iMac 2013 - Haswell Refresh Released

Raymond Lin · 5 Oct 2013 at 14:38

Metalface Mark said:
Is yours not only last years model? I thought the screens were identical.

I bought my dad an iMac 5 years ago, it's only dual core and 1gb ram but he still loves it and it does everything he needs, still looks great too

I have one from 9 months ago, same design as the current one and one from 2009 - Core 2 duo.

Spit · 5 Oct 2013 at 15:37

Out for delivery this Monday. That will be 8 days in total, pretty decent.

Faustus · 6 Oct 2013 at 08:58

Raymond Lin said:
My upgrade cycle is around 3 to 4 years.

Although, next purchase i am tempted to go with a Mac Mini (it should be pretty powerful by then), and run dual monitors as it seems to me spending money on a new screen everytime I upgrade is a little silly. As good as the new iMac screen is, my older iMac's screen is perfectly good.

I keep saying I'm tempted to go with a Mini next time around. There are lots of good IPS screens out there for a whole lot less than an Apple Cinema display. I do like the Apple display though. Upgrading a Mini makes more sense, though not as tidier solution as an iMac.

bloodhunter · 6 Oct 2013 at 23:29

This Apple hardware sure looks very nice but it is way out of my price affordability.

bimmerboii · 7 Oct 2013 at 00:28

Just ordered mine

No delivery date yet

3TB Fusion HD
GTX780m

The rest at default stock configuration. Will upgrade the ram myself as apple charge an arm & a leg for it!

Spit · 7 Oct 2013 at 12:42

Arrived this morning

Cinebench R15 comparison for you:

iMac 2012, 3.4GHz i7, 16Gb, 1Tb Fusion, 2Gb GTX680M: CPU, 663 GPU, 72.2fps

iMac 2013, 3.5GHz i7, 16Gb, 1Tb Fusion, 4Gb GTX780M: CPU, 716 GPU, 93.2fps

Sunspider 1.01 comparison for you:

iMac 2012, 3.4GHz i7, 16Gb, 1Tb Fusion, 2Gb GTX680M: 130.7

iMac 2013, 3.5GHz i7, 16Gb, 1Tb Fusion, 4Gb GTX780M: 109.5

JediFragger · 7 Oct 2013 at 13:25

Decent R15 boost there :cool:

Ryan-3 · 7 Oct 2013 at 14:51

Still the best all-in-one then

Fuggan · 7 Oct 2013 at 19:03

Thread needs more pics!

Raymond Lin · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:26

Spit · 8 Oct 2013 at 14:17

Lovely setup Raymond

Raymond Lin · 8 Oct 2013 at 20:24

Thanks

Fuggan · 8 Oct 2013 at 20:33

Looks so tidy! Nice!

crazyswede · 9 Oct 2013 at 23:41

I think it is time to retire my 2008 Mac Pro as it is starting to show its age. I don't know if I should go for a 1TB Fusion drive (or 3TB one) or a 512GB SDD drive (£240 difference). Any benchmarks yet for the different drives?

I think I will go for the i7 and 780m. I will of course go with 8GB of ram and then upgrade it later.

But going to wait for OS X 10.9 first. I am tempted to wait for the new Mac Pro, but I think it will be too expensive. Hopefully they will release it at the same time as OS X 10.9.

lamboman · 9 Oct 2013 at 23:45

Keep in mind that it's just an SSD and a mechanical drive, so performance will be at SSD speeds until that is full, then at HD speeds. Frequently accessed files will be transferred to the SSD. So it really depends on your usage pattern and requirements.

crazyswede · 10 Oct 2013 at 00:34

lamboman said:
Keep in mind that it's just an SSD and a mechanical drive, so performance will be at SSD speeds until that is full, then at HD speeds. Frequently accessed files will be transferred to the SSD. So it really depends on your usage pattern and requirements.

Yes, I have to think about the my usage. How do you find yours?

spoffle · 10 Oct 2013 at 00:43

Amp34 said:
You do know how much "4k" screens are right? I think there are currently only one or two out and they are both around £4k alone! The panels the 27" iMac uses can be had in monitors for anything from around £350 (rubbish ones) to around £600.

That'll be why they haven't released a "retina" iMac...

Not particularly, it's not sensible to look at the retail price of 4K displays and use that as the basis for why Apple hasn't started using them yet.

Additionally, 4K wouldn't or shouldn't be considered "retina" on a 27" monitor at all.

If you use that logic, 27" 2560x1440 displays vary so massively in price that it's evident that retail price is not a reliable indicator.

For example, if you lived in Korea, 27" 2560x1440 monitors are around £100-120, and you could go and buy one of them for that much from a local Korean store. They use the same panels as Dell's 27", Apple's iMacs and other displays, despite being a fraction of the cost.

4K itself is just a number, and it's not a particularly big one either considering how far mobile display technology is ahead of desktop monitor technology.

A 4K 27" monitor would frankly look like arse compared to one of the latest 1920x1080 phone displays on the market.

So there's a lot more to it than simply an expense, as Apple had Samsung make the 2880x1800 displays specifically for the macbook retina models, and as far as I know, only Apple are buying those displays.

So Apple has the ability to have such a display made, it's just a case of whether it's viable yet or not, but 4K is not enough for a 27" display to be "retina".

Dr House · 10 Oct 2013 at 20:59

my one arrived today, I am waiting for the wall mount to come in and will post a photo up on the wall in a few days

Combat squirrel · 12 Oct 2013 at 18:44

There nice but well over priced even for apple. My year old PC is faster than the top end 3.5k Mac and cost me 1k (1.3k inc 1440p).

Yesssss its a Mac, yesssss its stylish yesssss its Mac tax but 2.5k for style?

No, even for apple that's to much

Raymond Lin · 12 Oct 2013 at 19:10

Here we go again.

Just put of interest, yes or no answers.

Does yours run silent like a mac?
Does it have the same anti reflective screen like the iMac?
Does it have thunderbolt?
Is this the same form factor?
Is it come pre-built delivered to your door?
Does it run OSX? (Legally)

Yes or no answers, ONLY.