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>New iMac with Retina 5K starts at $2499. That's an enticing price if Anandtech's guess[1] of $2500 for the (yet unreleased) Dell 5120x2880 monitor is accurate
by jasode 12y ago
>New iMac with Retina 5K starts at $2499.
That's an enticing price if Anandtech's guess[1] of $2500 for the (yet unreleased) Dell 5120x2880 monitor is accurate. The Dell display doesn't include a Mac computer inside it. If Dell had to recalibrate its price in response to Apple's announcement, would it be something like $1899 street price?
EDIT to add: I find it interesting to compare this new display announcement to the CinemaDisplay 10 years ago.
When Apple debuted the 30" 2560x1600 CinemaDisplay in June 2004, no other major manufacturer had a comparable display. Dell didn't introduce their 2560x1600 3007WFP until January 2006. Apple was the only player for that high resolution and that strength was reflected in the price: $3299. It stayed at that price for over a year (Apple finally lowered it to $2499 in October 2005). Today, Dell announced their 5k monitor 6 weeks before Apple. I guess it's getting harder and harder these days for Apple to create products that catches their competitors else off guard.
[1]http://www.anandtech.com/show/8496/dell-previews-27inch-5k-ultrasharp-monitor-5120x2880 http://www.anandtech.com/show/8496/dell-previews-27inch-5k-u...
- pdabbadabba 12y agoAm I the only one who, when he sees the side shot of the Apple product line up [http://d35lb3dl296zwu.cloudfront.net/uploads/photo/image/18387/DSC_0773.jpg http://d35lb3dl296zwu.cloudfront.net/uploads/photo/image/183...] just sees the word: "oil!"? Edit: For all those down-modders out there, I suppose I should clarify that I'm not making any sort of environmental point. (Though I suppose a person might.) I own several Apple products myself (and probably soon a few more) and while I think the tech/consumer-electronics industry has a lot of work to do to even approach sustainability, I don't think there's any reason to single Apple out for criticism. I am a bit surprised, though, that nobody at Apple thought writing out the word "oil" with their products was a bad idea given their past troubles with Greenpeace.