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  • After an over 12-year run, Apple has discontinued the 27-inch iMac

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    lkrupp said:
    Huh, but there won’t be a replacement asap…
    So purchase a Studio Display, Mac Studio base model, Magic Keyboard and Mouse for $4300?
    No, you can buy a Mac Mini and a LG display the size of your choosing. 
    You can, but the point is we should simply have a larger version of the 24” iMac. It’s as simple as throwing the parts of a Mac mini M1 inside a newly redesigned 27” iMac body.

    • The M1 Mac mini starts at $699 with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD storage, and does NOT include accessories.
    • The M1 iMac 24” with 4.5K display starts at $1299 with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD storage, + accessories.
    • The Mac Studio with M1 Max SoC starts at $1999 with 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage, and does NOT include accessories.
    • The 5K Studio Display 27” starts at $1599; and is nothing more than a really good display and speaker system, with an A13 Bionic SoC.

    • The discontinued 2020 iMac 27” with 5K display started at $1799 with Intel i5 (6-core), 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD storage, + accessories.

    Doing some quick math, a 27” iMac in 2022 with an M1 or M2 chip could and should cost about $1999-$2199, would include the same base 8GB RAM as other M1 systems, same base 256GB SSD storage as other M1 systems, and would include accessories, and a nice display.

    Why not take it a step further? A new iMac Pro with a 30” Pro display sounds appetizing to those who want an all-in-one, but also want the pro features and speed. It should include an M1 Pro or Max SoC’s, base 16GB RAM, and base 512GB SSD storage, and they could easily fit all this (base specs only) in the $2799-$2999 range (starting off).



    They shouldn’t have removed the 27” yet. It’s a popular one, and they KNOW that. They want you to buy the more expensive “Pro” feeling Studio machine and Studio display before you have the chance to consider a newly updated 27” all-in-one iMac. Because if the new Apple Silicon iMac 27” came out first, it would out perform the Mac Studio and Studio Display by heaps in terms of consumer-sales.

    They know users who want an iMac aren’t gonna buy an LG display with their Mac Studio. They want Apple branded. Apple, again, knows this.
    It will come, so if you’re holding out for it, you probably should. Removing the old 27” is to scare consumers into purchasing the new Mac Studio & Studio Display. After enough are purchased, I’d bet lots of money a new iMac with at minimum a 27” display, maybe larger, is coming in 2023 or earlier.
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