Apple's super-slim iMacs remain in short supply months following their introduction - Page 3

Not yet. I haven't bought because I didn't want to buy it and then wait a month for it. The only thing I really care about is it being 27" and having a 3TB Fusion Drive. The GPU, CPU, and RAM I don't care so much about, although I would prefer to have the best CPU and GPU and lowest amount of RAM.

in December is simply said it ships in January. Now it says 3-4 weeks. I'll check my local Apple Store this week to see if they have the 3TB Fusion Drive option (last time they only had the 1TB FD option). If not, I'll probably put in my order before the week's out.

I bought a desk and desk chair in anticipation of the new iMac back in October or November, before they were even announced.


WTF? Why would you even suggest your only two options are to live it with or to have not bought it all? This CE we're talking about. There is a chance that anything you buy will have some fault with it at some point, sometimes right from the factory. There doesn't have to be some recognized issue or class action lawsuit or whatever -gate one wants to scream about to get a product fixed or replaced.

I used to work with a sound engineer in post who had a touch controller. That was at least 15 years ago! I think touch is much more intuitive than a mouse or a track pad. As you know from editing, before computers there was video and before that it was very physical - the original 'touch'. The problem with touch and the the 'tired arm' syndrome has perhaps more to do with repetitive strain than 'tired arm'. Some people use Steinbeck style controllers... ;)

 

Well, you know him, living in a world of absolutes: 

 

Oh. Wait.

The new iMac is a powerful beautiful beast. When I ordered mine it said to expect delivery December31 to January 9. It arrived over a week before Christmas much to my delight. This is the 27" model.

You're not loosing anything with no optical drive in the iMac. The super drive is only $79 and can be used with all of your Macs. I have an older PC that came with a portable CD/DVD drive which is huge and unwieldy. It also does not work well, it sticks and lags. The Super Drive does not. People survived the floppy drive being removed, they'll survive and probably like this as well. I do

This machine is amazingly fast and beautiful. I've had very expensive, top of the line PC's, built my own, other Macs, nothing comes close to this, it's sublime. I can only suggest trying one and returning it if you do not like it. They have a no hassle return policy.

The person said that this is a whole new league of Mac is accurate. The new low glare, with the images appearing to be on top of the screen description are true too. It's beautiful. I don't need a retina display with this. I'm more than happy.

 

Since I don't seem able to block you the way I have Soli, may I humbly request that you block me from your feed please? I think it'll be better for everyone if we just don't cross paths at all.

I wasn't trying to say that the Dell in any way could have less wires than the iMac. I don't see really anyone with a desktop using a webcam these days. Speakers and a monitor can be wireless except for the power cord. Dell XPS 2710 is a very nice AIO with a touch screen, only problem it runs Windows 8.

 

If I am in Best Buy or Costco when I walk by the desktop systems it just feels like I went back 200 years in time.

Actually it is and Apple is really good about working with customers if they have a panel that appears to be defective. My friend has a 15" rMBP and felt his screen had issues, not only did they replace the panel they replaced it twice until he was happy, no questions asked. Apple has the best customer service period, I would say the only one that comes close is Lenovo.

 

Request denied. I don't block anyone. That's the digital equivalent of sticking my fingers in my ears and going LALALALALALALALA.

 

"Best if we don't cross paths". That's a good one! 

That Lenovo video is insane. The music, the wiggy headwear on the kids, the careful double-kissing when the the guests come over, the wife schlepping the giant panel with no handle . . .

We are blessed that Apple has an ad agency with taste.

 

That's not the part that's bothering me. It's when you take your thumb out of your mouth and go BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAHBLAH.

 

I understand that you don't like me and I'm okay with that. I just wish you didn't find it necessary to take shots at me every single time I post. If you don't want to engage in useful discussion, please, block me, ban me or just ignore me and shut the hell up.

Are you talking about the 27" tablet? How much power does that display need? What about the CPU? It has to be an Intel Core CPU. How heavy are we talking and how long will the battery last. I just don't get it.

1. 17 pounds.

2. Two hours on the battery.

3. Three days till "what else can we do with it?"

 

Cheers

Agreed! 

 

Terrible reason not to upgrade to the new iMac. External optical drives are extremely affordable. Apple's Super Drive seems tailor made for the new iMac, if you want/need an optical drive. I bought one when I ordered my new iMac because I still buy music CDs occasionally and import them Apple Lossless. Even still, I have yet to use it because most of my new music I download from HDTracks.com.

 

I've got my 2006 iMac next to my 27" new iMac, and you're right. The difference is almost as great as the difference between WALL-E and EVE! Not one regret about upgrading. Not one!

WOT:

Apple should buy Frito-Lay or vice versa!

Yes, the 27" table-ette(TM). It may be a snappy new form factor for all I know, but the video that Dick linked to is just insanely annoying. Not Dick's fault, of course.

Imagine if Apple put out a promotional video thing like that. The stock would drop to $50. There would be a siege on Infinite Loop.

 

 

There is a small shopping center near where I live and they have iMacs on the wall next to every escalator.  

 

 

There are people who want to do this.  They have particular needs that don't match the desktop form factor.  How much Apple needs to tailor to these needs is another question.  Ditto for example the optical drive.  They obviously thought they could ditch it and get away with it.

 

For work, I still regularly get requests to burn stuff to CD, DVD.  I also have to make BluRays.  But I also see the future and know that these things are on a path to the end and am fine with the OD's absence.  Apple has to make decisions to jump at certain points.  That means they will irritate a certain percentage of customers. 

If you truly do video for a living and you say you are going to live without an optical drive for delivery... you don't do much video. I have no customers that have requested a wedding video at 6mbs verses the full 36mbs that bluray can deliver. The optical drive will evolve with video. It is the optimal platform for play anywhere. Bluray has already gone from 25 to 50 to 128 gig in disc capacity. 500 gig burners are in testing. As 4K video comes of age you will need he cheap optical platters to deliver on. A typical movie in 4K in H.264 will consume about 500 gig. Do you want to buy a new hard drive every time you buy a movie? How about waiting for that baby to download... And imagine trying to stream the thing. Optical is not going away. The only thing it may do is transform to holographic storage.

One thing I enjoy about this thread is that either (a) engineer types are getting better are writing or (b) liberal arts types are getting better at understanding technology.  Either way you slice it, no one can deny that the insight of Steve Jobs of living at the intersection of technology and liberal arts is changing our world. 

 

 

I know my customer base.  You know yours. Apple surely knows theirs.  

I placed my order Dec 31st. My status has always said "shipping in January". Since it wasn't changed to 3-4 weeks, does that mean it will ship before 3 weeks? ha.. wild ride.

 

Hardly. You simply hold a double standard depending on whether something is applied to Apple's or others' failures. We tend not to tolerate that.

I ordered my iMac 21.5" on Sunday. It has already shipped. 2 days it shipped in, they're not as constrained as mentioned here. And it was custom, too.

The ones that are constrained are the 27" models which are now down to 3-4 weeks. The 21.5" models have a 7-10 days ship time. Still, 2 days is pretty fast for a custom build.

Many DVD players use it, some tv's. Not to mention the chances they have a computer that it will hook to.
The funny part is, they are both old versions, Mac improvements are thinner and less cords, dell inprovements are new design changes(to computer only, monitor designed to look better, new keyboard and mouse(still corded) so looking at a modern picture the difference would be worse, yet revised.