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Will there ever be a new large iMac (Pro)?

When do you expect an iMac redesign?

  • 4rd quarter 2019

    Votes: 34 4.1%

  • 1st quarter 2020

    Votes: 23 2.8%

  • 2nd quarter 2020

    Votes: 119 14.5%

  • 3rd quarter 2020

    Votes: 131 15.9%

  • 4rd quarter 2020

    Votes: 172 20.9%

  • 2021 or later

    Votes: 343 41.7%
  • Total voters
    822
  • Poll closed .
Yeah don't see an ARM iMac coming along until mid next year. Apple will do ARM MacBook Air first, then MacBook, then iMac. In fact I'd suggest an ARM macMini will appear before ARM iMac (the Dev kit is already an ARM mini).

Those wanting an ARM iMac this year will be disappointed.
 
I came to think of last time when Apple introduced two new iMac G5s, 1.9 and 2.1 GHz, in Oct 2005 just to discontinue them three months later in Jan 2006 to introduce Intel iMac. This time I think it will take longer than three months but you never know. A14Z iMac in Jan 2021 after the introduction of A14 in iPhone 12 in Oct? :)
 
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I bought the base model 27" that just launched. Nothing I do with this machine, nothing I expect to do with this machine, is going to be diminished by the AS migration for years. I want the ability to dual boot with Windows, and I couldn't care less about larger bezels.

I fully expect this will wind up as a hand me down to my kids in three or four years when I get my next one. I've got a gaming rig for the heavy lifting. I just want something for office use, web browsing, light photo editing, and occasional light gaming in Windows 10. The screen's fantastic and I loved my last iMac.

I will confess, as a ginormous nerd, it feels strange buying the (likely) last Intel iMac but I'd rather have Windows than iOS apps on this particular machine. As long as I get, say, three MacOS updates I'll be satisfied.
 
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What external hard drive do you recommend for storing copies of photos and documents?

My computer arrived today! I ended up going with the base model and for what I do, I'm very happy. I just set it up as new and didn't move all my photos and documents so I'm going to put them on an external drive.
 
Soulflower said:
Thanks. Good idea. Does it need to be SS?
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Just for backups - No. I'd recommend getting two drives of different brands - that way you avoid the chance of a bad batch affecting both drives. Time machine will switch between two drives. That way if one fails and your iMac fails you still have one more spare backup. I've had too many drives fail over recent years to rely on a single drive for backups.

If you are going to use the drive to actually access the photos I'd suggest SSD. Plus additional drives for backups of the internal and external drive.
 
Alright, took the plunge:

27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display​
Apple Card Monthly Installments
12 monthly payments, 0% APR
With the following configuration:
Standard glass
3.6GHz 10-core 10th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory (adding 32gb OWC chip will add more later)
Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
1TB SSD storage
Gigabit Ethernet
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - US English​


we’ll see how this baby does with Logic Pro X productio. If the noise or heat is unacceptable for me I’ll return it.

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fokmik said:
last month he said imac in October...now...
that account a lot of people says is fake...so lets focus only on mark, kuo or john
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well think about where the world is right now and everything is a moving target. Mark who? Kuo & Jon are just as wrong as every other leaker and how often do you get updates from them?

You can actually message Komiya and get a reply from him. Whether he is right or wrong - it is all speculative entertainment irrespective who is "leaking" the information. If no one leaked then it would be a bit boring don't you think?
 
fokmik said:
last month he said imac in October...now...
that account a lot of people says is fake...so lets focus only on mark, kuo or john
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One of my favorite things to do in the morning, as i wake up and think about my life, is how little value komiya has in terms of value to humanity. ”new iMac, headphones, and apple tag’s this week... I’m NOT WRONG ON THIS” 3 seconds later, ”uhhh new iMac design June 2021...”

Nah... not really. It’s hyperbole... i really only think about komiya when someone asks for a synonym for ‘false’ or ‘film-flam’. Not to say he wont be right about next WWDC... but when you shoot out a text the night before every possible release date suggesting ‘today’s the day’ you end up fueling a mac rumors thread to over 300 pages...

its all good fun. I once tried to predict the score of a football game. I was wrong by many number‘s. Life is hard.
 
 
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Yes... or USB-C to Displayport - I would do that rather than mini for two reasons
1. Normal size connector is locking so less likely to fall out
2. Not many monitors have mini-displayport so more likely to re-use the cable if you replace your monitor.
 
sco said:
Yes... or USB-C to Displayport - I would do that rather than mini for two reasons
1. Normal size connector is locking so less likely to fall out
2. Not many monitors have mini-displayport so more likely to re-use the cable if you replace your monitor.
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should i use usb-c to HDMI or Display port whats better
 
The_Lord_of_Apple said:
well think about where the world is right now and everything is a moving target. Mark who? Kuo & Jon are just as wrong as every other leaker and how often do you get updates from them?

You can actually message Komiya and get a reply from him. Whether he is right or wrong - it is all speculative entertainment irrespective who is "leaking" the information. If no one leaked then it would be a bit boring don't you think?
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Ok, then based on your theory lets not post any leak...it give people the wrong idea...Jon had some right ones and some wrong ones..but this one?! he can't know with 2 months ahead but he knows about WWDC 2021 ?! Come on...simple math
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The_Lord_of_Apple said:
If no one leaked then it would be a bit boring don't you think?
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Agree 100% but at least lets post the leakers that in the past has at least 50% right :))
 
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anthony13 said:
One of my favorite things to do in the morning, as i wake up and think about my life, is how little value komiya has in terms of value to humanity. ”new iMac, headphones, and apple tag’s this week... I’m NOT WRONG ON THIS” 3 seconds later, ”uhhh new iMac design June 2021...”

Nah... not really. It’s hyperbole... i really only think about komiya when someone asks for a synonym for ‘false’ or ‘film-flam’. Not to say he wont be right about next WWDC... but when you shoot out a text the night before every possible release date suggesting ‘today’s the day’ you end up fueling a mac rumors thread to over 300 pages...

its all good fun. I once tried to predict the score of a football game. I was wrong by many number‘s. Life is hard.
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Nicely put ! On point...glad you have great mornings :)
 
Homy said:
That was a lazy review. 12 min and no benchmarks at all, nothing about heat and fan noise, and he has almost 3mn subs. I guess that's when you get lazy...
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I posted that slightly tongue in cheek.

I have this thing where guys in YouTube videos just don't get to it. Half way through the video...they're still 'talking about it...' instead of showing you.

Or they have the brand new iMac with its back to you...and they're facing the camera yakking.

Or the ones that just talk and show no benches of the SSD, games, cpu rendering, general app use, geek/popular benches like Cinebench...temp/fans...but they're yakking about how great it is.

But no...I've got a new...and I've unboxed it and put it on the table...posing...but at least it sounds good.

Uhh...useful to know. I guess they improved the speakers? :p

Azrael.
 
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Mr. Warbles said:
Alright, took the plunge:

27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display​
Apple Card Monthly Installments
12 monthly payments, 0% APR
With the following configuration:
Standard glass
3.6GHz 10-core 10th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
8GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory (adding 32gb OWC chip will add more later)
Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
1TB SSD storage
Gigabit Ethernet
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - US English



we’ll see how this baby does with Logic Pro X productio. If the noise or heat is unacceptable for me I’ll return it.​
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I see. So you went for it, then? Good.

That's a decent spec.

10 core. Super fast SSD. 5500XT. That should fly on Logic Pro X.

I'm also curious about 'fan noise.'

Azrael.
 
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Homy said:
I came to think of last time when Apple introduced two new iMac G5s, 1.9 and 2.1 GHz, in Oct 2005 just to discontinue them three months later in Jan 2006 to introduce Intel iMac. This time I think it will take longer than three months but you never know. A14Z iMac in Jan 2021 after the introduction of A14 in iPhone 12 in Oct? :)
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The iMac AS is going to happen at some point in the next year. Less than that. The WWDC set the clock ticking.

The next WWDC makes the most sense to me where they can fuss and talk about it.

The iPhone 12 will get the A14 first. Then, presumably the iPad will get the A14x next in October..?

The iMac24 has been rumoured for fall this year to early next.

But I wouldn't be surprised to see 24 and 32 drop as a pair next WWDC.

But that would leave the AS laptops (introduced in October?) to fly the AS flag for 8 months or so on their own? With no desktop in all that time.

That doesn't make sense. Likely the iMac24 (a desktop representative...) follows the laptops or launches with them.

As things stand on Intel. The Mini, iMac21, MB13 and Air? All pretty much the same thing in different form factors. So I can't see how all four of those machines or consolidated couldn't launch at once.

We just need a laptop and a desktop to get AS rolling. A MB Air and an iMac24 represent the consumer very well. With AS14 cpu/gpu to intrigue those of us who have Intel cpus...and AMD gpus... Having them both launch in the fall this year makes a lot of sense to me. Just in time for Christmas.

Get the AS party started. You'd have the A14 chip a phone, pad and mac desktop/laptop. That's a decent start to the new 'family' of AS.

Azrael.
 
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