Utterly bonkers. Just two ports on a desktop is crazy.
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Apple Announces Redesigned iMac With M1 Chip and Seven Color Options
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- I prefer chin
- Space grey would be available for the 30" model
- Ethernet is available. They save you a wire going into the back:
The new iMacs, look like cheap toys 
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I remember that being said about the original iMac...and there it was, still in "pro" environments. Also, there IS a silver. I mean...it was shown in the videos during the event and is right there on the website.
Yeah! The back looks better than the front!!
Because the circuit board that holds the M1, other components, fans, etc needs to go somewhere where the display isn't.
I like the back of the iMac. Very good design. It is pity that the front is a joke.
Can I just get this as a display for my MacBook Air for like a third of the price?
I think it looks incredible (don't mind the chin at all), but it's not nearly functional enough to be a desktop computer.
I think it looks incredible (don't mind the chin at all), but it's not nearly functional enough to be a desktop computer.
The biggest fail is only white bezels available, but there are many more: No height adjustment (nothing new, but I thought if Apple are going backwards, they could at least revisit the iMac G4). The chin looks terrible. The colours look nice on the back (although I would like something more professional such as black), but the pastel colours of the chin and stand are awful (i.e. the only nice looking bit is the part I don't see). A separate power brick in an all-in-one is madness. The M1 is nice in the entry level computers, but not in something driving so many pixels as standard. Only 2 ports on the standard model is too few, I want even more than the 4 on the higher models.
Hopefully the 27" replacement will be better, but I'm not hopeful after seeing this. Particularly as I was expecting the smaller iMac to be a performance step up from the base Macs (possibly a doubling of the CPU and GPU cores), and then the larger model another step up (hopefully quadrupled CPU and GPU cores, but at least triple). As the 24" is no longer a performance step up, I don't think the larger model will be where I hoped it would be.
Hopefully the 27" replacement will be better, but I'm not hopeful after seeing this. Particularly as I was expecting the smaller iMac to be a performance step up from the base Macs (possibly a doubling of the CPU and GPU cores), and then the larger model another step up (hopefully quadrupled CPU and GPU cores, but at least triple). As the 24" is no longer a performance step up, I don't think the larger model will be where I hoped it would be.
Design downgrade (IMO), no ethernet, smaller than the 27", no user upgradeable RAM... no thanks.
Because of color? Do...do you remember the original iMacs or no?The new iMacs like cheap toys
Oh yea! Even less ports than before! And still a horrible non-ergonomic mouse, and still the chin, no face id, no space gray and, and, and..... Fortunately I bought the best of the last Intel model that will hold me for at least the next 5 years while the disappointment wears off.
That Chin...is kinda nice with that Mette glass texture.
that is the mess market iMac (average consumer), let's see what apple brings when the 27' will be redesigned to 30'.
BTW, the next MacBook Air will have those white bezels.
that is the mess market iMac (average consumer), let's see what apple brings when the 27' will be redesigned to 30'.
BTW, the next MacBook Air will have those white bezels.
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Really feel like this is a step backwards with 4.5k retina and reduced choice. Boo apple!
It isn't a replacement for the 27". It's a replacement for the 21.5" 4K iMac.
There will be a bigger "iMac Pro" later this year most likely.
Cons:
- Surprisingly ugly new design. Even something as simple as black bezels might have made it more appealing.
- Same M1 from 6 months ago, no iteration, no additional memory.
- No Face ID despite every reason and opportunity to include it.
- No replacement for the 27" iMac.
- Very few usable ports.
- New keyboards still are not backlit.
Pros:
- Neat power cord?
- Surprisingly ugly new design. Even something as simple as black bezels might have made it more appealing.
- Same M1 from 6 months ago, no iteration, no additional memory.
- No Face ID despite every reason and opportunity to include it.
- No replacement for the 27" iMac.
- Very few usable ports.
- New keyboards still are not backlit.
Pros:
- Neat power cord?
They seem obsessed with the iPad shape. I’m guessing the Apple Car will be a huge iPad on 4 wheels
And more expensive...not everyone needs pro features.....that doesn’t mean we want childish orange and yellow computers
Max 16GB RAM. Who cares how thin it is, these are designed to sit on your desk, it's not like your carrying it around like a laptop or iPad. Add extra thickness, lose the chin, and add more ports and RAM slots.
Who cares how thin it is, these are designed to sit on your desk, it's not like your carrying it around like a laptop or iPad. Add extra thickness, lose the chin, and add more ports and RAM slots.