Apple no longer focuses on the Mac the way they used to, with the exception of the MacBook Air. The designs are now only updated when they begin to look outdated or when necessary, as the majority of Apple's revenue comes from iOS devices.
Despite the major lack of design updates for Macs, it seems the rest of the industry continues to do its best to mimic currently available Macs with ultrabooks. The most recent one I noticed, the new Lenovo laptop, bears a striking resemblance to the MBP.
If there was some type of redesign I'm sure leaks would have appeared by now, especially in the April/May/June release date. Probably (but hopefully not) we see Ivy Bridge on the current Macs. I'm dying for something powerful and portable. The Air is at the top of my list, but if rumors are correct that will soon change....
Who cares about the cases? People clamoring for case designs care nothing for their device save to be able to say, "I have the newest model." How insecure can one get?
I want no new designs unless said changes can be explained as better. Difference for its own sake is foolishness, and it's what has caused HTC to kill itself, releasing a new device with a new case every month.
As for actual updates, only the Mac Pro is past its due date. None of the other computers have appropriate chips released yet, so we CAN'T see updates.
Well, there are loads of rumors out there about a new MacBook Pro design, so we should expect that. And as you point out the iMac's design is about three years old now, so we should expect something new there too, nothing major, but something.
As for the Mac Pro, I have no idea. It feels like Apple doesn't want to keep it alive, but if they chose to, they would do the bare minimum and only refresh the internals, keeping with the same case.
But really, I'm just throwing things out here, I have no clue.
And as @Tallest_Skil says, "Difference for its own sake is foolishness".
I have only purchased MBP's (&iPads) to date, but I am looking to replace a wintel PC with a Mac Pro. It seems Apple was waiting for an Intel release which just happened. Hopping for a release soon, as the Mac Pros need a technology update (and I don't care about the case)
I want no new designs unless said changes can be explained as better. Difference for its own sake is foolishness, and it's what has caused HTC to kill itself, releasing a new device with a new case every month.
Pretty much what's said there. That also describes my opinion on the iPhone 4S, and why I didn't understand the people getting angry at lack of outside redesign.
If the design you already have is the best you can currently create, why change it?
I'm not sure what Apple could do to improve the iMac beyond larger displays, faster processors & graphics chips, perhaps a higher resolution iSight camera, etc... The design of the case itself is pretty much all screen as it is, so I can't think of what else they could do to it.
I would hate to see Apple remove the optical drive from the iMac simply to make the case thinner. I don't even know that removing it would make a difference.
The laptop line, obviously, will move toward the "Air" - so this is where we're likely to see major case/design changes.
I'm not sure what Apple could do to improve the iMac beyond larger displays, faster processors & graphics chips, perhaps a higher resolution iSight camera, etc... The design of the case itself is pretty much all screen as it is, so I can't think of what else they could do to it.
I would hate to see Apple remove the optical drive from the iMac simply to make the case thinner. I don't even know that removing it would make a difference.
The laptop line, obviously, will move toward the "Air" - so this is where we're likely to see major case/design changes.
While I do agree with the fact that a desktop doesn't need to be thin, I hope they remove the optical drive from ALL of their machines.
Let's take a history lesson: All throughout Apple's history, they've always been the "pusher." They push the industry into the next era. The next era is all digital. If apple kept the CD drive, nobody would bother making/buying digital software.
That's why Apple removed floppy drives/firewire early on from its computers.
Let me give you a example: If Apple sold a digital version of OS X AND a physical version, nobody would buy the digital one. By taking away the option of a physical version, Apple PUSHED people towards digital (and a lack of a CD drive will too).
The problem is that pretty much all of Apple's Mac line has reached design perfection. I'm not going to lie, it would be nice to have a MacBook or iMac with a radically different design. However, the current products already look great, so why change them?
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