30 inches at 5K would be 196ppi which is similar to the Surface Studio (the 27" is 218ppi). It would not be "textbook" Retina, but pixel blurriness should be minimal.
32" at 5K would be 184 dpi which is similar to the 23.7" LG UltraFine and is arguably in the "bad zone" with blurry pixels - especially when scrolling.
The one thing I do like about the 5k retina is that it seems razor sharp. (Compared to my Late 2012 iMac...it's like a soothing eye balm.) Inexplicably, I'm not an owner of a 5k iMac. (The display is def' the jewel in the iMac crown.) I'd put that down to bad timing on my part and a half hearted treatment of the iMac by Apple themselves.
Pixel blurry. There's the rub. I don't see Apple stepping backwards on display tech'.
They're quite fastidious about it. It's the one thing I can credit them with over the last ten years or so in their Macs.
They even fuss about the 'shape' of the pixel so it is 'easier' to read for the computer user.
And these things, the user can discern. It makes a difference to quality of life in terms of using computers.
September can't come soon enough.
They'd get away with 30 inches (I'd like that, make things a bit bigger and more comfy for my eyes.) But I get the 'feeling' they'll stick at 27 inches but incorporate a new design with a substantial overall spec boost. And lord knows the current iMac needs a 'good shake of the bag.'
Azrael.
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If we do see an Intel iMac announced at the iPhone event, it's going to be a really quick presentation to list the new CPU/GPU inside, which means they won't be doing a re-design. I expect they will announce the iMac Pro refresh then, as well, if the MiniLED display is ready.
CWallace,
I can't fathom..(for the life of me) and have often wondered...WHY(?) they didn't tie the Mac eg. the flagship consumer iMac in with the iPhone event to give the Mac and the iMac a greater push, marketshare wise. To push the mindshare more as a killer combo' as the two computers you need in your life. Your iPhone. And? Your Mac.
It's an insane amount of PR for the iPhone event and it seems odd not to tie the Mac in with that and push it harder...instead it seems to have got the ginger haired step child treatment.
Opportunities lost in my view to really take those Mac sales to 6 million per quarter and beyond.
Mind you. With the change to the AS Mac platform...and rumours of a 'full fat' Mac OS running on iPhone/iPad...perhaps broadening the iPhone event...as a co-Mac event with the 'Mac' in your pocket that you can dock at your desktop monitor...
...may one day come true.
Azrael.
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If we do see an Intel iMac announced at the iPhone event, it's going to be a really quick presentation to list the new CPU/GPU inside, which means they won't be doing a re-design. I expect they will announce the iMac Pro refresh then, as well, if the MiniLED display is ready.
As for the iMac Pro. We'll see if Ming is on the money with it.
RDNA2 will be available. There are Xeon options. As the 'new' iMac goes ten core...the iMac Pro may start at 10 core.
My feeling is Apple will drop the iMac Pro. I hope not. Less desktop options is not what the Mac needs.
There are three iMac options currently.
I wish there were 3 headless Mac options. With something inbetween the Mini and the *stifles a giggle, Mac 'Pro.'
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I predict the first quarter of 2021.
I get the feeling the iMac ARM 24 will drop then.
Even that is early. I only expected Apple to go Mac ARM next year, Summer of 2021.
It's far earlier than scheduled. Cat is out the bag.
I do expect a Mac ARM laptop will drop by the fall though.
That's where teh £££ is.
Azrael.
