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The Tech Behind Apple’s Impossibly Thin New iMacs

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Re: The Tech Behind Apple’s Impossibly Thin New iMacs

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Of course it looks thinner if you take care to only photograph it from angles where the hump isn't visible. It's also interesting that the cover glass was a challenge, since monitors don't need cover glass; it's purely an aesthetic addition.

Colours look better under glass too, though obviously it has its downsides (glare).

An LCD is already glass; I'm skeptical that adding another layer improves contrast.

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This is interesting, but I have no idea why they're spending money making a desktop thinner. Using the old thickness(which was fine) and todays technology could produce a better computer. Why do people want thin desktops(or why does Apple?).

Because it looks great. I really don’t understand why some people are completely mystified how that could be an argument. So you don’t care about looks? Fine. Others do. And computers are a part of the furniture. Some people buy those really nice looking but functionally identical faucets that cost three time as much, some don’t. That’s all. There is nothing ridiculous about that, it’s just a difference in taste.

The older iMacs looked great. At least in my opinion, thinner doesn't make them look better. Not worse either... just different.
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