iMacs get a spec update
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Nothing makes a bezel bad. But a lot of other manufacturers are using that space to fit larger screens without increasing the physical size of the device. For example the Dell XPS 13 laptops are tiny little things; much smaller than a Macbook Pro. Lenovo are at it too by putting a 13" screen into the old 12" chassis size. A lot of TFT's nowadays have barely any bezels and so are actually quite small for the actual screen size.
Lovely setup. Docking laptops is certainly the direction I'm going too.Thats why I went for a 6-core MacBook Pro and 32" LG. Cant stand the iMac bezels anymore.
It's a desktop computer, not an ultra portable laptop.
Same principle applies. If many other manufacturers are fitting larger screens into the same space then why isn't Apple doing so. They are considered the most premium consumer computer maker. They used to be leading the pack.
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The Bezel is almost like the part of the look...it keeps my 2009 iMac look current 
Sorry, don't accept that. A 27" iMac will still have a 27" screen irrespective of bezel dimensions.
Maybe it could be a 29" iMac with no bezels.
Using the multitude of off-the-shelf 29” top notch panels designed for thin bezels?
You're being deliberately obtuse, you know exactly what he's getting at.
Well quite obviously what most manufacturers do is either make the device physically smaller and keep the same panel size, or keep the same physical dimensions and put in a larger panel. It's strange that you seem against it.Sorry, don't accept that. A 27" iMac will still have a 27" screen irrespective of bezel dimensions.
Apple should be trying to innovate like they used to do, or at least catch up again. If they don't then they will go the way of Sony. Back in the 1970's Sony were the leading tech company of their day. But they let rivals overtake them on features and beat them on price. Now they are still a good company but not market leading anymore. I see a similar future for Apple unless they catch up again.
Apples strength is also their biggest vulnerability. A lot of people love the whole ecosystem lock in, as the sum of the parts is greater than any individual device. But once someone breaks out of the ecosystem on one of those devices (such as replacing a macbook or imac with a windows device) then suddenly keeping an expensive iphone is less important and the deck of cards falls.
As a potential first buyer into the Apple world of “pc”s (ipad/phones apart) The imac is a thing of beauty ! Bezel and all. The imac bezel identifies it as....an imac!, not a 4k lg bezeless’ monitor. Yes, there are these slim monitors, then there’s the imac. Why would slim/small/ make it better?, especially if you've got a normal desktop that just sits on a desktop. You can argue that slim is better, but would one prefer a slightly thicker MBP with normal USB ports along side the new ones? And would the innards suffer as a consequence (heat etc 
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Had a play on an imac in a purple pc shop last week, and nearly walked out with it....then i saw this update!
I think what will happen you know, is the design will change, for ALL apple iMacs and possibly MBP all in one year, bit like the iPhone X
)Had a play on an imac in a purple pc shop last week, and nearly walked out with it....then i saw this update!
I think what will happen you know, is the design will change, for ALL apple iMacs and possibly MBP all in one year, bit like the iPhone X
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Awesome, what kind of work do you do on your system?
As I mentioned the thermal throttling concerns me on my MBP for my work, I'm always maxing the CPU.
If I did go MBP full time id get an external GPU (prob a vega 64) and hook up my 2 32" 4k colour accurate screens to that via normal display port/HDMI etc and then just hook into my MBP via thunderbolt - then the data only goes one way from the MBP to the GPU then the external screens.
I don't do any video editing but I do edit photos. I run Safari, Spark, Chrome, Excel, Slack, Things, Spotify, PDF Expert, Powerpoint pretty much all the time over 8 different desktops. Never skips a beat.
This is the first laptop that feels like a desktop for me.
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That's interesting, what software do you edit your photos on ? - I use lightroom and its OK, but sluggish, perhaps due to a quad core on mine - im seriously considering repasting it to see if that makes a difference.
Weirdly its video editing that by far runs the smoothest for me with final cut pro - never skips a beat - defo need way more speed on lightroom though.
I use Luminar and Affinity.
if you want to send me a trust I can send a video of things in use.