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Going from 14% to 27% in 2 weeks is a pretty extreme trend, especially in a market that's typically very slow moving, considering desktop upgrades occur at a fa

Going from 14% to 27% in 2 weeks is a pretty extreme trend, especially in a market that's typically very slow moving, considering desktop upgrades occur at a far slower cadence than, say, mobile phones.

mey 6y ago
Pent up demand from stagnation on the desktop space for the last 5+ years?
- ogre_codes 6y ago
  This comment is mis-timed. Would have been true a few years ago, but Apple has a pretty solid line-up of desktops at the moment and has been keeping it somewhat fresh since the iMac Pro was launched. There is a huge hole right smack in the middle of their desktop lineup, but that's different from stagnation.
  - kllrnohj 6y ago
    iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the only non-ridiculously priced "desktop" that Apple offers. But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space, not Apple's lineup specifically. As in, there's almost no reason to upgrade your 2015 iMac to a 2020 iMac. It'll have nearly the same CPU performance and nearly the same day-to-day experience. See also all the PC gamers who have been holding on to Intel CPUs from half a decade ago because there was just no point to upgrading. A 5 year old 6700K is still basically competitive with a "modern" 10600K.
    - ogre_codes 6y ago
      > iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the only non-ridiculously priced "desktop" that Apple offers. I agree! (well mostly) That's why I said Apple has a giant hole in the middle of their desktop lineup! For a machine that has a really good quality 5k display integrated, the iMac is a well priced system. If you don't want that 5k display, you fall into that giant hole I talked about. IMO the big problem with Apple's lineup for some time isn't the price on the things they sell, it's the fairly big holes in between those products. So you end up > But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space Looking back, it does make sense that way. I expect this will shake things up a bit.

mey 6y ago

Pent up demand from stagnation on the desktop space for the last 5+ years?

ogre_codes 6y ago
This comment is mis-timed. Would have been true a few years ago, but Apple has a pretty solid line-up of desktops at the moment and has been keeping it somewhat fresh since the iMac Pro was launched. There is a huge hole right smack in the middle of their desktop lineup, but that's different from stagnation.
- kllrnohj 6y ago
  iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the only non-ridiculously priced "desktop" that Apple offers. But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space, not Apple's lineup specifically. As in, there's almost no reason to upgrade your 2015 iMac to a 2020 iMac. It'll have nearly the same CPU performance and nearly the same day-to-day experience. See also all the PC gamers who have been holding on to Intel CPUs from half a decade ago because there was just no point to upgrading. A 5 year old 6700K is still basically competitive with a "modern" 10600K.
  - ogre_codes 6y ago
    > iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the only non-ridiculously priced "desktop" that Apple offers. I agree! (well mostly) That's why I said Apple has a giant hole in the middle of their desktop lineup! For a machine that has a really good quality 5k display integrated, the iMac is a well priced system. If you don't want that 5k display, you fall into that giant hole I talked about. IMO the big problem with Apple's lineup for some time isn't the price on the things they sell, it's the fairly big holes in between those products. So you end up > But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space Looking back, it does make sense that way. I expect this will shake things up a bit.