Where does the iMac go next?

Faustus

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I was wondering in one of my idle mind moments where the current 21.5" iMac goes next when the refresh is due?

My own personal view is that at the very least they need to increase the screen size, possibly to 24". There now seems to be quite a number of Windows All in One's in the marketplace and whereas none have the design credentials of the iMac, quite a number of them are better specified have larger screen sizes and just as importantly are cheaper.

Next year will be quite a difficult year for many western economies as the austerity measures begin to bite. The U.S. in particular has an enormous amount of people out of work and all efforts thus far to stimulate that market have had little impact. I think if Apple wish to maintain sales then they need to be a little more realistic with pricing and what they offer.

Personally and I know this isn't fashionable but I still think the Mini is a good value product especially since the price drop.

I have an iMac and as nice as they are, I have always been of the opinion that they are self limiting i.e. what you see is what you are stuck with whereas the Mini offers greater scope e.g. larger monitor HD upgrade etc. etc.
 
They won't drop prices, oh and are you aware there's a 27 inch already available? :confused:
 
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The iMac goes thinner & faster.

Oh and comparing the iMac screen to most PC all in ones screen is like comparing chalk and cheese.

Not seen many screens coming close to the one in the 27" iMac.
 
They could put SSDs in them for a start.

Apple being Apple won't lower the prices - if you wan't premium products you'll find the money.
 
Faustus said:
My own personal view is that at the very least they need to increase the screen size, possibly to 24". There now seems to be quite a number of Windows All in One's in the marketplace and whereas none have the design credentials of the iMac, quite a number of them are better specified have larger screen sizes and just as importantly are cheaper.
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A massive majority of monitors out there use dull TN panels, whilst the iMacs are IPS based. Colossal difference there alone. This is what a lot of the Apple hate crowd can't understand, they just look at the prices and compare them against pc's flat out.
 
Wouldn't have thought they would up the minimum screen size available to 24inch, a lot of people don't want something that big.

As said, thinner and faster will be the way forward, along with any new features they can think up for them.

Price won't change much, the market will still be there for them, they will increase what you get for your money rather than lower the price.
 
Kainz said:
A massive majority of monitors out there use dull TN panels, whilst the iMacs are IPS based. Colossal difference there alone. This is what a lot of the Apple hate crowd can't understand, they just look at the prices and compare them against pc's flat out.
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Well to be honest I'm not sure I buy into this whole IPS monitor business. The main advantage over TN is viewing angles. Now I don't know about you but I sit directly in front of my monitor so viewing angle is not really an issue and I suspect that to be the case for most computer users.

I have the 21.5" iMac and I also have a 24" Benq monitor for my PC and I prefer my matte Benq monitor over my glossy iMac screen.
 
LordSplodge said:
The iMac goes thinner & faster.

Oh and comparing the iMac screen to most PC all in ones screen is like comparing chalk and cheese.

Not seen many screens coming close to the one in the 27" iMac.
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If you actually look at my post again you will see that I don't compare my iMac to Windows All in Ones and I purposely do not include the 27" in my post.
 
Ev0 said:
Wouldn't have thought they would up the minimum screen size available to 24inch, a lot of people don't want something that big.

As said, thinner and faster will be the way forward, along with any new features they can think up for them.

Price won't change much, the market will still be there for them, they will increase what you get for your money rather than lower the price.
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An American survey revealed that people were buying All in Ones based on price and real estate i.e. screen size. Many of those questioned said they would have bought the Apple had the screen size been larger.

I would certainly appreciate mine more if the screen was larger. 21.5" is too small and 27" to large.
 
I agree with Faustus, they ideally should have had the 21.5" the 24" and a 27" i wanted an imac but the 21 too small and 27 too big so I bought a mac mini to go along side my pc and 24" dell.
 
30" imac. Possibly some kind of touchscreen interface with adjustment to put the screen at a raked angle.

Thinner.

And as for the screen, the IPS mac panels absolutely blow the cheap TN panels out the water. It's not just about veiwing angles. Anyone that says other wise just hasn't used one.
 
And as for the screen, the IPS mac panels absolutely blow the cheap TN panels out the water. It's not just about veiwing angles. Anyone that says other wise just hasn't used one
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You need to look by a couple of posts and you will see that I have both and cannot agree with what you say. Obviously when I want to look at myself or see what's going on behind me then I use my iMac :D However, for pleasant face on non reflective browsing then my matte finish Benq wins every time.
 
30" imac. Possibly some kind of touchscreen interface with adjustment to put the screen at a raked angle.

Thinner.
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I would prefer a 24" model as I've already said the 27" is to large. As for thinner well for that to happen they need to solve the cooling issues. The introduction of the latest Intel i series CPUs have already made the cooling problems worse than they were with the C2D. Not really bothered about a speed bump either and I cannot understand the need for touchscreens on a Desktop.
 
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I would prefer a 24" model as I've already said the 27" is to large. As for thinner well for that to happen they need to solve the cooling issues. The introduction of the latest Intel i series CPUs have already made the cooling problems worse than they were with the C2D. Not really bothered about a speed bump either and I cannot understand the need for touchscreens on a Desktop.
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Yeah- the question is where is it going next, not what you would like to see, though. I'm sure you can still get a 24" even if they bring out a 30". The 27" imac screen is phenomenal. Using it feels like when I changed from using a 800x600 screen in 1995 to a decent 17" at 1280x960. The feeling of screen estate is excellent, coupled with the size. Making it 30" would be even better. Also the larger screen would accomodate more hardware, and it is the next logical step.
 
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I would prefer a 24" model as I've already said the 27" is to large. As for thinner well for that to happen they need to solve the cooling issues. The introduction of the latest Intel i series CPUs have already made the cooling problems worse than they were with the C2D. Not really bothered about a speed bump either and I cannot understand the need for touchscreens on a Desktop.
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Unless your head is 27" wide, then it is impossible to sit directly in front. Even 19" TN panels suffer from colour shift when sitting directly in front. And who wants to HAVE to sit directly in front of their screen? What good is a monitor that changes colour based on position when you are trying to do colour accurate work ? TN panels are a cheap compromise.

As for touchscreen, it wouldn't surprise me, but would need to be carefullt implemented. But I can imageine a numebr of uses, Apple are big on touch technology obviously. Imaging having a virtual mixing desk, organising pictures using fingers on a raked angle screen, or any other number of applications that haven't yet been thought of (See: iPad)
 
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Faustus said:
An American survey revealed that people were buying All in Ones based on price and real estate i.e. screen size. Many of those questioned said they would have bought the Apple had the screen size been larger.

I would certainly appreciate mine more if the screen was larger. 21.5" is too small and 27" to large.
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That's americans for you, they also love to rate hotel rooms purely on how many sq ft they are :) It's all about the quantity :p

I just think that upping the minimum screen size in the range will exclude some potential purchasers.

I know for me I wouldn't want anything bigger than the 21inch model, it's plenty big enough for us and anything bigger would be too big.

By all means add another model in the range in between the current models, but if the minimum screen size goes up then I'll have to look elsewhere when I eventually get round to buying one.
 
They could address the standard hard drives for a start. They are too loud and also more importantly, a bottleneck to the whole system.
Adding a hole to the cd drive so I can stick a pin in and force the CD out in case it gets stuck (its happened twice already) would be a good move, or better still upgrade the drives! With this massive resolution screen I can't even watch a bloody Blu-Ray!

Move the SD card slot somewhere else so I don't accidentally put my SD card in the cd slot again when im too lazy to move my head to the side to see where the slot is (done that before too LOL).

Also the option to have a matte screen would be great. I don't really enjoy spending all day with the curtains closed just so I don't accidentally catch a glimpse of myself in the screen glass as it's not the best sight in the world.

Perhaps a way to get inside it from the back would be an amazing touch. I wanna change to SSD on my current iMac but really don't want to take the screen out etc as knowing my luck I'd end up breaking it or getting it all dirty and will have no way to clean it.
 
They will never be a touch screen desktop. Have you guys not watched the MBA video where he gave the reason not put a touchscreen in the MBA? It is a painful to hold your hand up midair for long periods. It is NATUAL to rest your palm DOWN. They have done a lot of research into this and touching vertical screen all day long will kill your arm.

As in where does it go?

NOT TN panel that's for a start, that is going backwards.

Prices won't drop, that is like asking Ferrari start selling cheaper cars because we are in a recession. The people who can afford it WILL buy it, recession or not.

Thinner and Faster is where it will go. SSD will be next i suspect will be the next big thing.
 
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