Good refresh to iMac. Finally Apple brought in some vibrant colours. Hope it comes to the bigger iMac also
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M1 iMac Reviews: Impressively Fast With Long-Awaited Redesign
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Exactly 🙂. The irony is, the whole purpose of new thinner design was just to make it... look thinner. Which it kinda doesn’t. I understand the appeal of the redesign, but I’d take the old elegant look everytime.
I’m sure the reviews are all positive but I’m not going to buy another iMac until they remove the chin and border. If that means buying something else then so be it.
Oh you mean like how MR members constantly push their personal biases in everyone's face as if everyone wants they want?
Apple_Robert
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That is what happens when Apple gives product to YouTube "yes" men and women.
If you can find a Windows AIO with no chin, no bulky design and no external block containing all the electronics then show us first then go buy it.
Apple are living in the past with 4:3 screens. 16:9 is so much better for watching video and playing games.
I dunno about that. I think Dave2D gave a fair playing field of the pros and cons. He certainly wasn't acting like a Yes man.
I will buy whatever I want to buy. If you don’t like it tough. Go troll someone else.
Apple_Robert
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Dave is the exception. He is good people in my book.
i actually love these and would love to get one in this size but Do you guys think there will be a M1X version of this colourful 24” iMac
Have a read of this article. In particular this quote:
"This ingenious new boot process does have consequences, though. Failure of internal storage means failure of the whole Mac, which can’t then boot from an external disk, which lacks the essential iSC and can’t provide 1TR either".
For anyone getting or owning and M1 Mac I highly recommend Take Control of your M-series Mac. A lot of things are different. This book is more understandable than the Oakley article, but explains the same fact.
Darth Tulhu
macrumors 68020
FOR GOD'S SAKE IT COMES IN SAME-OLD SILVER!!!!!
It also comes in other colors.
ENOUGH.
( I can accept the white bezel criticism though, even if I don't agree)
It also comes in other colors.
ENOUGH.
( I can accept the white bezel criticism though, even if I don't agree)
Rogifan
macrumors Penryn
Huh? I was referring to reviews that were more critical…because the reviewer clearly wants something this product was never meant to be.
jmgregory1
macrumors 68040
I think it was a brilliant move on Apple’s part to release bright colors of the iMac, and it’s for the same reason that people were excited when they released the initial iMac - people get tired / bored with the expected traditional computer colors. Back in the day, it was either beige or black, so the bright transparent colors were a huge departure and I ended up buying one of the green versions. Kept it for years before switching to a G5 tower, the original cheese grater design, which I think is still one of the best designs for a computer.
My wife and I are certainly in the target demographic, ready for a change from the silver / grays MBP’s, iMac and iPad Pro’s we’ve been using. But a new 24” iMac would end up being more of a dedicated home computer, given we both need mobility for work computers, and I already love my daily driver iPad Pro 12.9” 2018 (waiting for the 2021 version to deliver on Friday).
My wife and I are certainly in the target demographic, ready for a change from the silver / grays MBP’s, iMac and iPad Pro’s we’ve been using. But a new 24” iMac would end up being more of a dedicated home computer, given we both need mobility for work computers, and I already love my daily driver iPad Pro 12.9” 2018 (waiting for the 2021 version to deliver on Friday).
Darth Tulhu
macrumors 68020
Bye, Felicia. 😛
But seriously, at this point you can buy your favorite monitor and a Mac Mini and get comparable, if not identical performance.
And you can attach the mini behind the monitor, giving you the much-lamented chinless look.
Agree. And I’m sure on the larger size models the “pro’s” will get their space grey option.
also I don’t mind the chin At all. I think if you want a computer without a chin just get a Mac mini plus a nice screen.
EDIT : ninja’d on the chin comment
Darth Tulhu
macrumors 68020
Yep, it is VESA compatible.
EDIT: Here's the URL:
Buy 24-inch iMac with Built-in VESA Mount Adapter
Get an iMac all-in-one desktop computer with M4 chip when you trade in an eligible Mac for credit. Built for Apple Intelligence. Buy now.
www.apple.com
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Looks like you are one of the few here with common sense!
Rizzm
macrumors 6502a
A desktop where thinness was first priority. An automatic miss, based solely on principle.
Apple hinders themselves with design limitations to give us worse products and it's beyond annoying. I hope sales are terrible, since it's likely the only feedback that really gets them to pay attention.
Apple hinders themselves with design limitations to give us worse products and it's beyond annoying. I hope sales are terrible, since it's likely the only feedback that really gets them to pay attention.
My M1 Mac mini out performs my 2018 i7 by a wide margin.
All of a sudden the color pallet is rationalized as being so the iMac can blend in with household/office decor. WTF? Since when has this become an "entry level" computer? BS
fishkorp
macrumors 68030
No you can't. If you want to VESA mount an iMac with a stand, Apple needs to replace the entire back panel. Apple hasn't made removable stands in iMac (except the Pro) in about a decade.
But, some 3rd parties may have a compatible solution soon. VIVO makes one for the 27" iMacs.