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Winter 2013: Mac Pro for sale, announced together with 30" 4K retina display
Spring 2014: MacBook Pro Retina updated to support 4K output
Fall 2014: High end iMac gets retina option
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Just one anecdote -- I went through 5 of these before giving up and going down to the 24" model. Horrible image burn-in -- literally 5 minutes of screen appearance would leave a residual image sharp enough to read text off of for 30+ minutes. (These were bought through 3 different Amazon sellers [well, Amazon and 2 different marketplace sellers], so the likelihood of a bad batch was reduced.)
Ah, wow, that sounds lousy. Sorry it didn't work out for you. Didn't see this with either of two of mine. Buying Dell (as opposed to a no-name brand) should ensure a higher-quality LCD panel[1], but apparently YMMV... [1] http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/dell-premium-pa...
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Yes for a long time, Thinkpads have been of comparable build quality to MBPs, whether you like the "design" (as opposed to, the design) is entirely subjective. Kudos to Lenovo for not letting the build quality slip.
I just looked at Lenovo's site. I see plastic cases with mechanical latches. This is not "comparable build quality".
Sure, it's not pretty and isn't unibody, but that doesn't mean the build quality is uncomparable if you're looking at it from a "ruggedness" perspective.
Disclaimer: I owned and used a 13" unibody macbook pro for 3 years.
I own and love my 27inch iMac. It exemplifies the quote from Apple's senior vice president: “iMac continues to be the example that proves how beautiful, fast and fun a desktop computer can be,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. " But as someone that doesn't like to mess with hardware too often, I am very disappointed at how difficult it is to change a simple hard drive on thi…
Who still upgrades their own machine? I like to tinker with hardware a little, which is why every 3 years or so I put my own home server together even though I could probably buy a cheaper ready-made solution. In the days of my old Apple Powerbook I've pretty much replaced everything from memory, harddisk to optical drive, even though the latter definitely wasn't made to be upgraded by end-uses. But in the last 10 ye…
FWIW, I didn't find the iMac all that hard to get into, certainly no harder than unibody MBP. There are a lot of screws, and you have to pull the display out, but that's the cost of a sleek all in one. I did appreciate that there were no sharp sheet metal edges to cut my fingers, like my cheaper towers.
I'm not sure I'd buy another one though -- I'm disappointed with the display. It's ghosting/burning in, the backlight is uneven, and it doesn't profile worth a damn. I suspect that the issue with the dead HD was heat, and that also affects the display.
I own and love my 27inch iMac. It exemplifies the quote from Apple's senior vice president: “iMac continues to be the example that proves how beautiful, fast and fun a desktop computer can be,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. " But as someone that doesn't like to mess with hardware too often, I am very disappointed at how difficult it is to change a simple hard drive on thi…
It's all pretty simple really. The number of people who want more hard disk space and aren't willing to use an external drive is small. So small in fact that it isn't worth Apple's time to design a computer specifically catered to them.
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Given that the iMac is the best selling consumer desktop computer ever, I think it’s safe to assume Apple has put some thought into the matter.
It's likely only the "best selling desktop computer ever" because of the abundance of choice for non-mac users. Not sure how that's relevant to the parent's point though...
– People who want an easy to use computer
– People who want a relatively hassle-free experience (good built-in apps, little chance of malware, good support from the manufacturer)
– People who value build quality and aesthetics and who are willing to pay for that
Somewhat related: Anyone know if they're going updating the displays soon? I'm about to buy a 27" Thunderbolt display, but I don't wanna drop £900 on a screen only for a better one to be released one month later...
Depends on what feature you are looking for. For laptop users, the displays still require you to use a dongle for Magsafe2. I consider this unacceptable. If you are waiting for a Retina screen, you're screwed. IMO this soft launch indicates no Retina iMac is forthcoming in the near future.
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Ah, wow, that sounds lousy. Sorry it didn't work out for you. Didn't see this with either of two of mine. Buying Dell (as opposed to a no-name brand) should ensure a higher-quality LCD panel[1], but apparently YMMV... [1] http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/dell-premium-pa...
I'm still convinced it was an aberration, but yes, a lousy one :-) I've purchased 5 of the Dell Ultrasharp 24" models (and a handful of older Dell monitors) and been happy with all of them. In a way of bringing the convo back at least somewhat on-topic, supposedly the Dell panels are from the same manufacturer as the Apple display / iMac panels, so take that how you will.
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This is false and misleading. ThinkPads, while the new ones aren't too much to my taste, are better-constructed, more fully-featured, and more understated than MacBooks. On the AIO side, there are plenty of desktops from Dell and Lenovo that compete quite well. I'm really sick of how every tiniest bit of Apple news is upvoted to the front page. When did a thousand fanboys join HN? I thought this forum was supposed to…
I'll grant you understated, but Thinkpads are not better-constructed. The Macbooks are solid pieces of aluminum. I bought an X220 for my dad and it's a solid machine too, but it doesn't have the same rigidity and has more moving parts to go wrong.
[1]: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-11-26/news...
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I have the same setup with an external Thunderbolt SSD (from LaCie). I'm aware of the following downsides: * The only Thunderbolt port on my 2011 iMac is occupied. * I can accidentally remove my system disk if I'm clumsy (and crash my system). * I can't hide the disk and can see it if I stand beside the desk. No biggies in other words. Very happy with the setup.
> The only Thunderbolt port on my 2011 iMac is occupied. An unfortunate design flaw specifically on LaCie's part. As with FireWire before it, and SCSI before that, Thunderbolt is a daisy-chain interface. Single-port devices in such ecosystems are best considered defective.