> The screen is such a major point of failure.
The screen of an iMac (at least the 5K 27" one) is the part that still has value, so its annoying when you can't use it on new hardware.
The screen of an iMac (at least the 5K 27" one) is the part that still has value, so its annoying when you can't use it on new hardware.
Perhaps check out the Asus PA27JCV: 27" at 5120x2880.
They were announced 'all the way' back in June, and I've heard rumours of October 31 being the ship date, so perhaps check back next week.
In the US, B&H is taking pre-orders, so presumably it can't be that far off:
* https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1850479-REG/asus_pa27...
The speakers and mic in the Apple display are nice, but if you're just concerned about the display itself save yourself the bucks and stay with the 4k.
I've had a few of these iMacs and would like another. When I buy a new one (every ~5 years) I hand down the old one to a family member (the last one is ~10 years old now, and stuck at macOS 12(?)).
I like the form factor as it is convenient.
I'm typing this on 2019 Retina 5K and am hoping Apple will bring back that form factor (there have been rumours of a 32", but that's a bit too big IMHO).
As it stands, it looks like the Asus PA27JCV has similar specs, and so I may end up with that and an Mac mini.
At some point we need to stop putting these things into landfills or even recycling them. I've been using the same PC case for at least 10 years ship of Theseus style and the same monitors for 5.
I appreciate apples recycling stance but even better is a reuse stance. Even just stripping back all the aluminum, melting it all down, re casting it and then remachining it has a significant cost.
For the last 10-20 years apple has been pretty good about reusing case designs for a few generations before doing some kind of redesign. Seems silly that I can't swap out a motherboard for a m2 macbook for an m3 macbook. (maybe this would also stop them from fucking soldering the storage to the motherboard since an upgrade that wipes my whole machine is utter bullshit)