Brookzy
macrumors 603
True, but I can't remember the last time iMac was updated without some rumblings beforehand. I think if we're going to see a materially different design in March, some leaks would have come out by now. So I'm not getting my hopes up.
skylake-x only adds 4 more pci-e lanes. So 1 more storage port or more 1 TB3 bus. With 44 take away 32 for video. You have 12 left so 3TB buses or 3 Storage ports. Unless you stack storage + network + wifi + etc off the pci-e 3.0 X4 DMI bus. No real change other then TB2 to TB3
xgman
macrumors 603
I've been buying imacs for some years now and as I recall, there never has been much in the way of rumors prior to updates. Just not enough mass interest for anyone to bother I suppose. I am fully prepared to be let down by the lackluster update later this year that the imacs will likely get. (most likey a few specs bumped and whatever mix of ports they decide) Sooner or later I do think that Apple will cave in and start designing smaller bezels to go with its new small bezel phones and ipads, but I think that will come after the iphones and ipads so either late this year or maybe next year. Aside from all that, you might as well stop asking for user serviceable/upgrade-able imacs. I don't see that ever happening.
Yes, the componenets have now been released for the new iMacs. Not doing it in March would actually be benificial due to the benefits with Polaris GPUs and Cannonlake but I don't think that will happen.