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I couldn't agree less. A retina iMac wouldn't do it. We'll probably see a new mid-size form factor aimed at professionals, slightly larger than the Mac Mini bu

I couldn't agree less. A retina iMac wouldn't do it. We'll probably see a new mid-size form factor aimed at professionals, slightly larger than the Mac Mini but with more horsepower and expandability. It'll be called "Mac" straight up. It'll be a throwback to the old Mac G4 Cube that designers and graphic artists loved, with marketing to match. No reason to have a retina display integrated iMac—it's just not that exciting. What you'll see is the Mac Pro re-imagined for the modern world; one in which the existing Mac Pro makes no sense. At least, we can hope.

wtallis 14y ago
The form factor will have to be significantly larger than any Mac Mini in order to accommodate a real workstation-class GPU. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see the PCIe x16 slot as the only expansion slot on the motherboard, with all the PCIe 2.0 lanes routed to Thunderbolt. That would enable the motherboard to be only slightly larger than mini-ITX for single-socket single-GPU systems.
gfodor 14y ago
Retina iMac is inevitable, do you really think we'll be staring at pixelated fonts on any product in the Apple Store in 3 or 4 years?