It all sounds good to me.
I don't care so much about thin edges or overall thickness - its going to sit on my desk, not get carried around in a backpack!
New iMac together with a matching Apple display - irresistible!
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Apple Developing Redesigned iMac With Slimmer Bezels, Apple Silicon Chips
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I don't care so much about thin edges or overall thickness - its going to sit on my desk, not get carried around in a backpack!
New iMac together with a matching Apple display - irresistible!
It's not just about trimming bezels. I hope Apple does a good case on improving the ergonomics and use cases of an iMac. Apply a similar thinking to what MSFT did for the Surface Studio –whether successful or not, the versatility in viewing angles and positioning were fantastic and felt more way like an iMac G4 successor than the actual iMacs of present.
For me. My opinion. And in my 'context' it means the old imac has a design that makes it look like more than just a screen/monitor. The chin and the curved back actually defines it aesthetically that something 'more' than just a screen. Like this one I have from Eizo. Personally I would not mind an iMac that is quite similar like the current one with less bezel but a small chin with a smaller Apple wouldn't be a problem for my taste.
Oh and I would not mind a 32"
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Heh typing this comment on a 2014 5k iMac. Yep same issue and I never have the brightness up that much. Honestly in real world use it hasn't impacted me and I will say I agree this is my favorite computer to date. Not perfect...had major issues when it was released because of lag with Yosemite and the 2GB AMD card and they didn't fix that until 6 months later I think. I've been extremely tempted for the past few years to get a newer model but I kept telling myself just wait it out and this is finally it. Not just a redesign but one with ARM which gives every reason to upgrade. Depending on circumstances if I need to upgrade for sure I'll either get the first release or wait for second one though I could be waiting a while.
I've been waiting for these to replace my 2014 iMac. Thinner bezels and getting rid of the chin are welcome changes, and I hope Apple adds height adjustment — it's crazy to make users adjust their position. I also can't wait to see how M2 (or whatever) iMacs perform.
I've got as Mac Iici, a Quadra 800, a PowerBook Duo, a PowerBook G3 Pismo, a MacPro G5, and a couple of Mini's from the mid-2000s. They all work.
Not at all interested in using them, though.
The all-new redesigned 2021 iMac from Apple
Apple is planning to add support for 144hz via a firmware update.
Apple is planning to add support for 144hz via a firmware update.
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As Apple are of course all into health, fitness, wellbeing and similar these days.
I do hope they finally make their stand have a height adjustment.
It's criminal how they are not offered this forever, when so many other stand for screens do, and having a screen at the right height it so important for your posture/spine etc.
I suspect of course they won't have any height adjustment and no reviews with criticize them for this important omission.
I do hope they finally make their stand have a height adjustment.
It's criminal how they are not offered this forever, when so many other stand for screens do, and having a screen at the right height it so important for your posture/spine etc.
I suspect of course they won't have any height adjustment and no reviews with criticize them for this important omission.
I think the iMac all-in-one design is useful for a lot of people but I don't think I will replace my current iMac with a new one when I next upgrade. I'm more likely to go for a larger, wider screen over an AIO design as the screen size is more important to me (I currently use a second monitor with my iMac). A 32" iMac might cut it but I would prefer an ultrawide and I'd like to be able to connect devices to it (such as my MBP occasionally). I can't see Apple doing an ultrawide iMac or allowing the iMac to be used as a monitor.
The Mac Mini has always been less powerful than the iMac, and connecting a MBP to a screen works but isn't a great use as a regular desktop (overheats, can't be good for the battery etc). The new M1 silicon makes the option of a Mac Mini with whatever screen I want more appealing (assuming the ultrawide issues are resolved). It would open more configurable options if Apple made a screen with a slot for a Mac Mini with power and connection to screen built-in. This would also be more upgradeable too (by swapping out the modular mini).
Also, Apple needs to sort out the stand for the iMac (Dell, HP and others make decent adjustable monitor/AIO stands which don't cost $1,000/£1,000!) Nearly everyone I know who has an iMac has it on a desk stand in order to have the screen at the right height.
The Mac Mini has always been less powerful than the iMac, and connecting a MBP to a screen works but isn't a great use as a regular desktop (overheats, can't be good for the battery etc). The new M1 silicon makes the option of a Mac Mini with whatever screen I want more appealing (assuming the ultrawide issues are resolved). It would open more configurable options if Apple made a screen with a slot for a Mac Mini with power and connection to screen built-in. This would also be more upgradeable too (by swapping out the modular mini).
Also, Apple needs to sort out the stand for the iMac (Dell, HP and others make decent adjustable monitor/AIO stands which don't cost $1,000/£1,000!) Nearly everyone I know who has an iMac has it on a desk stand in order to have the screen at the right height.
I would hope for an unexpected design similar to what we went through with the G3, G4, G5 and Intel. I understand it will be years before we see LG transparent OLED screens for our computing desktops but it would be cool. The G4 design with a floating screen was amazing and unexpected coming from a CRT G3 design. I feel with the M1 chip it opens up creativity all over again without all the engineering hurdles we used to have.
Who cares about how thick it is? No one, and mean no one carries an iMac around. If you want a thin underperforming computer get a laptop, Phablet, or an iPad.
The quest for thinner and prettier is not really my main criteria. Its the quest for more productivity.
The iMac design even now is great and it's usability equally so. I mean you get a 27in or 21.5in, you open the box, put the cable in, plug in ethernet, turn on the power and you have a functioning machine which is not what you get with Wintel.
I am though looking forward to Apple's 24in. iMac for its processing power, it finally going all SSD, although many users who gush at the new iMac, don't use the processing power their existing machines have.
So many iMacs are nice toys having deviated from their original status of being fantastic to increase productivity.
I want the increased processing speed, we can use the speed, and hopefully increase our productivity by doing so.
I note the comments about MBP choice and iMac, well for me its easy, it's horses for courses.
Laptops are great to keep up with the world from here there or anywhere, but the desktops are meant to be workhorses, and as far as dependability goes, I still have a G4, still have an Apple Lisa and even my lumpy old first generation iMac works as it was intended, so dependability.
The only recall I had was where capacitors had be changed free of charge and that for me is what sets Apple apart from its competitors. Reliability and stability and the ability to do jobs easier.
Yes, excited to get the new 23-24in. when it arrives, and hopefully get the same sort of reliability and longevity I've had from all my Apple products.
I've not been a fan of Tim Cook though, as for me Steve Jobs had it right and contrary to media he was not an arsehole or difficult to get on with, far from it. He was passionate about producing computers that worked better than anyone else's and allowed ordinary people to use equipment to produce some fantastic stuff.
The iMac design even now is great and it's usability equally so. I mean you get a 27in or 21.5in, you open the box, put the cable in, plug in ethernet, turn on the power and you have a functioning machine which is not what you get with Wintel.
I am though looking forward to Apple's 24in. iMac for its processing power, it finally going all SSD, although many users who gush at the new iMac, don't use the processing power their existing machines have.
So many iMacs are nice toys having deviated from their original status of being fantastic to increase productivity.
I want the increased processing speed, we can use the speed, and hopefully increase our productivity by doing so.
I note the comments about MBP choice and iMac, well for me its easy, it's horses for courses.
Laptops are great to keep up with the world from here there or anywhere, but the desktops are meant to be workhorses, and as far as dependability goes, I still have a G4, still have an Apple Lisa and even my lumpy old first generation iMac works as it was intended, so dependability.
The only recall I had was where capacitors had be changed free of charge and that for me is what sets Apple apart from its competitors. Reliability and stability and the ability to do jobs easier.
Yes, excited to get the new 23-24in. when it arrives, and hopefully get the same sort of reliability and longevity I've had from all my Apple products.
I've not been a fan of Tim Cook though, as for me Steve Jobs had it right and contrary to media he was not an arsehole or difficult to get on with, far from it. He was passionate about producing computers that worked better than anyone else's and allowed ordinary people to use equipment to produce some fantastic stuff.
I can understand some use cases for transparent screens — augmented reality comes to mind. But how would they help in most situations where what's on the other side of the screen would only distract from what's on it?
Just thinking out of the box, maybe a G4 design where the user can adjust the screen depending on their surroundings. I have a white wall behind my computers so it wouldn't bother me as much. Might look better with a painted dark colored wall.
Oh man. I don't even need one. But if they literally took the XDR display's design, slapped an M1/M2 chip in there and gave us the same quality display as the laptop's retina displays, I'd find it very hard not to buy this. I just hope it isn't too expensive. Fingers crossed for a £999 starting price with some reasonable storage...
Great news on the new iMac line coming up! However, what is being done about those who have the 2020 iMac who are experiencing issues and are unable to get them refunded? I hope apple is not trying to just sweep those customers under the rug.