Has the M1 iMac been a failure?

[Bazza1]

More than hyperbole since they dont require you to leave it overnight.
IIRC its something like 2 minutes charge will give 8 hours use so if it does run out charge it for 2 minutes which is hardly oppressive and then leave until you can charge for longer when not using it.

Regardless, its bad industrial design - relying on looking cool rather than effective usage.
But I appreciate there is a contingent of the fan base that will support their design choices, however expensive and poorly thought-out they are.

 

[andreyush]

Happy with my iMac M1. I had to choose between 2020 27 inch and M1 and I'm glad I chose this one. 24 is the sweet spot for me, if I'll need extra space I can add another monitor and compared with 2020 the fans are always silent. No problems whatsoever.
Regarding design, it's subjective. I don't notice the white bezels at all when I m using the machine and overall is a pleasant design. Maybe I am easy to be pleased, idk but I love this machine.

 

[Realityck]

in May it will be a year (edited from 2 years in my original post) since Apple launched the coloured M1 iMacs, but I've yet to see one 'in the wild' accept for in Apple retailers.
IMacs are ubiquitous generally and are spotted everywhere from gyms, estate agents, hotels, solicitors, and accountants to music studios and graphic design studios/printers.
However I've yet to spot an M1 iMac in use like I've seen many, many times with the previous models.
I'd have expected with there now being more colours, that they'd be used more in more installations as they could be themed to match up with the designs of the room, but this (in my admittedly very small geographic sample area) doesn't appear to have been the case.
Has the new iMac been a failure in terms of unit sales compared to its predecessors?

You've had multiple years of the older 27" models that businesses utilized. Did you ever notice many 21" iMacs in use all over the place, I didn't. I use a 24", it's not like I ever seen that many pictures of them being set up in businesses yet but there are some examples posted to Mac Rumors. So speculation about the 24" iMac being less visible leads to a marketing failure? Can't agree with that.