Apple on Monday announced a new generation of the 24-inch iMac, almost three years since the introduction of the M1...
  • Unlucky_Internal9686@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’ve been waiting for 3 years now to get an iMac I’m actually excited about.

    I don’t like any of the colors and 8gb for a base model is a joke.

  • BronzeEast@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Yep. Keeping my 24 inch M1 for another 2 years at least. 💪🏼 these underwhelming refreshes make me feel better about the investment in my existing products.

    • DonutsOfTruth@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Why is your consumerism so strong that you needed to replace the M1 so soon?

      M1 is still overkill for a majority of users. You guys aren’t hardcore developers or engineers. M3 obviously isn’t for you, in any aspect.

      It’s actually insane that people are upset the “upgrades are underwhelming” as if there’s some law that they NEED to buy something new every single bloody year.

  • Kyyntaro@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Not even an option for M3 Pro/M3 Max and Lighting accessories, but now for a higher price (in my country)? Excuse me?

    • bananalyticalBanana@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I always thought the Mac mini was really cheap. The. You realize the cost goes up $400 if want decent specs and all of the sudden it costs the same as a laptop but you still don’t have a screen, mouse, or keyboard.

      • WasabiTotal@alien.topBEnglish
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        8 months ago

        But iMac is 2.3k eur with more than 2 usb ports and 16gb ram / 512gb storage and you STILL have to buy a mouse cause the apple one is terrible. I think thats a bit more than overpriced.

  • Koleckai@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    If I weren’t afraid of a major component in an all-in-one dying, I would consider this.

  • TorchBeak@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    As someone that has the Studio Displays in the office with a Mac Studio for work, I may get the cheapest version of this for a monitor at home, for my MacBook Pro.

    Other than being a cheaper version of the studio display, I don’t see the specs for this being a powerful all in one.

    Shame.

  • Penitent_Exile@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Same ugly design (looks ok from behind, but who cares), same colors, same 8gb starting RAM, same pitiful 256gb starting SSD. NO bigger display version so we would buy their shitty 1500$ display that has years old panel. It’s really sad to see Apple turn their once best and iconic Mac product into a clown computer.

    • CoconutDust@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      NO bigger display version so we would buy their shitty 1500$ display that has years old panel

      Also the iMac display itself is years old crap: LCD, 60hz, no HDR. Pathetic product considering the premium pricing.

      I say this as someone who’s been waiting years for iMac update and imagining the yellow one. I decided I can’t spend that much for an outdated LCD and I’ll instead get a Mac Mini + OLED monitor.

  • zomgtehvikings@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    You still can’t get it with a Pro or Max chip, why? I get they want you to buy a Studio but some people like all in ones.

    • pistes-party@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      The thermal throttling on the 7-core M1 iMac was a problem, even with the single fan. I’d bet the reason is that they’re too cheap to rework the internals since the iMac wasn’t a big hit (M1 model sold poorly, hence the lack of updates)

  • JeffTL@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I have a fully-loaded M1, the limitations of which I almost never encounter in everyday use and photography post-processing, so this should be one hell of a computer. I’m probably not upgrading until the M7 or so - I don’t edit a lot of video or play many games, and have GeForce Now for the latter - but would buy one of these in a heartbeat if I somehow needed a new Mac today.

    It’s not a revolutionary update, but they usually like to go quite a few years on iMac designs. The faster chip will be nice for those who need it, though the 24GB RAM availability is maybe even a bigger deal for creative and development work. The main thing I’d like to see that isn’t there is a 4K camera on the high-end model. I also still miss my Intel iMac’s built-in SD card reader, especially on what is almost an optimal computer for photographers, though the dongle works.