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27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by pram »

graeme wrote: post #7

Does the imac pro get the better camera and other features listed? I used laptops for years until and rsi issue made me have to avoid trackpads. I can say I’ve been extremely pleased with having a desktop imac. I use an ipad pro when I need something portable. I like just having a station I can get in front of that signifies work, and the imac pro fans basically never make noise.

iMac Pro already had the better camera/speakers/mics

Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by tesseract »

rvz wrote: post #2

So: A 2020 iMac now with 2018 Hardware. Not a NVMe SSD use in sight. Not exactly a "major update". Looks like the magic on this iMac is already wearing off and the magicians want their reality distortion spells back.

The iMac had NVMe SSDs at least as early as 2015[1]. Apple has since moved away from NVMe modules and gone to raw flash chips hanging directly off the proprietary "T2" system controller chipset. I think it's fair to criticize the proprietary/non-upgradeable nature of this storage solution but benchmarks have shown it to be comparable in performance to standard PCIe 3.0 NVMe drives so calling it outdated is not really a valid criticism.

[1] https://beetstech.com/blog/apple-proprietary-ssd-ultimate-gu...

Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by jeffbee »

frou_dh wrote: post #8

When we read "10th generation Intel Core" then we have to go and research whether than means real 10th generation (like i5/i7 MBA, some MBPs) or just another rebadged Skylake (6th gen) derivative.

Why do you care? They're the fastest cores you can buy and 10 of them in a box is pretty respectable on throughput terms, too. They're all just the umpteenth revision of the pentium pro, if you're trying to be reductive.

Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by bluedino »

frou_dh wrote: post #8

When we read "10th generation Intel Core" then we have to go and research whether than means real 10th generation (like i5/i7 MBA, some MBPs) or just another rebadged Skylake (6th gen) derivative.

Still using the 7th gen in the base 21" model! (which also comes with a 1080p screen instead of Retina)

Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by jeffbee »

tesseract wrote: post #22
rvz wrote: post #2

So: A 2020 iMac now with 2018 Hardware. Not a NVMe SSD use in sight. Not exactly a "major update". Looks like the magic on this iMac is already wearing off and the magicians want their reality distortion spells back.

The iMac had NVMe SSDs at least as early as 2015[1]. Apple has since moved away from NVMe modules and gone to raw flash chips hanging directly off the proprietary "T2" system controller chipset. I think it's fair to criticize the proprietary/non-upgradeable nature of this storage solution but benchmarks have shown it to be comparable in performance to standard PCIe 3.0 NVMe drives so calling it outdated is not really…

They also have a PCIe x4 port on the back of the machine for people who insist on avoiding Apple's storage controller.

Re: 27-inch iMac gets a major update

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Post by varjag »

dijit wrote: post #9
burlesona wrote: post #3

Solid spec bump. Interesting how much emphasis they put on the camera, speakers, and mic; makes total sense in the age of Zoom. I’d also speculate this means iMac won’t be the first computer getting Apple Silicon. I wonder if it will be the last? What’s the consensus guess now? Perhaps a new MacBook Air with good performance but the real “breakthrough” is > 12 hours battery life?

It will almost certainly be a low end macbook. In fact, there's a non-pro 'macbook'[0] that already exists which would be perfect, it was discontinued a year ago, but used ultra-low power CPUs. In fact when they were talking about them (prior to release) they thought they would have ARM CPU's back then. They are fanless and have a 5W thermal envelope, which fits in with the current A12X too. The major criticisms of t…

I have a later 2017 revision of that one, never really had an issue with CPU speed. Mine has RAM maxed to 16Gb though, perhaps that helps. It's a great machine: a real computer but with iPad pro dimensions.
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