Apple updates its iMac line

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Post by Luc » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 12:43 PM UTC

Apple updates its iMac line
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Post by robotsquidward » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 12:55 PM UTC

Disappointed we have another year of the same iMac design, especially with serious Mac Pro rumors swirling.

Guess I'll wait for the laptops this year to see HOW Apple gets my money lol.

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Post by bluedino » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 12:55 PM UTC

The CPU increases are welcome, but I was hoping for the rumored 6K displays.

No space grey, no T2 chip, no Touchbar.

Somehow they still sell the 1080 21" model for $1099.

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Post by dmitriid » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:00 PM UTC

The price for upgrading remains as ridiculous as ever (especially if you're not in the US).

RAM:

8 GB -> 16 GB is 2200 SEK (239 USD)

8 GB -> 32 GB is 6600 SEK (717 USD)

You can get 32GB as low as 1689 SEK (183 USD) on Newegg.

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Post by speg » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:00 PM UTC

Why can't you upgrade to the new CPU on the 21.5" models?

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Post by UseStrict » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:00 PM UTC

I hope this is indicative of Apple starting to get it, no one wants to buy a machine that is 3-4 years behind the curve. I could live with having a fast hardware refresh cycle and a slower design one.

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Post by vbezhenar » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:00 PM UTC

robotsquidward wrote: post #2

Disappointed we have another year of the same iMac design, especially with serious Mac Pro rumors swirling. Guess I'll wait for the laptops this year to see HOW Apple gets my money lol.

What rumors? That it'll be released or there are more details?

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Post by educationdata » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:00 PM UTC

When will they produce an Ultra-wide (21:9) screen iMac?

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Post by yreg » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:01 PM UTC

robotsquidward wrote: post #2

Disappointed we have another year of the same iMac design, especially with serious Mac Pro rumors swirling. Guess I'll wait for the laptops this year to see HOW Apple gets my money lol.

I don't get the craving for a new design, the form-factor is pretty great as it is. Surely they'll eventually update it as well, but I'm a lot more interested in the internals/display/IO than the chassis.

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Post by jandrese » Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 1:02 PM UTC

bluedino wrote: post #3

The CPU increases are welcome, but I was hoping for the rumored 6K displays. No space grey, no T2 chip, no Touchbar. Somehow they still sell the 1080 21" model for $1099.

The non-Retina version wasn't updated so it's rocking some pretty old hardware now. It's probably going to be quietly dropped from the store once the remaining stock runs out.