Refreshed iMacs inbound
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Caporegime
I haven't, but they keep getting recommended on hotukdeals whenever there is a discussion on Mac pricing.
The pricing is really good and 4 year warranty is quiet a nice bonus.
Yeah, I was just looking at the pricing. 64Gb 16" MBP/1TB SSD for nearly 600 quid cheaper than the Apple Edu Store?
I can see they have a fair bit to do with Westcoast too - used those a lot via work. About 400 million turnover. Cool, so they're not a fly by night
Also looks like you can have multiple purchases which you can't through the Apple Edu store. 1 per education term.
I can see they have a fair bit to do with Westcoast too - used those a lot via work. About 400 million turnover. Cool, so they're not a fly by night
Also looks like you can have multiple purchases which you can't through the Apple Edu store. 1 per education term.
Caporegime
Is the Apple Silicon for getting rid of Intel only? They will still come with a Radeon GPU? And will the 'A' chip be fanless as it is in the mobile devices? I've been wanting to ditch my PC (and just use consoles for gaming, next-gen seems a good time to do so with their SSDs as the backbone) and get an Apple computer. I'm quite excited to see what unique things they can do with their 'A' chips...
Yes, no more intel.
No one knows about the AMD situation, people suspect they’ll use their own GPUs in low end products but retain AMD for higher end.
I expect they will be fanless in the lower end products e.g. MacBook Air but less likely in higher end products like the Pro or iMac.
It’s all speculation either way, there hasn’t been any substantial leaks regarding physical designs yet as far as I am aware.
No one knows about the AMD situation, people suspect they’ll use their own GPUs in low end products but retain AMD for higher end.
I expect they will be fanless in the lower end products e.g. MacBook Air but less likely in higher end products like the Pro or iMac.
It’s all speculation either way, there hasn’t been any substantial leaks regarding physical designs yet as far as I am aware.
There's no technical reason for not using AMD GPUs. They might decide not to for business/compatibility/software reasons though. Unlike CPUs, Apple GPUs are still significantly behind AMD and Nvidia. But maybe Apple thinks they can close down the gap between their own GPUs and the typical AMD SKUs that go into current Macs.
Caporegime
What is the link, please?
Caporegime
Some observations from my 2020 iMac.
- You can no longer use SMC to set a lower idle fan RPM e.g. 950rpm. You are stuck with 1200rpm idle, which is too loud for me.
- Adding aftermarket RAM along side the Apple provided RAM will reduce speeds down to 2133. You can run the memory in single channel and get 2667. Not an issue if you replace the Apple memory with your own. I added 16GB Crucial memory to the 8Gb Apple memory and had the issue.
I opted to return mine because I'm sensitive to the fan noise.
- You can no longer use SMC to set a lower idle fan RPM e.g. 950rpm. You are stuck with 1200rpm idle, which is too loud for me.
- Adding aftermarket RAM along side the Apple provided RAM will reduce speeds down to 2133. You can run the memory in single channel and get 2667. Not an issue if you replace the Apple memory with your own. I added 16GB Crucial memory to the 8Gb Apple memory and had the issue.
I opted to return mine because I'm sensitive to the fan noise.
Caporegime
Lovely bit of kit. macOS just has me drooling every time I see it.
Are all the Mac games exclusively being ported with Metal these days?
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How many people are actually going to buy this? Never understood the need for an AIO machine unless you're severely cramped for space
Caporegime
People don't "need" an AIO, but it's a very nice package. You can go with a Mac mini but by the time you've bought the LG Ultrafine 5K and the mouse and keyboard it's more expensive and worse.
Commissario
Loads of space here, I have an iMac, this is my third and I’m sure it won’t be my last.
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Can you upgrade the Ram or SSD's in these IMacs?
RAM yes, SSD don’t count on it BUT you might be able to DIY something together depending on your configuration.
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Out of curiousity, what makes you pick an iMac over a full on desktop? Or perhaps a laptop with monitor