Last week, when Apple presented its new Mac Studio and Display Studio screen, the Apple group discreetly dropped certain computers, the all-in-one iMac Pro and 27-inch iMac.
True to form, Apple retains in its catalog only star products that record commercial success and does not hesitate long to prune those who are lagging behind.
For many, like me, this strategy offers the merit of simplifying product lines, while other companies prefer to multiply them.
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Cylindrical Mac Pro
And if there’s one niche at Apple worth streamlining, it’s high-end. Let us remember the cylindrical Mac Pro (or small basket for others) which did not evolve as quickly as the other Mac or MacBook products. Instead, Apple offered its iMac Pro, but its all-in-one design meant it was impossible to keep the screen and upgrade the computer, replace its graphics card or add additional peripherals. in its shell.
Dear, you can still find some in the devices section renovated between $4100 and $8000.
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The iMac Pro is no longer in the catalog
As for the current Mac Pro – nicknamed cheese grater –, a monster of computer power of more than $8000, this one is dedicated to a restricted market of professionals. What was missing between the latter and the iMacs was an equally powerful but more affordable computer that the Mac Studio ($2,500) fills the gap.
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The new Mac Studio computer
Another missing, the 27-inch iMac
As to iMac 27 pohe too is a victim of housework in this iMac range equipped with Intel Core i5 or i7 processors which no longer measure up to the M1 system chips which are arriving in the new iMacs.
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The M1 system-chip iMac line
There’s still room in the iMac lineup, especially with larger screens. Otherwise, you have to fall back on the Mac mini or Mac Studio and a large third-party LG, Samsung or other screen.
Unless Apple limits its iMac lineup to just colorful, mainstream models, it wouldn’t be impossible to see more powerful all-in-one devices over 24″ screens built around system chips. M1.
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The 27-inch iMac also disappears from the catalog
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