Considering Buying an iMac - New iMacs Soon?

[sputnikBA]

The technology isn’t really a problem. The units themselves could probably be made to fit in an iMac without too much trouble.

The problem is the numbers of parts their suppliers can make at a particular time. They had limits on how much they can keep making. So if then they have to prioritise what devices they use them for. They will likely decide that they need them for other iPhones (because iPhones make up most of their revenue), and then iPads because they need to differentiate new iPad Pros from the recent iPads that are aimed at education (because those have pencil support now).

Macs will be lower on the priority list because going to 6-cores on the 15” MBP & 27” iMac, 4-cores on the 13” MBP and 21” iMac is enough to encourage people to want a newer model this year.

 

[macpro2000]

In the order of possibility, iMac 2018 would have upgrades of
6-core CPU: 90%
FaceID: 80%
A-10 chip: 70%
Faster GPU: 65%
All SSD (at least one model): 60%
Narrow bezel: 0%

Need a 4TB SSD option...this 3TB Fusion crap for the last 6 years is ridiculous

 

[sputnikBA]

Need a 4TB SSD option...this 3TB Fusion crap for the last 6 years is ridiculous

I'd love a large SSD volume to store everything on... but have you seen the pricing for 4TB option on an iMac Pro?

Might be better off buying a Samsung EVO 860 or 850 and connecting it externally with a USB3 enclosure.

 

[762999]

In the order of possibility, iMac 2018 would have upgrades of
6-core CPU: 90%
FaceID: 80%
A-10 chip: 70%
Faster GPU: 65%
All SSD (at least one model): 60%
Narrow bezel: 0%

I think that going forward all mac will also have that T2 chip (used for encryption and other things) which was first sighted in the iMac Pro.
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Hello!
I'm strongly considering buying an iMac now. I really want to buy it, even this week. The only thing that's holding me back and making me doubt my decision is: I don't know if Apple are planning on announcing new iMacs soon, and then I'll end up buying one just before new ones come out (happened to me with the iPad Air... not pleasant).
So I ask the people here who follow the rumors/patterns closely: Are there new iMacs planned for the near future? Maybe at WWDC?

this year is the iMac 20th birthday... I'm pretty sure they have something special coming out. They could probably be using Intel's special CPU the 8086k + a redesign.

Unless you really need it.. or if it's a business buy, I would wait!

 

[jday7757]

I am hanging in there with a 2014 5K iMac, and I'm holding out for one with Face ID. My next iMac needs to have Face ID. There is nothing I despise more about the user experience of a Mac (which I work on 8 hours a day) than entering my password. And these days, I have to enter it more than I ever used to with any previous OS. I get the security needs, but there is something bizarre about constantly prompting the private, authenticated operator for their password.

I love that my Apple Watch unlocks my iMac when I enter the room. I only have to enter password after a reboot.

 

[PastaPrimav]

I love that my Apple Watch unlocks my iMac when I enter the room. I only have to enter password after a reboot.

Yea I like that too, and use it. But it doesn’t help with the hundred other times I need to authenticate during my session.

 

[partsofspeech]

I think that going forward all mac will also have that T2 chip (used for encryption and other things) which was first sighted in the iMac Pro.
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Yes, I mean T2. I think this chip is A series chip modified for iMac Pro.

 

[macpro2000]

I really don't care about the pricing as fortunately I'm in good shape that way...just at least make it an option.

I'd love a large SSD volume to store everything on... but have you seen the pricing for 4TB option on an iMac Pro?

Might be better off buying a Samsung EVO 860 or 850 and connecting it externally with a USB3 enclosure.