Apparently, if I’m not wrong, the chin is made of glass, not aluminium like the current iMac. This can be seen from one of the promo videos, in one of the scene you can see the chin is shiny and reflective.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
M1 iMac is Up to 56% Faster Than Prior-Generation High-End 21.5-Inch iMac
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I just don’t get why they clipped the M1 iMac when you compare it to the Mini, which has 8 CPU and 8 GPU cores in the base model, 2 x USB A, HDMI, Ethernet - configurable to 10Gb, if you want any of those you need a dongle or to pay Apple for the power brick with the Ethernet port on it.
Because of design. They didn't wanted the bigger USB-A ports on the rear (which are also deeper than USB-C ports).
Design first... then look what you can fit into it.
As @IceStormNG just mentioned, because of design. USB-A is too thick for the design.
Also, as far as I know, ethernet in the power adapter is standard and not a paid upgrade. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
That’s not correct. The the entire iMac body is made of aluminum. The entire front of the iMac has a glass shield overlaying it.
missing apple logo on chin: if you forget what brand of computer you own, there is a an apple logo on the back--to refresh your memory.
It’s standard on the $1,499 model, and a CTO option on the $1,299 model.
This is correct.
I pre-ordered the base model with a $30 Ethernet option which means they change the power brick out.
I also ordered it with a full sized numeric keypad keyboard and the Pro Apps Bundle (EDU) for $199!
I'd rather have the pricey Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro instead of 2 more ports and a GPU core.
Wow! You mean a chip from 6 months ago still performs exactly the same today? Floored.
Apple essentially made an i6 chip on their first try at laptop/desktop cpus against a company that’s been doing it for decades. That’s amazing and they deserve credit for it.
Chin and boarder is a signature design of iMacs since the iMac G3.
Removing it would make it look like a PC.
The thing is, there wasn't a ton of incentive for Apple to even upgrade beyond the 8-series. Until Rocket Lake, it's all been Kaby Lake refreshes regarding the architecture. Yeah, 10-series gained SMT, but that doesn't do anything for single core performance. Moving up to Rocket Lake, and it's not exactly a winner. It's faster sometimes, but power consumption is still relatively terrible. I think M1 might not be so great looking had Intel actually done something successful architecturally since 2016, but they really haven't. Basically, Intel made it easier for Apple to look good.
I have a new loaded M-1 Mini and 24" Ultrafine screen for everyday work. Looking at the thick, black plastic frame of the Ultrafine all day, I am looking forward to the beautiful, restful green aluminum chin of the new iMac ordered to use evening upstairs at home. On the other hand, I do want the embossed Apple Logo back. I suppose that is about as likely as getting the lighted apple back. (sigh)
For the sake of a few mm they could’ve added it without issue, they could even have done a tapered design like that of the original MacBook Air which had USB A and an SD card slot and was only 19mm thick at its thickest with the lid closed…
As others have said the Ethernet power brick is a extra cost on the base model as is the TouchID or Lock Key keyboard - base model M1 comes with the same Magic Keyboard they’ve been shipping for at least the last 5 years
I expect both: a modest increase in single-core performance (5-15%) and a much bigger improvement in multi-core with more performance-cores (40-90%).
SSD writes have already improved with MacOS 11.3 and allegedly 11.4 beta improves upon this. I made some minor changes to my workflow (moved to Edge browser with timed tab-suspension) at it fixed my SSD write issues (which were >500GB/day, and are now 50-100GB/day.)