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Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by lupire »

happyjack wrote: post #304

I'm self employed (engineer, not comp-sci or coder bro) and as my company's revenue grows I am more and more tempted to "treat myself" and integrate more Apple products (I have an original SE phone) for the ease of use and having "corporate" Unix products in the arsenal. I see new products like these and instantly get excited. It looks so cool! It's thin, the screen is nice, looks like a great product! Maybe I'll qui…

What are you talking about? "Coder bro"? "New Balance" sneakers arent related to computers.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by lupire »

cruano wrote: post #186
websites2323 wrote: post #130

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I’m going to go ahead and say if you haven’t gotten onboard with USB C by now you’re behind. It’s been half a decade since the USB A port went away on Mac. I know everyone has their legacy peripherals they love but... it’s time to move on.

Do I really need to throw away my racing wheel just because it's USB A ? How about my Arduino ? Hell, my Apple Watch charger is USB A Plenty of devices don't benefit from an "improved version with USB C" and in a computer this size it shouldn't be a problem to include at least one

$3 for a tiny adapter to put on your wheel or computer.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by lupire »

super_mario wrote: post #292
twobitshifter wrote: post #118

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I don’t mind the Ethernet port, but I was wondering the same thing. Is there no longer any value in making the computer larger? I’d expect that there is something that was cut for the thinness, but maybe not?

The computer is so thin, the headphone jack had to be moved to the side. Now you have desktop computer with speaker cable hanging on the side going to your external powered speakers. How's that for elegant.

Your lucky it has a "legacy" headphone jack at all.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by alwillis »

TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #365
codezero wrote: post #162

Look how big the escape key is on that keyboard, finally, revenge for the touch bar! I like the direction Apple is going here, I assume they will have higher end iMacs later this year or early next year, and that's what I'll be waiting for. I'd like 27 inches of screen, at least 16GB of ram, but preferably 32, and that's about all I'd ask for. My current workstation is a 2013 27" iMac fully upgraded (fusion drive, 16…

Interesting choice of colours. I suspect they look better together than individually. They're certainly not for pro video or photography, where a coloured frame is the last thing you want. Which suggests they're aimed deliberately at the school, home, and hipster office markets. Add me to this list of those waiting for an M1X iMac Pro with at least 64GB and no-compromise screen. And a black bezel. So does this mean t…

They're certainly not for pro video or photography, where a coloured frame is the last thing you want. Which suggests they're aimed deliberately at the school, home, and hipster office markets.

1. A silver colored M1 iMac is part of the lineup, which is a neutral color.

2. A Mac with a 4.5K Retina display, Wide color P3, True Tone and support for their 6K pro display clearly isn't exclusively targeted at school, home and hipster office markets.

3. Apple will announce build-to-order configurations where you can get 16 GB of RAM as we get closer to April 30.

So does this mean the M1X is delayed?

How can something that's unannounced be delayed? Apple hasn't announced a timeline for future M-series processors. WWDC in June is the next logical time such an announcement could be made.

Having said that, an M1X processor would make sense for the Apple Silicon versions of the iMac Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by alwillis »

orangecat wrote: post #372
srik wrote: post #247

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> I assume they will have higher end iMacs later this year or early next year I wouldn’t be so sure. Unless their M1 strategy changes, I think they’ve temporarily gotten rid of iMac Pro entirely and are probably going to rely on the Mac Pro to fill that void instead.

Not just the iMac Pro. They can't replace the Intel 27" iMac with the M1 because it would have worse multicore performance.

They can't replace the Intel 27" iMac with the M1 because it would have worse multicore performance.

Based on all the benchmarks we've seen with existing M1 Macs, that's clearly not the case.

The issue of being limited to only 16 MB is likely more the issue with replacing the 27-inch Intel iMac.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by codezero »

alwillis wrote: post #465
orangecat wrote: post #372

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Not just the iMac Pro. They can't replace the Intel 27" iMac with the M1 because it would have worse multicore performance.

They can't replace the Intel 27" iMac with the M1 because it would have worse multicore performance. Based on all the benchmarks we've seen with existing M1 Macs, that's clearly not the case. The issue of being limited to only 16 MB is likely more the issue with replacing the 27-inch Intel iMac.

I am not getting one of these because of the ram limitation but only because I currently have 16GB and it "feels off"

At this point I'm convinced that 16GB M1 isn't comparable to 16GB DDR3/4 simply because of the architecture and that the RAM is so close to the CPU. We've already seen that they are doing some crazy efficient stuff with memory, but all that said, it still feels anemic for a desktop, and I suspect the response will be the same as it was for MacBooks: normal people don't care, tech people who love Apples will wait for the inevitable upgrade.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by happyjack »

lupire wrote: post #461
happyjack wrote: post #304

I'm self employed (engineer, not comp-sci or coder bro) and as my company's revenue grows I am more and more tempted to "treat myself" and integrate more Apple products (I have an original SE phone) for the ease of use and having "corporate" Unix products in the arsenal. I see new products like these and instantly get excited. It looks so cool! It's thin, the screen is nice, looks like a great product! Maybe I'll qui…

What are you talking about? "Coder bro"? "New Balance" sneakers arent related to computers.

The New Balance refer to the fact that I'm old and crusty. I work in engineering but am not a software developer (majority of folks here are). Running Red Hat makes you old, too,

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Post by happyjack »

jimjimjimjim wrote: post #435
happyjack wrote: post #345

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I totally feel you on the Apple store part. That's another feature that is very tempting to me. Anything break? Fine, drive straight to the Apple store and get it taken care of.

Yep anywhere in the world! And the nice thing is that a lot of people buy the products so manufacturing issues are usually brought to light and you get extended warranty for that issue.

The whole sidecare / iPad for a second monitor would be pretty cool, too.
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