Will you wait longer than july release of Mountain Lion to purchase new iMac?

[forty2j]

So when is Mountain Lion expected?
The first iPad+3G was promised in April, and showed up at 5:00pm on the last Friday of the month ... so with OS X ML promised in "July", that's about 4 weeks of squishy.

If the count-off from this year's WWDC to ML is the same as last year's WWDC to Lion, then ML is July 25.

 

[Scythe5]

If the count-off from this year's WWDC to ML is the same as last year's WWDC to Lion, then ML is July 25.

Lion went Gold on 1 July 2011 and was released on the 20th of July.

Assuming you are correct, that means ML needs to be gold NLT 5 July.

I doubt it's going to pan out that way, but it will be interesting to see if it does.

 

[BStyle105]

Release of 2012 iMac

Wanted to draw some conclusions based off of this article. I think that we will see new iMacs and Minis in July with a Mountain Lion release.

http://www.primatelabs.com/blog/2012/05/ivy-bridge-macs/

We see that the CPUs tested for the Macbook Pro from this article was the i7 3820qm. This CPU was a BTO/CTO option that could be only added to the Macbook Pro Retina. The highest available choice.

I would imagine that the suspected 2012 iMac tested here, with the i7 3770, is the BTO/CTO option available for the 27" - much like the current i7 2600.

It would make sense for these two benchmarks to appear/leak, as they're benchmarks of the high end CPU offering each 2012 model has.

The Retina Macbook Pro came out a month after this article so WWDC had something to woo the crowd with (which it did, such an awesome display).

I think it makes sense that the iMac and Mini come out alongside Mountain Lion.

Many believe that Nvidia mobile GPUs are the reason the iMac is delayed. Many believe that the iMac is delayed because it will be released when Mountain Lion is released. Some believe there is no 2012 iMac to be released.

For me, I believe that the iMac will be coming out with Mountain Lion in July (and the Mac Mini too). I wager it will have an AMD 7xxxm series. I think this will happen because I am almost certain that whatever iMac that benchmark represents is nearly 99% ready for production. With a GTX 680m not available in May (I could be wrong here too, production samples/etc.), I feel that that machine had an AMD GPU (probably a 7970m - I think it was available end of April).

Thoughts on this anyone?

I think the 2012 iMac is here in July for sure. At electronic stores here in Sydney, 2011 iMac's are being discounted (10% off) in readiness for the new models. I'm not sure if the new iMac's will be all that people are hoping for, but at least they will have a bigger HD and USB 3.0.

I will have to buy something in July, I hope it is the 2012 iMac!!

 

[SpyderBite]

All resellers discount their desktops during the back to school season. It keeps their desktop sales numbers from going stagnant while all the notebooks fly off the shelves.

 

[BStyle105]

One of the downsides of using a Mac

Yes I am going to wait and keep using my crappy HP EliteBook 8740w until the new iMac release happens.

I've been using Windows PCs since 1995, but the halo effect of my ipod, iphone and ipad convinced me in March to make the change,

I let myself be swept along by the rumors and convinced myself the update just had to happen at WWDC and so suffered the let down badly (though I suspect not as badly as those looking for a MP update).

I am so impatient to start using OSX I suspect I'll get a MBP if the iMac isn't refreshed with ML (I'll be happy with the CPU and GPU upgrades and care not a jot about retina or a redesign). But then I'll still get the iMac when it is finally released... though after all of that my credit card is going to need a fire extinguisher.

I find myself in the curious position of being a born again Mac fan who is still using Windows (albeit reluctantly).

At times like this, I do find myself fondly remembering my PC computing days when I just went out and bought the latest, greatest machine.

I can play the waiting game but the problem is that I have no idea when the new 2012 iMac is coming...none.....July...October...December....2013. I guess Apple don't want their sales dropping off by making an announcement but it sure is frustrating waiting and guessing.

 

[HurryKayne]

https://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/09/apple-seeds-golden-master-of-os-x-mountain-lion-to-developers/

 

[Melbourne Park]

I think the 2012 iMac is here in July for sure. At electronic stores here in Sydney, 2011 iMac's are being discounted (10% off) in readiness for the new models. I'm not sure if the new iMac's will be all that people are hoping for, but at least they will have a bigger HD and USB 3.0.

I will have to buy something in July, I hope it is the 2012 iMac!!

I am paying a deposit now, for a Mac Pro. Not only did I get sick of waiting, but the deals on the Mac Pro are super special at the moment, IMO.

After thinking it all through, I am better off with a Mac pro, compared to an Ivy Bridge iMac. In Australia, there are a couple of Mac pro versions available at big discounts - from Apple via refurb - the 2.8 Quad, and a dealer has "new" ones, in both that - for 2,200, and for not much more, the twin cpu 8 core 2.4Mhz model.

I'm adding a 27" Dell monitor.

So, its costing me the cost of the monitor, plus some more because I bought the 8 core.

The main advantage is upgradability. for instance, the quad machine can have its CPU replaced with a 3.3 Ghz Hex (ie 6) core CPU, for around $400. If one needs more speed. The twin requires more expensive CPUs, being the 5xxx series, but even they are coming down in price.

I'm very happy now, and won't miss a new iMac. I won't have thunderbolt, or USB-3. But USB-3 can be added on perhaps ... but I get everything else, and a long term machine that is easily saleable next year or years down the track I reckon. The iMac will be easily sailable too, but the tower really does appeal. For very little more, and a whole lot of extra bang for the buck.