I really didn't think Apple would introduce this (better off making people buy the iMac) but AppleInsider seems pretty certain it's going to happen in the next few months.
I played with the 27" iMac in a store, and it is quite beautiful. Very nice uniformity, almost spot-on gamma out of the box (went through all the lagom tests). Of course, that's to be expected with their display models. I could never get a 24" LED display from them that was as uniform as what was on display (damn you, LG).
It'd be nice if this came in at less than a grand and they dropped the price on the 24", but who knows. Anyway, figured it'd be worth posting here as it might affect some purchasing plans.
I'll go ahead and get the ball rolling here too:
It's true, this is a pure glass display (I think the term "glossy" is a bit of a misnomer) but the alternative seems to be heavy anti-glare coating, so pick your poison.
Yep, 16:10 would be better.
Yep, this will definitely be DP only. However, I'm hoping that this iteration will be more desktop friendly, especially if they want to start pairing it with Mac Pros. That means losing the laptop-specific all-in-one cable, or at least including a regular DisplayPort on the back in addition to the all-in-one.
I played with the 27" iMac in a store, and it is quite beautiful. Very nice uniformity, almost spot-on gamma out of the box (went through all the lagom tests). Of course, that's to be expected with their display models. I could never get a 24" LED display from them that was as uniform as what was on display (damn you, LG).
It'd be nice if this came in at less than a grand and they dropped the price on the 24", but who knows. Anyway, figured it'd be worth posting here as it might affect some purchasing plans.
I'll go ahead and get the ball rolling here too:
Glossy displays SUCK, I'd rather dip my eyes in a vat of ACID!!
It's true, this is a pure glass display (I think the term "glossy" is a bit of a misnomer) but the alternative seems to be heavy anti-glare coating, so pick your poison.
GAH!! 16:9!! Why don't they just ship you a 16:10 with a saw and let you do it yourself!
Yep, 16:10 would be better.
DisplayPort ONLY! Somebody KILL ME!
Yep, this will definitely be DP only. However, I'm hoping that this iteration will be more desktop friendly, especially if they want to start pairing it with Mac Pros. That means losing the laptop-specific all-in-one cable, or at least including a regular DisplayPort on the back in addition to the all-in-one.