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That's the danger of late-stage minimalism. All the designs converge on featureless rectangles.
Why would anyone want their screen to be anything other than a featureless rectangle? If they had the tech, they would have done this a long time ago.
Why the chin bar? The could have easily removed it now that there is no logo on it, and the logic board footprint is now next to nothing. Their design decisions are just plain weird. Also, why is there no black version? No network ports? No USB type A ports? Really?
The ethernet port is built into the power adapter, which is a pretty nifty idea.
From all available Macs the new iMac is the only one not to feature a black device bezel. This is so sad! Dark mode is gonna look so stupid that way, an watching a movie is gonna be annoying too. I guess they needed to avoid having an iMac that looks from the front no different than the previous model. Byt whyyyy???
Can someone explain the 8gb obsession (edit: 16gb is possible, but why not more) ? is there a real limitation with this architecture or are they just making a business decision so they can sell multiple models over 2-3 years instead of creating what the market wants immediately
They have cut CPU costs with M1 so keeping RAM costs down ready for material price cut on these models next year.
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They're not "legacy peripherals". Mice and keyboards are far from "legacy", and almost all of them come with USB A cables still. Having to add a flaky USB hub to your desktop just to plug in your keyboard is actually ridiculous. It makes sense on a laptop, but these desktops have _a lot_ of surface area on which they could put a few USB-A ports. EDIT: Though, Apple removing the USB-A ports from everything might be wh…
You can get USB A to USB C adaptors for like $1. They work totally fine.
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They're not "legacy peripherals". Mice and keyboards are far from "legacy", and almost all of them come with USB A cables still. Having to add a flaky USB hub to your desktop just to plug in your keyboard is actually ridiculous. It makes sense on a laptop, but these desktops have _a lot_ of surface area on which they could put a few USB-A ports. EDIT: Though, Apple removing the USB-A ports from everything might be wh…
I don't think "most" mice and keyboards are USB-A: bluetooth peripherals eclipsed wired peripherals ages ago. Yes, most of the decent new ones charge via USB-C.
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The lightness, size, wireless connectivity, and boot speed of this device makes it more likely to move around the house than a traditional desktop or even the recent iMacs. I could certainly imagine scenarios in which someone purchases multiple power cables, plugs them in throughout the house, and then brings the computer from their desk into the kitchen while making dinner or something. That is already a common prac…
Except this doesn't have a battery, touchscreen or keyboard attached. It seems extremely unlikely for someone to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet for this price.
Hence the Magsafe.
>touchscreen or keyboard attached
Hence the updates to the wireless keyboard, touchpad, and mouse.
>Seems extremely unlikely to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet given the price.
This is the wrong way to think about these features. Yes, if this is your only use case for the device you are better off with a laptop or tablet. If this is something you do occasionally, but you primary use case is for a desktop, the iMac can now serve both uses and save you from purchasing a second device.
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The ethernet port is built into the power adapter, which is a pretty nifty idea.
I've gone through a lot of power cables for Apple products, so it's not as nifty an idea for me as for you.