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  • Apple is working on a giant iMac, but it isn't coming soon

    Here we go again! They already have a Retina (218 ppi) 4.5K foundation for this generation of iMac, which would only be incrementally larger at Retina 5K with the current bezels. Both the 21" and the 27" are gone, replaced by the 24". But that does not mean a larger unit is not in the works.

    So then, what Retina resolution might they be looking at? Here is a list of 16:9 HD (high definition) resolutions. For fun, I've included some of the higher multiples that have never been used. The obvious target for a 30" Retina iMac is 3240p. I'd also love to see them come out with two new Studio Displays at 2520p and 3240p, matching the iMacs. Let Apple's marketing people figure out what to call those resolutions. Thunderbolt 5 puts all of these possible higher resolutions into play, but for 3600p and above, I think we're looking at panels denser than 218 ppi. Dell's 31.5" 4320p (8K) is 280 ppi.

    720p = "HD" = 1280x720
    1080p = 1920x1080 (1.5x 720p)
    1440p = 2560x1440 (2x 720p)
    2160p = "4K" = 3840x2160 (3x 720p; 2x 1080p)
    2520p = "4.5K" = 4480x2520 (3.5x 720p)
    2880p = "5K" = 5120x2880 (4x 720p)
    3240p = 5760x3240 (4.5x 720p; 3x 1080p)
    3600p = 6400x3600 (5x 720p)
    4320p = "8K" = 7680x4320 (6x 720p; 4x 1080p)
    5040p = 8960x5040 (7x 720p)
    5400p = 9600x5400 (5x 1080p)
    5760p = 10240x5760 (8x 720p)

    2019 Apple "6K" = 6016x3384 (4.7x 720p)
    2023 Dell "6K" = 6144x3456 (4.8x 720p)
    entropysAlex1N
  • Future Apple monitor could act as smart home display

    mac_dog said:
    For the first time, Apple has disappointed. I just purchased the studio display and the camera is of such an inferior quality. I think my iPhone 4s may have had a better camera. Not up to the Apple standard — and this is saying something. I haven’t been this disappointed in an Apple product since before Steve Jobs returned to Apple in the 90s. Unfortunately, it’s the only monitor available in the machine that meets my needs and I can’t hold out another year for a larger iMac. 
    Once I turned off Center Stage, it was fine. It’s like it was trying to be an iPad. I’m happy with it now.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Giant 30-inch iMac, iPhone 15, OLED iPads: Apple's roadmap for 2023-2024

    You should prepare yourself for the likelihood that if Apple builds a 30" iMac, it’s going to have the same approach to the power supply as the 24" iMac. You can rail against it all you want, but that won’t change anything. 
    9secondkox2
  • Giant 30-inch iMac, iPhone 15, OLED iPads: Apple's roadmap for 2023-2024

    macxpress said:
    The big iMac cant come soon enough. 

    The Mac mini and Mac Studio with external display added just isn’t for me. After enjoying the iMac 5k for 7 years, it’s too lame to go back to a traditional PC setup. The iMac was a beast too. 

    Going 3nm, I’m betting they can use the Ultra in the 32” chassis and a 6k screen. 

    The only real drawback is going to be price gouging from Apple. After pushing the Studio as a wannabe iMac replacement, apple found a way to seriously overcharge. In 2030, you could load up the iMac 27” with significantly impressive power and it was a good deal. The Mac Studio, while a nice and capable machine is a horrible deal in comparison. 

    That makes me think the big iMac will be labeled “Pro” and carry the Max and Ultra chips. This will allow Apple to charge about what the Stidio plus display costs and that would really suck. 

    The other option would be to limit it to pro and max and sell it for a good amount cheaper, but that would be artificially limiting the performance. No thanks. 

    Hopefully it’s not too far out. By this time next year is as long as it should be. Plenty of people are losing enthusiasm as it is. No one asked for the big iMac to go away - literally the worst thing about the Apple Silicon transition. And the Mac Studio is not at all a suitable replacement. Let’s get that big iMac 6k rolling. And with m3 Ultra please. If the old iMac could accommodate the hot Intel chip and separate GPU without issue, the new one can accommodate a single 3nm SOC that runs FAR cooler and barely ever needs to use its fans as is. 
    No, it's not gonna be a Pro iMac. There's no room in Apple's lineup for yet another Pro Desktop when they already have Mac Studio and Mac Pro. It simply doesn't make any sense, especially since the Mac Studio is selling so well. Why anyone would want an iMac Pro over a Mac Studio is beyond me unless you just care about how it looks. The average consumer buying a Mac Studio doesn't give a rats ass about how it looks on their desk compared to what could have been with an iMac Pro. 

    You seriously need to get over this iMac Pro thing that you seem to keep pushing over and over again...I'd be extremely surprised to see it happen. It's like Apple releasing a 15" MacBook Air Pro. 
    You seem to be more than a little misinformed and history-deficient. Yes, Apple already has a Mac mini. Yes they have a Studio. And yes, even a Mac Pro. They even have *gasp!* a small version of the iMac. Being that the small iMac exists, there is obviously still a major market for such sleekness. Historically, apple has had small and large iMacs - and even an iMac Pro. I know. Must be shocking news.  […]
    You jump to the conclusion that the 24" iMac is a replacement for the small 21" iMac 4K, and not a replacement for the large 27" iMac 5K. But Apple exactly split the difference between the two with the 24" iMac 4.5K.

    Common sense argues that this medium-sized  iMac is a replacement for both the small and the large iMac.

    You are not alone in seeing the 24" size as an increase in the smaller form factor and concluding there must also then be a corresponding increase in the size of the larger form factor. But nothing in what Apple has said or done so far actually suggests this.
    9secondkox2mobirdAlex1N
  • Rumored Mac Studio trade-in points to possible refresh during WWDC

    No one has mentioned the most pertinent aspect of the idea of a trade-in program, it allows people who bought a Studio Display with Mac Studio to update to M2 without, you know, having to buy a new display along with it.

    This is in contrast to the past, when if you wanted to update your 5K iMac to the current silicon, you bought a new 5K iMac. 

    This could be featured in the keynote, in the sense that Apple’s desktop line will be like the mobile line, with everything getting the current silicon when it is ready (“no Mac left behind”). If a Mac Pro is introduced with modular components that can also be traded in for the current silicon, then the transition will be complete.
    9secondkox2