Ill Health

[Slydude]

Great news. Keep us posted.

 

[RadDave]

Wonderful update! Hope that all continues to go well. BTW, my wife's iMac is pushing 3 1/2 years old, so may be replacing after the new OS is released. Dave

 

[chscag]

Not sure if we will see a new iMac this year or not. The last update to the iMac series was late 2015 (Oct 2015) so it may not be until next year before we see anything new. MacRumors buyers guide advises not to buy an iMac for now. It's up to you. Glad to hear of your health progress.

 

[lclev]

So glad you are doing well! As to a new iMac? I never need an excuse to shop! ;D

Lisa

 

[pm-r]

Fantastic news. Thanks for posting. The iMac....go for it. Spare no expense!

Of course, you don't need it. But you sure do want it:

Ian

+1.




- Patrick
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[nickyr]

Thank you once again everyone for your messages - hey really do mean a lot.

Now, to serious matters. The next iMac I buy will likely be the last for a long time so I want to get the exact right specification. One thing I really want is 1TB of SSD storage which I don't think is available at the mo unless I go down the mac pro route. (I may be wrong here!!)

Ian - whereabouts in Wales are you?

 

[ferrarr]

The top of the line 27" 5k iMac offers 1TB Flash Storage.

 

[pm-r]

A few non-apple SSD choices out there including:
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/lineup

For more, check:
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=1TB++SSD&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8





- Patrick
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[lclev]

The top of the line model offers a 1TB SSD:

http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac?product=MK482LL/A&step=config#

Lisa

 

[RavingMac]

Pair this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TWFHELW/?tag=macforums0e4-20
with the MacPro of your choice.
I've absolutely delighted in using mine as a dedicated 4K monitor

 

[IWT]

The top of the line 27" 5k iMac offers 1TB Flash Storage.

I have this and it's fantastic. (see my specs under Avatar).

Ian

 

[Exodist]

Thank you once again everyone for your messages - hey really do mean a lot.

Now, to serious matters. The next iMac I buy will likely be the last for a long time so I want to get the exact right specification. One thing I really want is 1TB of SSD storage which I don't think is available at the mo unless I go down the mac pro route. (I may be wrong here!!)

Ian - whereabouts in Wales are you?

Hey Nick,
Just max out the latest 27" iMac if you can. There is no reason it should not last you 5 or 6 years. Honestly it seems like CPU advancements have slowed back down to a turtles pace like they was when I got my first Tandy over 20 years ago. Even my 2012 Mac Mini still feels quiet good using it. This November will be 4 years I have now owned it. The ways things are now with CPU power, one has to wait at least 6 years for the next upgrade to have that noticeable upgrade feeling as we used to just 10 years ago that we had every year or two.

Cheers, Joe

 

[IWT]

Ian - whereabouts in Wales are you?

Sorry, I missed the last bit.

I live in Deganwy, North Wales. The Avatar pic (if you can make it out) is taken from Deganwy looking towards Conwy Castle.

Ian

 

[nickyr]

Thanks everyone. I'd not looked at the specs of the top of the range iMac before so assumed (wrongly!!) that there was a max SSD of 512 GB across the range.

Anyway I think I'll ride it out until the next upgrade from Apple and get my dream machine then. There's absolutely nothing wrong with my current iMac just that its getting a little slow with PS/LR sometimes. But then I'll use it another time and it flies through everything. Strange!



Ian: North Wales is lovely. My grandfather (who died before I was even born) came from Anglesey (Cemaes) before moving to South Wales in the 1920s to work underground. When he moved here he couldn't speak English.

 

[pigoo3]

Anyway I think I'll ride it out until the next upgrade from Apple and get my dream machine then.

Many Apple computer models are in the "Don't Buy" category at the moment (including iMac's). Thus waiting (hopefully only a short time)…and we may see some new models.

 

[RavingMac]

Thanks everyone. I'd not looked at the specs of the top of the range iMac before so assumed (wrongly!!) that there was a max SSD of 512 GB across the range.

Anyway I think I'll ride it out until the next upgrade from Apple and get my dream machine then. There's absolutely nothing wrong with my current iMac just that its getting a little slow with PS/LR sometimes. But then I'll use it another time and it flies through everything. Strange!



Ian: North Wales is lovely. My grandfather (who died before I was even born) came from Anglesey (Cemaes) before moving to South Wales in the 1920s to work underground. When he moved here he couldn't speak English.

I understand that loading OS X on an external SSD and then booting from it can liven up an older iMac (read an article about it recently). If I can remember where I read it, I'll post the link.

 

[nickyr]

Thanks RM.

Is installing PS and LR on the same external SSD doable and if it is would it speed those apps up as well?

 

[MacInWin]

Installing to an external SSD has pros and cons. Pro is that the drive will be super fast. Con is that it will be throttled by the interface speeds, whatever those are. For an older Mac with USB2, that's pretty tight. Firewire is better, Thunderbolt is even better, but the internal bus is the fastest. Putting the apps PS/LR on the external will face the same pros/cons as booting from it...throttling by the interface speeds.

EDIT: Forgot to say great news on the health front, too! Anniversaries are always good markers in life, and that is a great one!

 

[RavingMac]

Thanks RM.

Is installing PS and LR on the same external SSD doable and if it is would it speed those apps up as well?

Sorry for the delay in responding, had trouble with the password reset.
1) I'm running a 480GB SSD in my 2012 MBP (non-retina version) with PS and LR installed, so shouldn't be an issue
2) Your 2012 iMac has USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt, so external transfer speeds should be decent
3) I've booted and run off an external drive many times, no problems there
4) Still can't find the article I read, so can't personally vouch for the speed impact of running off a external SSD, never really tried that
5) FWIW, OWC has a turnkey upgrade program for your model of iMac if you wanted to swap out your internal drive for an SSD

Hope any of that is helpful/useful

 

[Shilingford]

I will pray you for sure. Hope you'll back again with us. lol