MasHD Blog

It was no secret that Apple would eventually announce an M1 powered iMac at some point, but now it is official.Say hello to the new M1 powered iMac - a colorful all in one computer with unmatched power and a simple, yet colorful design. Specs  The base 24" iMac is now powered by the M1 chip found in the current MacBook Air  and Pro models, but is expected to be slightly faster considering that the device does not need to be concerned with battery saving. The chassis - which looks more monolithic rather than the curved designs of the past also embraces a new set of colors which would make it appealing more as a home pc rather than a tool for heavy professional workspaces.  Processor - Apple M1 Soc - 8 core design with 7 or 8 GPU cores (depending on option) Ram - 8 or 16GB depending on option Storage - 256GB base SSD or 512GB base Ssd with expansion upto 2TB  Screen - 24" 4480x2520 IPS LCD  Camera and speakers - 1080p FaceTime camera with downward firing speakers...

Apple is apparently set to pull the plug on the iMac Pro - it's all in one desktop pc with a 10 Core Xeon W processor retailed at an eyewatering $4999. The desktop has had a market of its own and sales figures of the device are still not known, but considering that apple is moving towards its own chipsets, discontinuing the intel setup could likely mean that Apple is either setting up to re-launch a new re-designed iMac Pro or kill off the segment altogether.  Via - Engadget

Apple has officially anounced the most powerful iMac yet .The new system , dubbed the iMac pro , brings Mac Pro specs to a iMac shell - enabling creators to take advantage of both the display and the performance previously set apart from their original design intentions . First of all , the new iMac Pro brings about the excellent 5k ips display from Apple's previous top dog iMac - this now features 1 billion colors and you also get 22 tflops of performance of this next gen Xeon ,Radeon Vega eqipped computer.pricing for this beast is $4999. “We’re thrilled to give developers and customers a sneak peek at iMac Pro. This will be our fastest and most powerful Mac ever, which brings workstation-class computing to iMac for the first time,” said John Ternus, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Engineering. “We reengineered the whole system and designed an entirely new thermal architecture to pack extraordinary performance into the elegant, quiet iMac enclosure our customers love...

Last week , Apple pulled its online sales out of Russia as a response to the collapsing Ruble . Russia's currency has been hitting a all time low and in response Apple could no longer maintain its profit margin if products were to sell at pre-collapse prices , therefore the California based tech company suspended its sales until they could sort (increase) the retail prices of their products . The new retail price of a entry level 16GB iPhone 6 is priced at 53990 Rubles ($995) which is a 355 increase from the previous 39990 Rubles ($737) ,The new app store -app prices were also adjusted accordingly . Source - ZDNet

The current market is running wild on 4K , but apparently , Apple has thought that 4K is not enough so they went a step further and introduced the worlds first computer (or appliance) with a 5K display . The new 27" iMac , which boasts of 14.7 million pixels  (67% more pixels than 4K) is probably going to drive  your eyes nuts .The 27" IPS display has a resolution of 5210x2880 pixels and therefore powerful components will be needed to keep them going smoothly . The base 27" 5K iMac has a 4th gen 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 , 8GB of RAM, AMD's Radeon R9 M290X GPU +2GB DDR5 memory, and a 1TB Fusion Drive. IF you want more , Apple offers a top of the range 5K model that has a A top of the line 5K Retina iMac will include 4th gen 4 GHz Intel Core i7, a Decent 32GB of RAM, AMD's Radeon R9 M295X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory a 3TB Fusion Drive or 1TB SSD . The pod shaped Macs measure in at just 5mm at its edges so its a whole compact unit , but most standard connectivity fea...