Wow. As well as ditching FireWire, the new iMac doesn't have HDMI (and no Thunderbolt adaptor that I can see), nor even Audio in!!
The 2012 MacMini has ALL of those, plus you can upgrade the memory yourself.

So, after waiting all year for a new iMac, looks like I'll be getting a MacMini instead. Crucial Memory have 16Gb RAM for £61, versus Apple's £240. I'll opt for the Fusion drive, though. And I'll buy an external optical drive, which I would have to get with the iMac anyway.

The only disadvantage to the MacMini is the less-powerful Intel 4000 GPU, but that's probably still adequate for most uses, unless you're relying on GPU-accelerated progs.
I've got two Apple Cinema Displays, which the Mini can power easily, so the iMac really has too many disadvantages. Shame.

One can only hope that the next generation MacPro does not suffer the same fate as the iMac.

ThunderBolt to HDMI adapter from Apple: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1...-audio-support
It's really for Mini DisplayPort, but functions with Thunderbolt, too.

I've been advising people to get Minis over iMacs for years.

In fact, my mother recently called to thank me for talking her out of buying an iMac and into buying a Mini 4-5 years ago. Turns out she just got a new machine, and since she had a Mini, she could just buy another Mini, and keep using her existing 27" monitor (without having to buy a new "built in" one). Of course, this is why I gave her the advice in the first place.

Assuming there is one.

The Mac Mini is a very compelling product really they have reached a good performance/price point but again Apple have done a clanger....no discreet graphics option but as far as Fusion Drives check this out. Use you own SSD and HDD ;-) It works !!!

http://jollyjinx.tumblr.com/post/346...ince-apple-has

Yes, I 've read a number of articles that show how the Fusion drive concept is just done in the OS and how you can recreate it yourself. Of course, that's assuming you can actually open up a Mac to fit an SSD and HDD…!:rolleyes:
It would even help that guy who had a 20Gb SSD and wanted to split the OS across that and his HDD.