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All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#61

Why does a stationary computer need to be so thin that they can't fit an ethernet port and have to place it in the charger?

It doesn't need to be but it is. What are you gonna do, bloat the case just to fit an Ethernet adapter? Also, what's wrong with it being in the charger? This is actually genius, this way only a single cable leads to the machine itself.

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post #3

Is it just me, or should the front facing camera be better then 1080p by now?

I take a lot of photos and videos and I actually opted for a camera that’s mostly 1080p this year. Why? Because at this point barely anyone is actually using 4K to view content. And the bandwidth and processor power add a lot to the cost.

It’s nice to shoot in 4K for flexibility of cropping etc later. But for me, I decided to save money this year. And I’m happy with my decision.

So for a video call camera, personally I think 1080p is totally sufficient.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#63

I am not excited at all for the Ethernet port to be part of the power supply. It just makes my job harder. I will probably be buying external 10Gbe adapters anyway. The memory is also a concern. They didn't show the memory in the summary slide like they did with the MacBooks and Mac mini. This is just disappointing. I hope 16gb an option. I really wish we could get back to 32gb. [edit] 16GB is an option according to…

It does have some memory specs at the bottom, but only for the "starts at" models with 8gb.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#64

Did I see it correctly, that the iMac only comes with 8GB Ram configurations? Doesn't the MacBooks come with an 16GB option?

macOS is not windows

that OS and the apps over there are supper efficient

it is the same story as iPhone vs Android phones, android always needed 2x more ram/battery than iPhones because the android ecosystem is bloated and slow, just like windows

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

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> "iMac comes with a new power connector that attaches magnetically and a beautifully woven 2-meter-long color-matched cable." Magsafe for a stationary computer...

Just another proprietary cable for them to sell. It is so funny the fan base just goes along with it too.

Also includes Ethernet.

And the previous models had their own cable, too. Not like this is new.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#66

Can't wait to see the teardown, I wonder how much of it is glued together. Who wants to bet that despite there probably being no pressing need to do so, the SSD will be permanently soldered onto the motherboard rather than as a M.2 NVME card?

It would be amusing if they were using the same board across all their devices (i.e. Air, Pro, iMac) and the only variation was the cooling solution.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#68

I'm super excited to see them figure out/be comfortable with a detached Touch ID. I've wanted my watch to be set as a Touch ID, or my wireless keyboard for my mac mini, and historically Apple seemed like they'd only allow physically attached Touch ID. With this product, it looks like they're providing a Touch ID keyboard that's wireless. I'm very curious how that works logistically, and if they'll make the keyboards…

I’d love to see Face ID on a Mac next.

Yes. And automatically log in to the right user account on shared Macs.

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#69
I don’t get why are they using different arrow keys on MacBook and external keyboards? I love the short left and right keys on my new MacBook Pro, I wish they had it consistent, muscle memory is a bitch

Re: All-new iMac features the M1 chip

#70
post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having a power brick at all is a huge step backwards. The old iMac has an internal power supply.

Well, true, but given their love of thermal throttling, it actually might be a good thing to get that heat generation out of the case.

M1 doesn’t really throttle.
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