You really think it will be 32"? I feel like it won't be bigger than 30".
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27” IMac owners looking to upgrade: What will you do now that the 27” didn’t get an upgrade?
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Well, my fusion drive has some slowdown at times. Mainly when I first boot up the machine it takes a bit to catch up.
24” and 32” are the standard panel sizes used by monitor manufacturers. So it’s quite likely there is a cost saving to be had by going to those sizes.
My current plan is to continue to use my 2017 iMac 5K until the "big brother" Apple Silicon iMac / iMac Pro is released.
I was hoping for at least a new 27". In anticipation of that I recently sold my late 2012 27" for a great price - a marvellously reliable machine which I'd upgraded myself with a large 1To and 16GB memory for a mere 125€ ($US150).
Not only disappointed at seeing that the new iMac is 24" but the measly 256Gb storage for the entry level is an insult imho. Even for the mid level model I guess one will have to add approx another $200 for 512Gb storage, which no doubt many buyers will consider 'just about' a reasonable amount of working storage.
I'm definitely waiting for a new 27" or 32" announcement even if it's in 2022, by then Apple may have realised that 512Gb storage for an entry-level model is a minimum requirement.
Not only disappointed at seeing that the new iMac is 24" but the measly 256Gb storage for the entry level is an insult imho. Even for the mid level model I guess one will have to add approx another $200 for 512Gb storage, which no doubt many buyers will consider 'just about' a reasonable amount of working storage.
I'm definitely waiting for a new 27" or 32" announcement even if it's in 2022, by then Apple may have realised that 512Gb storage for an entry-level model is a minimum requirement.
They are standard, but at 4K, which is not Retina at 24" and very much not Retina at 32". Hence why Apple went 4.5K for 24" and 6K for 32".
So the "big brother" iMac will likely be a 6K panel at 32" and the only 6K 32" panel I am aware of is the LG model used in the Apple Pro Display XDR and that is expensive (said to have around a $1500 direct cost to Apple). Hence why I think the "big brother" iMac will be marketed as an "iMac Pro" as I expect it to start at $2999 (minimum) compared to the $1999 for the current Intel iMac 5K.
* - And yes, I know the iMac 5K starts at $1799, but $1999 is the minimum usable base configuration, IMO.
I'm in a similar predicament, I have a 27" from 2015. I do 4K video editing in FCP, photoshop & Lightroom, and music production in Logic. Ever since the rumors of the transition to Apple Silicon began I've been waiting to upgrade, held off of other upgrades because they were still on Intel. I bought the M1 Mac mini and returned it due to awful bluetooth & display issues. I've been waiting for quite some time and people kept insisting the M1 iMac would've released long ago now lol. I highly doubt we will see the big one until Q4 2021. There are many production shortages in the world of tech right now also. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't even see the larger/pro iMac until 2022. I'm pretty sure I'll be selling my current iMac & buying the new 24", then when the larger one comes out I'll sell that one (IF it comes with a significant design change and isn't still using a chin, if it just looks like a larger version fo the 24" I'll probably wait until the redesign of the larger one).
I wonder how much money I'll lose doing that, my iMac is also deteriorating in value every day I wait to sell it though as well. Then I have to factor in the amount of productivity I'll get out of that newer iMac while I wait for the larger one
Tough decision!
I wonder how much money I'll lose doing that, my iMac is also deteriorating in value every day I wait to sell it though as well. Then I have to factor in the amount of productivity I'll get out of that newer iMac while I wait for the larger one
Tough decision!
Interesting, but volumes on the 32” iMac would be a lot higher than the Pro Display XDR, they would likely negotiate a better price. Think it’s too early to call a price differential between the Intel iMac 27” and an Apple Silicon iMac 32”.
Wouldn't they keep the 27" iMac in the lineup if this were the case? You can't discontinue it and offer a base model 32" iMac at $3000 as a replacement.
I bought the 2020 27"iMac when that came out. I wanted one I could run BootCamp on. I topped it out with the i9 and the Radeon Pro 5700XT, then did a RAM upgrade myself to 64GB. It is running great. My old one was a 2015 27" and was getting a little long in the tooth.
Yes, Apple will see better pricing than now thanks to higher runs, but it's still going to be more expensive than the 5K panel.
Ming Chi Kuo in early 2020 said Apple was sourcing a 27" MiniLED 5K display that at the time he thought would be used in an updated Intel iMac Pro.
If this panel actually exists and is intended for an Apple product, I am thinking it might be used for the standalone Apple Display (the replacement for the old 27" Thunderbolt Display) and for people who want a more powerful desktop than the 24" iMac, but do not want to pay for whatever the 32" iMac Pro 6K will cost, Apple would offer a "Mac mini Pro" with a more powerful M1-series SoC paired with this 27" display.
Hmmm. Still seems strange to not offer a larger iMac in the $2000 range.
And they might be able to secure a ~30-32" 6K panel at a price that allows them to keep the $1999 price point - they can always offer an M1 and start the memory and SSD at 8GB/256GB to help keep the cost down.
I'm waiting because I want the big screen (27" or more). I would be fine if that big screen was available with the M1, 16GB max memory and a 1TB SSD if that would save me money because my workload does not need more RAM or more cores.
And then Apple can offer 32GB/64GB of RAM and up to 8TB of SSD and an M1X with 16-20 CPU cores and 16-20 GPU cores via BTO and folks who need/want that can spec it up.
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$2000 base model 32" 6K iMac with user upgradable RAM and an SSD would be killer.
I also really want to see them go thinner a la 24" iMac. (Not sure they will as this is a more pro machine.) However to have a much lighter iMac would actually be a huge benefit for when we need to bring it in for service at the Apple store.
There might be some pain as far as price on the rumored 32" iMac, ala the iMac Pros with Xeon processors. I'll be getting the 24" model and taking a wait-and-see approach to the 32" if/when it is released.
Unless apple went with 24” to split the difference between 21” and 27” and consolidate them into one non-pro group? Hope not though.
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How sure are we a new bigger AS iMac is coming this year (or at all?)? Do rumors point to this or are we just collectively assuming this for some reason?
Also I see people referring to its chip as M2. Wouldn’t an M2 be the chip that replaces the chip in the current M1 devices in their next iteration? A higher power category of chip will likely either be M1X or a different prefix letter altogether. Maybe P1 for “pro”.
Also I see people referring to its chip as M2. Wouldn’t an M2 be the chip that replaces the chip in the current M1 devices in their next iteration? A higher power category of chip will likely either be M1X or a different prefix letter altogether. Maybe P1 for “pro”.
Same boat, friend. I personally have a somewhat lighter workload, so it’s an easier decision replacing my 2015 27” iMac with the new 24”, but I’m ready for M1 and a full SSD. I had the 24” iMac back in the day and I’ve grown spoiled by the larger display, but I’m confident 24” is fine for my work (I’ll just see less desktop behind my floating windows). With all the anticipation of what Apple will bring to the Mac line in the coming years, I bet I’ll be willing to upgrade sooner than six years from now.
Yes there have been plenty of rumors from multiple sources that there will be two sizes of iMac using Apple Silicon.
We know for a fact that new MacBook Pros are on the way since that information has been leaked from Quanta, which is manufacturing them for Apple. It is presumed these will not have the M1, but something with more performance cores than the four in the M1 and more GPU cores than the 8 in the M1. For lack of a better term, we have been calling this more powerful M-series SoC the "M1X". And it is also presumed the larger iMac will have this more powerful chip.