no imac update

Roughneck · 13 Sep 2012 at 00:16

so did i miss something?

just iphone 5 and ipod touch.

nothing on the imac front?

MichaelHo · 13 Sep 2012 at 00:20

Nope, nothing at all. No imac no mac mini.

The new ipods are pretty nice though

Roughneck · 13 Sep 2012 at 00:24

MichaelHo said:
Nope, nothing at all. No imac no mac mini.

The new ipods are pretty nice though

yes there are but at that price Nexus 7 isnt much more.

Nexus · 13 Sep 2012 at 00:30

Historically the September event is for iPods and iPhones and not for other Mac product updates.

Rameses · 13 Sep 2012 at 00:36

We'll see something in October I reckon.

ubersonic · 13 Sep 2012 at 08:10

Nexus said:
Historically the September event is for iPods and iPhones and not for other Mac product updates.

Isn't that because historically the new iMacs are already out by then though? no 2012 iMac most likely means that the 2013 ones will probably wait for Haswell as that's really the only thing they can't put in them right now, unless their working on a 27" retina display lol.

Raymond Lin · 13 Sep 2012 at 08:12

ubersonic said:
Isn't that because historically the new iMacs are already out by then though? no 2012 iMac most likely means that the 2013 ones will probably wait for Haswell as that's really the only thing they can't put in them right now, unless their working on a 27" retina display lol.

Actually, I bought my current iMac in May 2009 and in October 09 they refreshed it.

Hoping the same this time!

pingwing · 13 Sep 2012 at 09:43

Some of us have been rocking backwards and forwards in anticipation for new iMacs and minis since the start of summer

Probably another month or so before something happens, which gives me saving time but still leaves me frustrated.

AbsenceJam · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:02

It's September for iPhone and iPod, October for Mac. Been this way for years.

Nexus · 13 Sep 2012 at 12:55

ubersonic said:
Isn't that because historically the new iMacs are already out by then though? no 2012 iMac most likely means that the 2013 ones will probably wait for Haswell as that's really the only thing they can't put in them right now, unless their working on a 27" retina display lol.

I'm not that hardcore of a Mac follower to know all the ins and outs, best look at somewhere like Mac Rumours for that. What I stated though is how it has been for years now.

Somnambulist · 13 Sep 2012 at 17:19

There's enough reports/'sightings' (unit ID type things) of the 13" Retina MBP to be pretty certain it's out soon, IMO. I do wonder if they feel it's worth a proper 'unveiling' as such or the store will simply go down and return with it on there for sale.

uniQ · 13 Sep 2012 at 18:04

I'm waiting for a mini refresh. May split and sell the gaming rig to buy one.

Faustus · 14 Sep 2012 at 08:13

AbsenceJam said:
It's September for iPhone and iPod, October for Mac. Been this way for years.

Really? Have you checked the last few refresh releases dates for said products?

kaukaumooo · 14 Sep 2012 at 17:33

pingwing said:
Some of us have been rocking backwards and forwards in anticipation for new iMacs and minis since the start of summer

I was rocking backwards and forwards too, waiting for the refresh.

Then I had a proper think and decided I should just get a PC instead. End of an era in a way, but the prices Apple are charging for SSDs is just outrageous

Should still get a fair bit back though from my mid-2008 iMac, just gonna put it on eBay. Also a sensible decision for me cos of applications I need to run for uni. Been with Mac since 2004 but nothing lasts forever...

That said, I'm still interested to see what they come up with!

Raymond Lin · 14 Sep 2012 at 17:36

kaukaumooo said:
I was rocking backwards and forwards too, waiting for the refresh.

Then I had a proper think and decided I should just get a PC instead. End of an era in a way, but the prices Apple are charging for SSDs is just outrageous Should still get a fair bit back though from my mid-2008 iMac, just gonna put it on eBay. Also a sensible decision for me cos of applications I need to run for uni. Been with Mac since 2004 but nothing lasts forever...

That said, I'm still interested to see what they come up with!

You can install the SSD yourself but it requires lifting the glass and LCD and would invalidate the warranty.

kaukaumooo · 14 Sep 2012 at 19:02

Raymond Lin said:
You can install the SSD yourself but it requires lifting the glass and LCD and would invalidate the warranty.

Yeah, I did look into self-installing an SSD, as I just assumed I'd get another iMac, but then realised that I should just switch because in the long run it makes sense for my situation.

Additionally I could have got a 3 year Apple warranty for free through the Education store, so it would have taken some guts to endanger/invalidate that...