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  • Larger 32-inch iMac Pro rumored to hit store shelves in late 2024

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    Marvin said:
    macxpress said:
    I doubt Apple is releasing an iMac Pro. An iMac Pro just isn't necessary with Mac Studio available. There might be a larger screened iMac coming but it won't be a Pro. Just because it's a larger screen iMac doesn't make it an iMac Pro. 
    They would probably struggle to fit the Ultra chip into the chassis. The Ultra has a large heatsink that takes up most of the height of the device:



    They wouldn't want to have the iMac that thick so this means they'd have to flatten the heatsink out and fit it with the two chips, fans, SSD, RAM into the chin area.

    The old iMac Pro did it with the bulge at the back:



    This was able to handle 370W, the Mac Studio Ultra is 295W:

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208378
    https://support.apple.com/en-us/102027

    If they want to get a similar profile as the 24" model and not put the parts behind the display, it would be more likely they'd top out at the Max chips (145W). This would mean it couldn't replace the Studio. It would also be really expensive, an Ultra iMac would be nearly $6k.
     I don’t see a 32” iMac being an iMac Pro since there is no need for it since the Mac Studio exists.  Therefore the 32” iMac will not be offered with an Ultra CPU due to its thermal constraints but it will have a M3 Pro and M3 Max as the CPU options.   Can’t wait for this beast of a machine. 
    9secondkox2watto_cobra

  • M3 MacBook Pro & MacBook Air edge closer to early 2024 release

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     There is zero marketing reasons to release the M3 series this calendar year.   Once the M3’s are announced there will be no more M2 upgrades.  Since the iMac is still using the M1 maybe Apple will be bumping the iMac to an M2 series before releasing the M3’s in 2024.  
    williamlondon

  • Apple's rumored iPad event could take place on Tuesday

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    macxpress said:
    Afarstar said:
    I want M3 iMac - NOW!
    What is an M3 Mac going to do what the current ones don't? 
    1) more than 16GB of memory 
    2) dramatically more powerful GPU
    3) faster and higher core count CPU

    Even upgrading the 24” iMac to an M2Pro would be a major improvement.  

    Now is the time for Apple to upgrade the iMac to the M2 series since the M3’s are due in early 2024.  I would expect the 24” iMac to be on par with the Mac mini at least. 
    williamlondon

  • Cook justifies Apple's advertising on X as a 'town square' for the Internet

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    bytor said:
    California places zero value on anyone else’s speech, political views or voting 
    Bravo x 100.  
    williamlondonkdupuis77entropys9secondkox2argonautOctoMonkey

  • Base iPhone 15 models will get 48 megapixel cameras, says Kuo

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    accsmobi said:
    This weird obssesion,this fetish with bigger and bigger cameras on phones, with truckloads of megapixels,just to take a pic of your cat,or a sloppy selfie, is getting out of hand already . 

    The camera on the original iPhone SE was more than enough. But nooo,snob teenagers want moar ,moar! 
    Wow you must joking.  I am not a teenager nor millennial and I definitely want better iPhone cameras.  Ideal situation is to have an 6-8x zoom with great low light sensitivity and high pixel density that can replace my stand alone Sony alpha camera.  I know we are still a few generations away from this but I suspect we will get there.  
    muthuk_vanalingamgrandact73williamlondonking editor the grateAlex1N