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First 27-Inch iMac Deliveries Now Arriving
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What deception during the keynote? Anyone that didn't clearly see the "baby bump" during the keynote has other significant problems to be far more concerned about.
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Did you order 'custom' or off-the-shelf?
You and me both! With the holiday season here I've already spent way too much money getting my family iPad Mini's etc. Not to mention Apple always finds away to make a product better with some new technology that eats your pockets.
You can see the slim shape from the front. No need to stand to the side or behind (which are common angles to seebut not usea computer anyway).
To see the slim shape from the front, simply stand up
The top shows it just as well as the sides.Doesnt matter to everyone, but a desktop computer is a big piece o houseware, like a TV or a stool or a lamp or a set of dishes. The way it looks mattersfrom all angles, and even when not in use.
My guess is that the trapezoidal box shape allows them to stack every other one inverted, saving space and weight in shipping.
Who cares? I don't compute with photos.
There's a limit to how different you can make the ultimate simplistic yet elegant design look. It's like expecting the next generation of eggs to look more simple, functional, and elegant. When you achieve perfection, there's little room for improvement.
LMAO this is just a desk where it's sitting until all software get's transferred over. Then it's going onto the REAL desk in the studio.
Funny **** though.
got my email from apple saying my 27" imac is coming on dec 19th!
AND IM IN UK! .. apple do their best to get em out for xmas ...
ive been having a macbook pro every 2 years , this my first imac since the flavoured ones days .. i got a 11" macbook air right now ... really loving it so much ... was har d to get used to 11" screen when i put my old 15" mbp next to it ... but once i sold that .. im now used to the small size ...
ddo you think if i sell it on ebay delivered for xmas i would get a lot of money for it ???
AND IM IN UK! .. apple do their best to get em out for xmas ...
ive been having a macbook pro every 2 years , this my first imac since the flavoured ones days .. i got a 11" macbook air right now ... really loving it so much ... was har d to get used to 11" screen when i put my old 15" mbp next to it ... but once i sold that .. im now used to the small size ...
ddo you think if i sell it on ebay delivered for xmas i would get a lot of money for it ???
It's at an angle for both the 21 and 27 incher. Ps sorry if somebody already replied with the same response
OW! MY NECK! DAMN YOU!
Yeah, I'm not getting the bump rage either. It's not nearly as garish and horrible as some people are making it out to be.
I just did it....Really easy. You just push the button, the door pops open, then you pull on some little levers that swing the slots into a position that it's easy to snap the sticks in. The door has a kind of odd system to keep it in -- Little silver coils all the way around that flex when pushed on...Yeah, I wish that I had taken photos.
I sure hope they have cause I am in the market for one, but from what I am reading it's more like a 25% reduction.
Still, it's a much needed step forward (albeit for a problem they introduced with the glass to begin with) and one of the very few ways, maybe the only one I guess, that the imac is ahead of the competition since in terms of ergonomics, upgradeability options, desktop parts, touchscreen, bezel size, ports and sd card placement and speakers it's way worse than the AIO's of competitors.
I wish these days apple didn't take a couple of steps back for every step forward they take, and that they were bolder with their design to take it to next functional level. They wanted to make it thin looking and this demanded for a tapering that meant the bezel couldn't decrease or even go away, it meant the sd card going at the back, it made for poor quality speakers, worse upgradability (the magnet system they used was so great and elegant, why did they have to glue the computer up this time....) etc.
Btw, can we have a heads up what's going on with vesa mounting these babies? The current vesa adapter on apple's store doesn't work for this imac, and I would shudder to think we won't be able to stick an ergo stand to it and are stuck with straining our eyes and heads to see the top of the screen. That or we need to place it a desk as high as they ones they have in kindergartens.
Anyone found any info on vesa mounting?
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If it's anything like the rMBP reduction in glare, it's definitely better... But not great.