And I think you can probably still get the version with a VESA mount if you order it online, right?
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And I think you can probably still get the version with a VESA mount if you order it online, right?
Apple should stop including them. They contribute to waste just like their excessive power adapters and ear buds.
Stupid stickers go in the landfill. The only stickers I need are my bumper stickers making fun of science haters and people who think we need borders.
Sorry, my mistake I thought you were being sarcastic. I will let you know. I’m just waiting to see what the new 27” iMac looks like before deciding which way to jump.
They should have mentioned that somewhere!!!! I couldn’t figure out what actual difference there was. Would’ve liked to know that before I ordered the low end one.
That is a major material difference that should had been emphasized.
I still went with a fairly loaded config, and am glad I will benefit from this. But I feel that consumers deciding on the entry level config should have this difference better described to them from the onset along with the obvious differences like ports and keyboard.
An SD card slot should fit within a 11.4 mm thin device (I have an external reader that is 10 mm thick). It of course would have to be at the side (or bottom) like the headphone jack. The same would apply for any USB A port (as the depth of the metal part of the plug alone is 12 mm). An SD card slot at the side wouldn't look bad in any way. A USB cable sticking out the side or bottom would spoil the looks somewhat.
They should had put the SD cars reader in the power brick. I don’t want an ugly slot I don’t use.
^^ Not very convenient with the brick under the table. As is you are now going to have a USB-C SD Card adapter hanging out from the back of the computer.
Apple seems to be doing a pretty good job so far at putting out products that people clearly want.
This might be a product that doesn't appeal to you, that doesn't mean that it doesn't appeal to a very broad audience.
That is interesting. I've never been able to understand why it made commercial sense to have two physically different versions (which is going to incur extra logistical costs) that apparently differed only by a pair of USB C 3.1 ports... Every extra difference goes a bit further to explaining that.
Not sure that it's such a negative thing - if they'd made it clearer then it would help explain the distinction between the $1300 and $1500 models. The 7-core GPU version is going to be more than enough for many customers - and if that means it only needs a single fan and heatsink, then that's one point of mechanical failure eliminated.
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Oh yeah, me too.
The G4 iMac is STILL my favorite Mac ever.
But I see how that could detract from the simplicity of the iMac. The base would have to be HEAVY to support such an arm.
That said you can still have what you want, but you have to get your own arm.
Darth Tulhu
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Correcto.
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Darth Tulhu
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I disagree with this vehemently, especially with this iMac. I'd definitely put one of the stickers in front.
I feel that not including a power adapter for a device that needs power is stupid. Ear buds are an electronic device with a purpose. It's up to the individual to be responsible with them after they're done.
I'm sure. But I don't see this as an argument against Apple exclusively.
Everybody's got their thing. I like and use my Apple stickers.
I'm not very keen on having my Ethernet there, either... let alone the whole "desktop needs a power brick at all" thing... and while it sort-of makes sense for people who have Ethernet sockets next to their power sockets (a) that's not everybody - my switch is sitting on my desk, (b) those people have probably already solved the inscrutable problem of running a patch cable up to their desktop and (c) my experience is that having things-plugged-into-other-things around power sockets is a recipe for knots.
I get the impression that M1 - clearly designed mainly for ultra-portables - just doesn't have the spare I/O capability to provide more than two USB 3.1 ports worth of I/O on top of Thunderbolt (or to support more than 2 displays total) so arguing about port provision on M1 machines is a bit moot. More i/o is one of the things on the 'must have' list for M1x/M2, especially if (as rumoured) the 14/16" MBPs are getting some ports back...
Where the Ethernet is coming from - and how it is getting down the power cable (Yo, dawg, I hear you like Power-over-Ethernet so I put ethernet in your power...) is a bit of a mystery. Given that the Mac Mini quietly gained a 10Gb Ethernet option a few months after launch, will the same thing come to the iMac? Is it a dedicated Ethernet line from the SoC, or does the SoC have external PCIe lanes?
What I'd like to see is a TB3/4 hub designed to sit neatly underneath the iMac, provide extra ports at desktop-level and (ideally) power the iMac via Thunderbolt and/or MagSafe. One fly in that ointment, though, is that the iMac seems to need a 143W PSU (according to Apple specs) and I believe that Thunderbolt tops out at 100W. Also depends whether the Ethernet comes down the power cable as USB, Thunderbolt or Ethernet from a controller in the Mac.
Darth Tulhu
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People put them on their cars, Macs, musical instruments and their cases, skateboards, iPads, desks, doors, notebooks, and pretty much anywhere fun people like to stick whatever sticker they like onto.
As much as people have been complaining about the "missing" logo on the front of this iMac, Apple just gave them two options. And the stickers are nice and have an attractive sheen to them, so they will not look out of place.
Darth Tulhu
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I'm sure OWC is working on something like this, and in matching colors.
You people who like neither color nor stickers are a buzzkill.
I saw that mentioned by one of the reviewers but can't remember which review. I have not seen or heard anything, anywhere else which said there's only one fan in the low end model. Where did you see it?
An SD card slot—a small little opening—would be hardly noticeable on the side or the back, no different than the 3.5mm audio jack on the side.
I haven’t used an SD Card in a very long time (several years), but given enough people like to use their Macs for photo and video editing a built-in SD Card slot would be a very handy thing to have and not have to bother with yet another stupid dongle hanging off your machine.
I have long said that whenever possible avoid pissing off your customers unnecessarily. Apple (and others) sometimes forget that simple principle. A good immediate example are the current MacBooks Air and Pro when they were redesigned a few years ago lacking some handy ports that were there on the previous design.
I haven’t used an SD Card in a very long time (several years), but given enough people like to use their Macs for photo and video editing a built-in SD Card slot would be a very handy thing to have and not have to bother with yet another stupid dongle hanging off your machine.
I have long said that whenever possible avoid pissing off your customers unnecessarily. Apple (and others) sometimes forget that simple principle. A good immediate example are the current MacBooks Air and Pro when they were redesigned a few years ago lacking some handy ports that were there on the previous design.
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I'm rather surprised some entrepreneurial Mac accessory maker hasn't tackled this by now.
The Verge review twice makes the very misleading claim that the iMac is basically an M1 "iPad on a stand, minus the touchscreen of course" and "a MacBook Pro in desktop form." No, unlike the iPad and MacBook, the iMac and the Mini do not have a battery! They crash when the power cord is unplugged! Hard to understand why people defend that. The chip works JUST AS WELL from battery, there are no performance advantages from being plugged in. True, the screen probably draws more power than the MacBook screen does, so I wouldn't expect the battery to last as long. But it should last long enough to bring it from your desk to use at the coffee table without having to shut it down.