Apple Plans First iMac Desktop Redesign in Nearly a Decade

Re:Apple Plans First iMac Desktop Redesign in Nearly a Decade by minimaxir on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:09PM (#25794871)

I bought the 2020 27" iMac last August even though everyone could see this redesign coming from a mile away. Mostly because a) I was concerned about how ready M1 would be for software development b) it had all the high-level features I wanted in a desktop c) I needed Windows/Boot Camp support for various games/software I wanted to run on it d) I needed a shiny new toy for quarantine coping.

I don't regret it at all and I've been very happy with it. It'll be interesting to see how these new iMacs perform, especially since they may or may not have dGPUs which would compare with AMD's Navi.

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Re:Apple Plans First iMac Desktop Redesign in Nearly a Decade by mikestew on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:23PM (#25795071)

Same boat, but my iMac is from late 2019 (bought in November, IIRC). And even then it was looking likely (but not as "for sure" as August 2020) that something was in the works. But my 2012 MBP was looking long in the tooth, and like you I'm willing to wait a year or two for the bugs to shake out. And despite the M1 having been subsequently released, the iMac is still a good machine. :)

By the time this machine gets released (if ever; remember, this is "Chinese are in your firmware!" Bloomberg) and gets some reviews, I'll be ready for a new machine.

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