for desktop, I personally don't care, it's totally fine. But for laptop, I think its important for the form factor. You get compact size with bigger screen? Of course I'm in.
Bart No, they will most likely update the iMac 21.5 inch first because it’s been longest without an update. Even the A12X can outperform a base iMac 21.5. Arm ≠ Weak. I’d assume Apple would wait a while to update the 27” since they just updated it. If i were to guess they’d announce it in 2022, and have a “One more thing” be a new Mac Pro.
Same, I had just saved enough money to buy a Graphite G3 iMac, then in 2002 the G4 was unveiled. 😍 went and got the 17” as soon as it became available. 800MHz G4 512MB 80GB
@@lukemiani They should combine the sunflower design with the iPad style screen ! Mini LED with mega thin bezzels and the new Bionic ARM chip. Retro meets new age - Luke, now that would be special ...
And completely drop OS support, effectively putting that brand new machine that you just spent a kidney for into under the vintage section. At least with this coming switch, we can still keep our intel machines current by using an alternative operating system. That’s the real reason they’re switching away from intel. They want to get that power back that they can only have when they have their own unique architecture that the rest of the industry doesn’t use.
@@jscorpio1987 Ehh, the industry DOES use ARM, but Apple seems to be ahead of the game for most (of course except for mobile devices). ARM isn’t really a “unique” architecture, but the way Apple is executing it is different since they are putting it into a desktop/laptop form factor.
Oh, no, that kind of comment again... Well, you might have done so in a moment of nostalgia, but don't try to pass it on like you're using that machine on a daily basis.
I actually am lol. Its a good web browsing machine and it’s nice to sit down at a desktop for watching RUclips and just relaxing but I did get the notification on my phone and went out of my way to watch it
I have the Intel 17 inch imac. It unofficially can support 2 sticks of 2 gb ram each and the total usable ram is around 3.25gb. I have done that upgrade.myself.
The parallels of the PowerPC to Intel transition to the current one is quite amazing to me. Like same price, same design, but 2-3x performance, even though the previous models were more configurable and supported more RAM, etc.. Can't wait to see what an M series iMac will be capable of
I own the first Intel iMac and I still use it for music production. Logic back then had a secondary program named Waveburner which does music mastering. I also have Pro tool 8 which still works well in 2020. I upgraded the ram 2gb and 256 SSD runs fast. I would love use the new iMac.
6:28 Core Player can be used on PowerPC G4 Macs at around 1GHz and higher to playback 720P video at it's native framerate, and any G5 should crunch through a 1080P video with it as well. At least 32MB vRAM on the G4 recommended and 64 on the G5. This is all due to lack of codecs and codec optimizations, which Core Player does offer.
Im actually watching this video on a 2006 20 inch imac just like the one in the vid. It still holds up really well on the hardware side but sadly, the operating system is being screwed over by a lot of websites who have stopped loading their pages. the good news is windows 7 runs great on this thing with all of the websites loading fast and I have found myself using it more than mac os as the years go by.
The transition will no doubt be a bit buggy initially - i think most general consumers won't take notice and jump straight to the 1st gen silicon macs, but i think pro users who rely on existing software and mature/stable versions of mac os will stick with intel macs for a while longer, until the inevitable teething problems of the silicon transition are sorted. This is exactly what happened with the transition from powerpc to 1st gen intel macs in 2006
My 2010 Macbook Pro 17 shipped with Lion and was supported all the way to High Sierra. It is still an awesome machine. Never had a single problem in 10 years.
First of all, great video. I also want to compliment you for putting the ad at the beginning of the video. I watched it without being interrupted in the middle of the video, as i once told you that i found it really obnoxious. I also tell this to other RUclipsrs btw. I love that you do this and i really like your video's much more this way. I'm subbed to you and of course, i liked the video! Keep it up man 😎
My biggest issue with Apple iMacs and MacBooks is that they charge huge prices for RAM and storage updates. You cannot justify the cost of $400 for a 16 GB RAM upgrade, that is nuts.
No need to worry about that with the new apple silicon lineup, all RAM and SSD will be soldered to the motherboard, no option to update - you will have to stick with what you bought initially.
I love the original G5 more than the iSight version which was later carried out in the intel version. The original G5 is very user accesible. Unlike the later models where you are only allowed to access the RAM.
My mother’s Late 2006 iMac is still going strong. I managed to install Windows 10 32-bit on the relic. It’s dead slow, but good enough for loading Google Classroom and some PDF documents when she is grading homework 😅
Seriously you should max out the ram if you have not along with a 240GB SSD, and install a lightweight Linux distro such as MX Linux which still supports 32bit, and should run better.
Commodorefan64 RAM is maxed out. I have not bothered with the storage yet. Once the computer is logged in it’s ok, but not optimal. I generally haven’t been able to get my mom to understand Linux, unfortunately 😅 Although, since she doesn’t really depend on MS Office anymore, Linux may become a reality soon 😊
well luke i am 75 so i didn't want to wait even though i would have liked the redesign since i bought a 2011 iMac and was still using it when i bought the new 27" last week and put 40gb of ram in it. that is one of the reasons i didn't wait my age and i wanted to upgrade the ram myself, and i am really satisfied with the upgrade of course the old one only had 4gb of ram but was running fine until i retired it. thanks for the insightful videos.💚🍏
@@smokypro6527 i probably don't guess at 75 i do a lot of things on tech with impulse. also i used my 2011 iMac on 4gb all these yrs i just wanted to see how it felt. also the extra ram only cost 120$ from amazon i couldn't pass it up.thanks🍏
I'm literally watching this on my G5 that I STILL use as my daily computer! Hasn't had a chrome update since 2016 and hasn't had a system update since God only knows when, but it always did the things I used it for so I didn't see a reason to upgrade until recently. Now I can't do much on it anymore due to websites not trusting this machine and inability to establish a secure connection. I Usually use MacBook Pros, but have been using this for a while now and have grown to like the desktop experience with a mouse and keyboard over laptops. Thought about gutting the hardware and building a Hackintosh since this is a nostalgic little thing, but eh it's time for something modern LOL! Planning on upgrading later this fall to a brand new iMac!
This was a fun comparison of Intel iMacs. However, as someone who owns both a white 20 inch Power PC G5 iMac and a white 24 inch Intel iMac, I actually prefer the older model. While, the larger 24 inch does have a built-in iSight camera along with both a Fire-wire 400 port and a Fire-wire 800 port it does have several limitations. Because, if you want to run Power PC programs for OS X you need Rosetta. Therefore, you cannot upgrade past OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. While, the G5 iMac supports both classic OS 9 and OS X applications. Plus, you can install iLife '09 and 'iWorks '09 on both systems. In addition, since the G5 iMac was designed to be home user upgradable (to add an airport card, and more RAM, etc.) with a standard screw driver the rear panel just slides right off.
I love the polycarbonate designs of apple products! Still feels relevant and edgy today. Would love to see something like that come back in a 'budget' version of a macbook.
I hope that the software support for the intel Macs is better than the last transition software support. That's the only thing I am worried about. I would like to see minimal 5 years macOS updates since the release day.
Can you please post the links and resources for upgrading the iMac GPU/CPU - you talked about it in your video last week around the 7:46 mark but never posted them. It would be much appreciated!
I need some help, I need a Mac book air for school next year should I get one early with a intel processor or should I wait and hopefully they come out with silicon soon?
My 1st iMac was 17" Intel Core 2 Duo (T7200 Merom) come with 1GB DDR2 and ATI X1600 (pretty good spec on that time), it is 2006, and the screen quality and resolution is ahead than PC that time, 1440x900, while most of other is still 1280x800, 1024x768 etc. And the built-in SPEAKER is very nice ! I still remember how often I use Frontrow to listen music, and my friend keep finding where is the speaker ? The design is simply excellent, the included white keyboard and mice (they call mice) is very high quality, and it run both Mac OS and Windows !
9:00 It is sad to see this remarkable moment and realise that both Steve Jobs and Paul Ottelini (Intel) have already passed away. (Jobs in 2011, Ottelini in 2017).
I love my iMac also for these reasons: It can run Windows and major game titles. I can upgrade the RAM easily. It has a great bezel that helps to separate the background "noise" from where my eyes are focusing. It has a super 5K display that doesn't get covered in smudges because the Mac OS is optimized well for use without touch on the screen through an excellent keyboard and mouse/trackpad. Don't destroy these things in future iMacs.
Front row was glorious - like a clean apple front end version of kodi. I still use it on my 2008 macbook pro snow leopard partition with the apple remote
I have both a Pixar Lamp (sunflower) iMac G4 and a G3 in my closet. The G4 was such a lovely design. Apple should try that again just like Microsoft tried it with the Surface Studio
That first little Intel I-Mac has a CD-ROM drive on the side. Something the current I-Mac's don't have. Some of us still have software on CD's, like the software that comes with a printer/scanner, or a Wacom tablet, and some books come with CD-ROM's. That first Intel I-Mac is 17 inch, and that last Intel I-Mac is 27 inches. Both of them have that chin.
I'm personally excited about the transition man. The only thing I'm not excited about is losing Bootcamp, I don't see how they'd be able to pull that off, but other than that I'm excited.
Hello Luke, I am really enjoying the computer upgrades and was wondering if you were going to do an upgrade on the original iMac intel 2005 core duo, I have this machine and would love to use it for a few more years, cheers Simon.
abcd my iMac is the fully specked out Mac with Vega graphics and 1tb ssd 8gig of ddr4 ram and running Mac OS Mojave latest version I upgraded my cpu to and i7 6700 k from the base i3 my Mac had
I personally am going to rock my 2015 MBP 15inch i7 16gb/512gb SSD , 2010 i3 iMac 16gb/512gb SSD and 2012 Mac mini 16gb i7/ 512 SSD . Newer computers just aren't built to last like these older ones. Not to mention coming as an Apple certified Technician, They are impossible to do "Easy" Upgrades or repairs. Most require complete disassembly and Secuiry calibrations due to the T2 Chip and proprietary security software builtin. . Whereas the old machines could have every single component replaced without calibrating. Ahh the good old days..... @lukemiana, I personally just upgraded the 2006 20 inch iMac to 4gb Ram and a 512SSD. Full 1080P video. Its a beautiful thing.
If Apple's latest devices are anything to go by with more, and more being soldered onto the mainboards, then I highly doubt it(I hope I'm wrong however), and the 3rd party repair program Apple is doing to get access to repair parts for machines at this point in time is BS, because if you sign up, and agree to the program, then they only let you order parts piecemeal, meaning if I had a repair business everytime a customer came in, and needed something done, it would be a 2 week wait for parts, instead of me being able to keep parts in stock, and have as little as a day, or less turnaround time for the customer, because once you sign that contract Apple legally forbids you from keeping a stockpile of parts of anything more than caps, and resistors. Louis Rossmann laid it all out as he was going to sign up for it, till he read the fine print.
@@guycottle559 It would not surprise me if they don't even offer a RAM upgrade, and it's more like their iPhones, where they say deal with it, and just buy a whole new system if you want any kind of upgrade whatsoever. Come to think of it, many makes of Chromebooks have sadly already gone this route with everything SMD to the mainboard, and have become paperweights after EOL support comes up, as many of them only have 16GB of flash storage, and installing any other OS on it become s real chore, and I sadly again have a feeling this is the route Apple is taking here(again hope I'm wrong), as it's just going to create tons more e-waste, unlike the 13in Macbook Pro Mid-2012 with the magsafe charger I got from my local recycle drop off a few weeks ago for free, and for less than $100 USD in upgrades/repair parts I was able to get working again on Catalina as my main laptop, and eventually Big Sur once It's out of Beta, and the unofficial install process is tested, and made easier.
@@kzed Thanks for the reply. You are correct. Since I asked my question I have seen several games tested on M1 equipped Macs and they seem to use the Steam launcher just fine 👍
@Luke Miani, I currently have a 2017 5k iMac processor which is a i5-7600k, I run very heavy Adobe Illustrator files and it is becoming extremely slow, is it possible to upgrade it to a newer one like the i9 9900k, since it is the same socket, not sure if the chipset supports it. is there a way to know all the compatible cpu for a specific iMac model?
When people say Apple has raised its prices, they are not talking about the base models, but the mid, and higher end models, same with every product line Apple puts out, and a Max of 2GB of RAM was really bad back then, I have an AMD Athlon II X4 build from just a couple of years later on DDR2 800MHZ ram that has 8GB in it and I still use it with Manjaro Mate Linux for a media center PC, and lite Linux gaming in my game/family room.
I still don’t understand for the life of me the obsession tech RUclipsrs have with bezels. They look fine....
Agreed. It's really strange - the bezels really don't bother me, and I don't think I'm alone in that.
It's just a Marketing Gimmick
Same. Laptop bezels only ever bother me on 2 in 1 systems that flip around. Other than that I've been fine with bezel sizes since the early 2000's.
I'm a tech RUclipsr and I don't care about bezels
for desktop, I personally don't care, it's totally fine. But for laptop, I think its important for the form factor. You get compact size with bigger screen? Of course I'm in.
Luke Miani: First and last Intel iMac
Apple: Subtle spec-bump to 27-inch intel iMac next year
Luke: 👁 👄 👁
Bart No, they will most likely update the iMac 21.5 inch first because it’s been longest without an update. Even the A12X can outperform a base iMac 21.5. Arm ≠ Weak.
I’d assume Apple would wait a while to update the 27” since they just updated it. If i were to guess they’d announce it in 2022, and have a “One more thing” be a new Mac Pro.
LOL 😂 is that Luke? 😆
the 27-inch MacBook Pro, the 7 -inch MacBook mini, and the 60-inch iMac, you heard it here first
Lego Play Time LOL, that’ll be the device of the future. 😂
I miss Frontrow, honestly. I've always loved the idea of using a big 27" imac as a tv replacement.
Yeah I hear you on that. (:
I agree...and imagine a 32-40 inch Micro-LED iMac, which is eminently possible, with that kind of function.
Alan Eddy Wowzers! That would be an amazing display. 😳
Alan that would be apple to carry TONS of hardware into it.
Same.
The “sunflower” iMac was my first Mac (actually the first iPod was my first “Mac”) and I loved that thing. Gorgeous design.
Same, I had just saved enough money to buy a Graphite G3 iMac, then in 2002 the G4 was unveiled. 😍 went and got the 17” as soon as it became available. 800MHz G4 512MB 80GB
The first ipod want running anything Mac os. It has it's own ipod software
3:21 “Only apple could position the same design as a feature”
Well to this day, this still goes on with the iPhone SE.
You right
@@lukemiani They should combine the sunflower design with the iPad style screen ! Mini LED with mega thin bezzels and the new Bionic ARM chip. Retro meets new age - Luke, now that would be special ...
Luke Miani hi
@@lukemiani Hi Luke!
Why are you here? Where's Intel UHD Graphics 617 lol
I love that white imac. I had a g5 imac in 2004, and it was insane.
Another thing that hardly aged? The io on the back of the imacs
"I can guarantee that they're not gonna be 2 to 3 times faster on launch day"... Well, this didn't age well, luckily :D
probably not. we never know what apple is up to
It’s definitely not 2 to 3 times faster. It’s slower for many programs that are important for industry
2065: The first quantum iMac vs the last quantum iMac.
Ahnaf Habib “quantum” is a marketing word used when you want to say something is cutting-edge lol
@@ahnafhabib36 It's a joke, btw
I like the older one, it just makes me happy looking at it
I just want a macbook and I watched like 100 videos of luke XD
Same🤣
Im just trynna get the macbook pro 2015 for school and youtube vids😂
That would have sucked to be one of those who bought a G5 iMac. Just two months later they improve the performance by 2-3x for the same price.
And completely drop OS support, effectively putting that brand new machine that you just spent a kidney for into under the vintage section. At least with this coming switch, we can still keep our intel machines current by using an alternative operating system. That’s the real reason they’re switching away from intel. They want to get that power back that they can only have when they have their own unique architecture that the rest of the industry doesn’t use.
I owned a white G5 iMac, it was a great machine. Lasted 7 + years. No complaints.
@@jscorpio1987 the imac g5 could run the latest os until 10.6 snow leopard came out in 2009
@@jscorpio1987 Ehh, the industry DOES use ARM, but Apple seems to be ahead of the game for most (of course except for mobile devices). ARM isn’t really a “unique” architecture, but the way Apple is executing it is different since they are putting it into a desktop/laptop form factor.
@@axethepenguin Apple is ahead in mobile devices as well but not as much as other industries.
I was waiting for the benchmark comparisons between these two machines. That would be interesting as well as fun.
Watched this on my 2006 2.0ghz core 2 duo iMac 17"
Oh, no, that kind of comment again... Well, you might have done so in a moment of nostalgia, but don't try to pass it on like you're using that machine on a daily basis.
I actually am lol. Its a good web browsing machine and it’s nice to sit down at a desktop for watching RUclips and just relaxing but I did get the notification on my phone and went out of my way to watch it
@@WalmartMustacheMan my late 2009 unibody polycarbonate macbook cant even run 720p perfectly, give me a break.
@@kzed i have the same one at home and it runs it just fine, do you have an ssd?
@@WalmartMustacheMan What browser are you using that makes it "good"? There are no modern browsers for it.
My dad is still using the 2006 to work
I have one of these old iMacs and I love them!!! Your Vids are Aweseme!
Greetings from Germany
Glad you like them!
I have the Intel 17 inch imac. It unofficially can support 2 sticks of 2 gb ram each and the total usable ram is around 3.25gb. I have done that upgrade.myself.
The iMac G5 was a massive step back in terms of design aesthetic from the G4 iMac.
when i was in elementary school these things were the school computers i remember using those for iready playing coolmath and abcya
I had one right when they came out in '06 then the aluminum one. I now have the 2020 as well. Actually, I also had a iMac DV SE and an iMac G4, too.
My 2006 iMac still runs fine. I love it.
Crew: ok, so we won't do any changes
Steve Jobs: *Feature*
The parallels of the PowerPC to Intel transition to the current one is quite amazing to me. Like same price, same design, but 2-3x performance, even though the previous models were more configurable and supported more RAM, etc.. Can't wait to see what an M series iMac will be capable of
Polycarbonate iMacs (older style shown in video) were also available in 24". The aluminium iMacs were not the first to offer 24".
The man from Intel could hold a Corona WWDC right now.
10:11 "And I guarantee it won't be 2-3x faster on launch day."
Pretty close though!
I own the first Intel iMac and I still use it for music production. Logic back then had a secondary program named Waveburner which does music mastering. I also have Pro tool 8 which still works well in 2020. I upgraded the ram 2gb and 256 SSD runs fast. I would love use the new iMac.
Ive dug out my dads old first intel imac to do exactly this! how does logic pro 9 run? is your processor 1.83ghz or 2.0ghz?
6:28 Core Player can be used on PowerPC G4 Macs at around 1GHz and higher to playback 720P video at it's native framerate, and any G5 should crunch through a 1080P video with it as well. At least 32MB vRAM on the G4 recommended and 64 on the G5. This is all due to lack of codecs and codec optimizations, which Core Player does offer.
7:04 You had to upgrade the RAM to get to Snow Leopard, though. I had to upgrade my Core Duo Mac Mini’s ram to be able to upgrade.
I think that isn't a last intel-Mac, and even not a last intel-iMac. I think we gonna see at least one of them farther or probably more.
Im actually watching this video on a 2006 20 inch imac just like the one in the vid. It still holds up really well on the hardware side but sadly, the operating system is being screwed over by a lot of websites who have stopped loading their pages. the good news is windows 7 runs great on this thing with all of the websites loading fast and I have found myself using it more than mac os as the years go by.
10:12 'I can guarantee Apple Silicon won't be 2-3x faster on launch day'
Apple Event, Nov. 10, 'The new MacBook Air is up to 3.5x faster'
Luke: 👁👄👁
The transition will no doubt be a bit buggy initially - i think most general consumers won't take notice and jump straight to the 1st gen silicon macs, but i think pro users who rely on existing software and mature/stable versions of mac os will stick with intel macs for a while longer, until the inevitable teething problems of the silicon transition are sorted. This is exactly what happened with the transition from powerpc to 1st gen intel macs in 2006
My 2010 Macbook Pro 17 shipped with Lion and was supported all the way to High Sierra. It is still an awesome machine. Never had a single problem in 10 years.
I have the iMac G5 on my desk running Snow Leopard. Is it best to install linux on it or keep as is?
I enjoyed this history lesson sir. Thank you for doing this research and then sharing with us.
I was blown away when I first saw the iMac G5 design. No other PC looked as good as that
I've never been so early! Published 13 seconds ago...
I’ve always been so late!
@bobo LOL True!😂🤣😂🤣
@@theencryptedpartition4633 Me too! But this time I'm early it was a coincidence!
@bobo You're welcome! Being kind and joyous makes a difference in the world! We need more kindness and joy in the world despite what is going on...
I don't think I've ever actually read a thread where the comments are 57 / 51 / 50 / 46 / 45 / 41 / 40 minutes ago before!
Glad to see you again, Luke. I love you.
I was drooling over the white 24" imac soooo much
I have one of the white ones. I found it at the thrift store for 20$ and had to buy it. I have newer ones but still makes a good collector item
First of all, great video. I also want to compliment you for putting the ad at the beginning of the video. I watched it without being interrupted in the middle of the video, as i once told you that i found it really obnoxious. I also tell this to other RUclipsrs btw. I love that you do this and i really like your video's much more this way. I'm subbed to you and of course, i liked the video! Keep it up man 😎
I had ads in the middle of the video.
@@TimeMeddler Weird, to me he didn't talk in the middle of the video, saying that he was sponsored, like he did in past video's...
Last PowerPC iMac vs Last Intel iMac?
Agent 10 aka Yeet some Marios no problem!
My biggest issue with Apple iMacs and MacBooks is that they charge huge prices for RAM and storage updates. You cannot justify the cost of $400 for a 16 GB RAM upgrade, that is nuts.
No need to worry about that with the new apple silicon lineup, all RAM and SSD will be soldered to the motherboard, no option to update - you will have to stick with what you bought initially.
You should do last PPC imac vs last intel imac
I have the last gen 20” G5 iMac and the first Intel Mac Mini. Predictably, The Mini smokes the G5 in every way.
Basically the same
I love the original G5 more than the iSight version which was later carried out in the intel version. The original G5 is very user accesible. Unlike the later models where you are only allowed to access the RAM.
HAVNT WATCHED YOU IN AGEEEEES!!! Cant wait to get back on watching your EPIC videos man!
I have one of those 2006 iMacs. 😀 still going strong. Dual booting windows 10 Pro and Snow Leopard.
My Late 2006 iMac is running Lion 10.7.5 and I use it just for my Magic jack and it has been running 24/7 for years.
So they made out with PowerPC, x86 Intel and now ARM. So what's left?
You make awesome videos everytime you upload I get excited since your videos are so entertaining
This was a throwback, I had the first intel iMac back in January of '06 and I loved it.
My mother’s Late 2006 iMac is still going strong. I managed to install Windows 10 32-bit on the relic. It’s dead slow, but good enough for loading Google Classroom and some PDF documents when she is grading homework 😅
Seriously you should max out the ram if you have not along with a 240GB SSD, and install a lightweight Linux distro such as MX Linux which still supports 32bit, and should run better.
Commodorefan64 RAM is maxed out. I have not bothered with the storage yet. Once the computer is logged in it’s ok, but not optimal. I generally haven’t been able to get my mom to understand Linux, unfortunately 😅 Although, since she doesn’t really depend on MS Office anymore, Linux may become a reality soon 😊
well luke i am 75 so i didn't want to wait even though i would have liked the redesign since i bought a 2011 iMac and was still using it when i bought the new 27" last week and put 40gb of ram in it. that is one of the reasons i didn't wait my age and i wanted to upgrade the ram myself, and i am really satisfied with the upgrade of course the old one only had 4gb of ram but was running fine until i retired it. thanks for the insightful videos.💚🍏
@@smokypro6527 i probably don't guess at 75 i do a lot of things on tech with impulse. also i used my 2011 iMac on 4gb all these yrs i just wanted to see how it felt. also the extra ram only cost 120$ from amazon i couldn't pass it up.thanks🍏
I love the old glass style dock.
I'm literally watching this on my G5 that I STILL use as my daily computer! Hasn't had a chrome update since 2016 and hasn't had a system update since God only knows when, but it always did the things I used it for so I didn't see a reason to upgrade until recently. Now I can't do much on it anymore due to websites not trusting this machine and inability to establish a secure connection. I Usually use MacBook Pros, but have been using this for a while now and have grown to like the desktop experience with a mouse and keyboard over laptops. Thought about gutting the hardware and building a Hackintosh since this is a nostalgic little thing, but eh it's time for something modern LOL! Planning on upgrading later this fall to a brand new iMac!
Really interesting to see the beginning and end of product lifecycle. Great video!!
Excellent video idea 💡
He barely mentioned the massive improvements Apple has made in bezel size....oh wait.
This was a fun comparison of Intel iMacs. However, as someone who owns both a white 20 inch Power PC G5 iMac and a white 24 inch Intel iMac, I actually prefer the older model. While, the larger 24 inch does have a built-in iSight camera along with both a Fire-wire 400 port and a Fire-wire 800 port it does have several limitations. Because, if you want to run Power PC programs for OS X you need Rosetta. Therefore, you cannot upgrade past OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. While, the G5 iMac supports both classic OS 9 and OS X applications. Plus, you can install iLife '09 and 'iWorks '09 on both systems. In addition, since the G5 iMac was designed to be home user upgradable (to add an airport card, and more RAM, etc.) with a standard screw driver the rear panel just slides right off.
I love the polycarbonate designs of apple products! Still feels relevant and edgy today. Would love to see something like that come back in a 'budget' version of a macbook.
I hope that the software support for the intel Macs is better than the last transition software support. That's the only thing I am worried about. I would like to see minimal 5 years macOS updates since the release day.
Can you please post the links and resources for upgrading the iMac GPU/CPU - you talked about it in your video last week around the 7:46 mark but never posted them. It would be much appreciated!
What has changed in 14 years? Wow what a great video idea...
I need some help, I need a Mac book air for school next year should I get one early with a intel processor or should I wait and hopefully they come out with silicon soon?
My 1st iMac was 17" Intel Core 2 Duo (T7200 Merom) come with 1GB DDR2 and ATI X1600 (pretty good spec on that time), it is 2006, and the screen quality and resolution is ahead than PC that time, 1440x900, while most of other is still 1280x800, 1024x768 etc.
And the built-in SPEAKER is very nice ! I still remember how often I use Frontrow to listen music, and my friend keep finding where is the speaker ?
The design is simply excellent, the included white keyboard and mice (they call mice) is very high quality, and it run both Mac OS and Windows !
Do you have any tips for someone picking up a MacBook and never using macOS before? Like a “windows user boot camp to macOS” video?
My 2006 24" Core 2 Duo iMac had 3 GB of RAM.
Matthew Huizing Sounds like the ram was upgraded from 2 to 3
You can actually upgrade it to 4 and it will use approximately 3.25 of the 4
Tbh I like the “iMac” text on the back of the 06 more than the Apple logo on all 07 and newer models
9:00 It is sad to see this remarkable moment and realise that both Steve Jobs and Paul Ottelini (Intel) have already passed away. (Jobs in 2011, Ottelini in 2017).
i am still using a 2008 imac for everyday with just memory upgrade to 6 meg ram and still works ok on a modded high sierra for a OS :)
I love my iMac also for these reasons: It can run Windows and major game titles. I can upgrade the RAM easily. It has a great bezel that helps to separate the background "noise" from where my eyes are focusing. It has a super 5K display that doesn't get covered in smudges because the Mac OS is optimized well for use without touch on the screen through an excellent keyboard and mouse/trackpad. Don't destroy these things in future iMacs.
Front row was glorious - like a clean apple front end version of kodi. I still use it on my 2008 macbook pro snow leopard partition with the apple remote
I'm perpetually fascinated by these comparisons of older machines. My first mac was a G4 power mac i got in 2003. Big, grey, and acrylic, LOL
I will look through your vids but wanted to ask if you've made videos about the Macintosh computers etc ?
This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I have both of these macs and I love them
I have both a Pixar Lamp (sunflower) iMac G4 and a G3 in my closet. The G4 was such a lovely design. Apple should try that again just like Microsoft tried it with the Surface Studio
Price: 4000$ because of "unique" and “lovely design" 😂
That first little Intel I-Mac has a CD-ROM drive on the side. Something the current I-Mac's don't have. Some of us still have software on CD's, like the software that comes with a printer/scanner, or a Wacom tablet, and some books come with CD-ROM's. That first Intel I-Mac is 17 inch, and that last Intel I-Mac is 27 inches. Both of them have that chin.
I'm personally excited about the transition man.
The only thing I'm not excited about is losing Bootcamp, I don't see how they'd be able to pull that off, but other than that I'm excited.
Luke Miani is the only *good* RUclipsr
I have a Q, is it worth it to buy used macbook pro 2015 in 2020 vs macbook air 2020? And if yes will get update for long time?
so when apple transitioned from Intel to Apple Silicon should iMac be renamed to aMac?
No, iMac doesn't stand for "Intel" and it predates Intel...
Just joking
Hello Luke,
I am really enjoying the computer upgrades and was wondering if you were going to do an upgrade on the original iMac intel 2005 core duo, I have this machine and would love to use it for a few more years, cheers Simon.
My family had that first model. Gosh what a memory.
All very interesting but was this really a "comparison"? Where in the video did you actually compare the machines to each other?
I love my 2011 iMac I will use to this day
I had a 2010 but it broke last year :;
Hopefully the graphics card still ol
abcd my iMac is the fully specked out Mac with Vega graphics and 1tb ssd 8gig of ddr4 ram and running Mac OS Mojave latest version I upgraded my cpu to and i7 6700 k from the base i3 my Mac had
I personally am going to rock my 2015 MBP 15inch i7 16gb/512gb SSD , 2010 i3 iMac 16gb/512gb SSD and 2012 Mac mini 16gb i7/ 512 SSD .
Newer computers just aren't built to last like these older ones. Not to mention coming as an Apple certified Technician, They are impossible to do "Easy" Upgrades or repairs. Most require complete disassembly and Secuiry calibrations due to the T2 Chip and proprietary security software builtin. . Whereas the old machines could have every single component replaced without calibrating.
Ahh the good old days..... @lukemiana, I personally just upgraded the 2006 20 inch iMac to 4gb Ram and a 512SSD. Full 1080P video. Its a beautiful thing.
How can you confirmed this is the last Intel iMac?
I thought for sure Luke would run benchmarks... That would have been epic.
hi can you make a video bout iphone and ipad apps on macbook m1 ?
Luke, why did Apple kill Aperture software?
Congrats !!! Very cool video.
On the old model can you still watch Netflix and videos?
I hope RAM will still be user upgradable on the ARM-based desktops.
Geeze it could go either way really.
If Apple's latest devices are anything to go by with more, and more being soldered onto the mainboards, then I highly doubt it(I hope I'm wrong however), and the 3rd party repair program Apple is doing to get access to repair parts for machines at this point in time is BS, because if you sign up, and agree to the program, then they only let you order parts piecemeal, meaning if I had a repair business everytime a customer came in, and needed something done, it would be a 2 week wait for parts, instead of me being able to keep parts in stock, and have as little as a day, or less turnaround time for the customer, because once you sign that contract Apple legally forbids you from keeping a stockpile of parts of anything more than caps, and resistors. Louis Rossmann laid it all out as he was going to sign up for it, till he read the fine print.
Agreed. If I have to get Apple to add memory, then I have bought my last iMac.
@@guycottle559 It would not surprise me if they don't even offer a RAM upgrade, and it's more like their iPhones, where they say deal with it, and just buy a whole new system if you want any kind of upgrade whatsoever. Come to think of it, many makes of Chromebooks have sadly already gone this route with everything SMD to the mainboard, and have become paperweights after EOL support comes up, as many of them only have 16GB of flash storage, and installing any other OS on it become s real chore, and I sadly again have a feeling this is the route Apple is taking here(again hope I'm wrong), as it's just going to create tons more e-waste, unlike the 13in Macbook Pro Mid-2012 with the magsafe charger I got from my local recycle drop off a few weeks ago for free, and for less than $100 USD in upgrades/repair parts I was able to get working again on Catalina as my main laptop, and eventually Big Sur once It's out of Beta, and the unofficial install process is tested, and made easier.
Hi Luke, great vid 🙂 I have a question please, is the new 2020 iMac the last iMac that will run Steam and associated Mac games? Thanks.
Using rosetta i assume you’ll be able to run steam and games.
@@kzed Thanks for the reply. You are correct. Since I asked my question I have seen several games tested on M1 equipped Macs and they seem to use the Steam launcher just fine 👍
@Luke Miani, I currently have a 2017 5k iMac processor which is a i5-7600k, I run very heavy Adobe Illustrator files and it is becoming extremely slow, is it possible to upgrade it to a newer one like the i9 9900k, since it is the same socket, not sure if the chipset supports it. is there a way to know all the compatible cpu for a specific iMac model?
I mean, couldn’t you run windows on arm on the new silicon Macs
my friend had the first intel imac, we used it to play minecraft back in 2012 and it ran surprisingly well 😂
I somehow ended up with an iMac G5 at work. That thing would spin up the fans working on a Word document. Thankfully it got replaced quickly.
When people say Apple has raised its prices, they are not talking about the base models, but the mid, and higher end models, same with every product line Apple puts out, and a Max of 2GB of RAM was really bad back then, I have an AMD Athlon II X4 build from just a couple of years later on DDR2 800MHZ ram that has 8GB in it and I still use it with Manjaro Mate Linux for a media center PC, and lite Linux gaming in my game/family room.