PauloSeraa

Newsflash: the iMac form factor is not attractive anymore, and that makes perfect sense. The iMac rose to popularity during an era where the alternative for a desktop computer was hideous, and despite the iMac's success, the competition remain hideous for a long, long time. Over 25 years it created some life-long iMac users. But here is the truth about iMac today: it's not portable, it's not upgradable and it's not reusable. The display on the iMac will outlast the PC inside it by several years. Heck, the 2014 5K iMac has a better display on it than most people are using on their desk today, and yet that machine is already obsolete. And because they are impossible to sell or trade in due to bulk and weight, these things become useless paperweights after a relatively short amount of time. Compare this to a Mac Mini or Mac Studio + a Studio display experience. The Studio display creates the same elegant look on the desk, and the small desktops take a up a minimal amount of space and can even be hidden inside/under a desk. The main selling point of the iMac becomes less attractive as a result. And now, you can upgrade the mini/studio several times while keeping the same display, which will surely outlast the computer in terms of usability over time.

The proof is in the sales. Apple hasn't even seen it worth their time to upgrade it to an M2 to keep it current, with M3 already on the horizon. Undoubtedly Apple is warring with itself right now over discontinuing its once-critical iMac, or spending money to update a Mac that doesn't sell.

Marvin said:

AppleInsider said:

"The mini has changed the direction of screen assembly," wrote the leaker (in translation) as spotted by MacRumors, "and the jelly screen phenomenon has been improved."

That change of screen assembly direction does fit with iFixit's supposition that the position of components is exacerbating the issue.

This video says they changed the refresh direction with the mini 6 and the jelly effect is just noticeable because iPads are more often held in portrait when reading:



It doesn't happen in landscape (3:11). By switching it around, it will now happen in landscape like on older iPad minis. Here is an iPad mini 4 with jelly scrolling in landscape:



The proper fixes will be using ProMotion 120Hz with faster refresh or eventually using OLED.

Correct. The proper fix is to stop cheaping out on the hardware and add ProMotion to the mid-tier iPads after its 6 year run as an exclusive feature of iPad Pro.

Calling BS on that. Apple has yet to even add Face ID or ProMotion to the mid-tier iPads after years and years of being exclusive to Pro iPads. They aren't going to introduce a significant hardware upgrade like that to mid tier. If anything, the iPads Pro will get OLED, while the other features finally trickle down to mid-tier.

Nothing has come out to replace 120Hz on the Pro iPads. Meaning, Apple only has a handful of banner features to distinguish Pro from others, and charge more for it. Until a new one comes along to replace the existing ones, nothing will trickle down to the mid and low tiers. Hence why 120Hz and Face ID have been held hostage on iPad Pro for so many years.

danox said:

Practically speaking, it’s too late in the year, Apple should’ve announced something right before back to school, late August early September? That is, if you’re looking to sell any significant number of units through the end of the year.

Back to school and the Christmas season can’t be missed if at all possible. (And I think Apple has missed it for the a new M2 24” iMac, and a upgraded iPad mini.) A late August early September release would have been awesome.

Apple releases Macs and iPads in October all the time, mr. business. They'll do fine, if they do.