New M1 iMac Accessories Include Magic Keyboard With Touch ID and Colorful Magic Mouse/Magic Trackpad

[Lemon Olive]

I'm sure these new iMacs are excellent machines and the screen is probably awesome....but:

- Not a fan of the design on the front side. The white bezel doesn't blend in well.
- Weird color options - not sure a lot of people would buy an orange iMac. Not 90ies cool IMO.
- Lacking a simple color option with space grey or silver without the white bezel.
- No Swivel or height adjustment of the monitor
- Too much chin - Would have preferred to increase the thickness and have no chin
- Where's the 27+ inch? - I'm sure it will come at some point. 30-32 inches would be perfect.

- I like the solution with ethernet built in to the power supply brick.
- Perfect with a power connector that snaps on with a magnet (bring back some of the old unique apple feats)
- Back side looks sleek and elegant. (...but then you turn it around)

I think we are seeing a glimpse of the future power adapter for the MacBook Pro. A small version of that Magnetic connector is probably what is coming. And having Ethernet in the power brick is fantastic.

 

[Lemon Olive]

it's a different type of mouse. you wouldn't have a thick body on a multitouch mouse.

personally I think Magic Trackpad beats the functionality of Magic Mouse and Logitech mx mouse.

By far it does. Both in precision and ease of use gestures. I ditched the mouse entirely for the Magic Trackpad years ago. The Magic Trackpad is still today the best track pad for any computing device anywhere in the world.

 

[matrix07]

I know for a fact that it is a terrible user experience.

Then you’re a strange one.

From the consensus here most people love it. I just watched YouTube video literally minutes ago and saw people jump for joy and cheer when they saw new iMac keyboard has TouchID.
May I know what software you design user interface so I can avoid it? I just don’t have confidence in it.

 

[fwilers]

It's consistent enough. I can log in using it every time except immediately after startup, and that alone is a big saving of time and effort. Same with my not having to unlock 1Password manually all the time.

You also need to type your password the first time after you restart your iPhone or iPad, with TouchID or FaceID. It has nothing to do with how "secure and reliable" biometrics are, it's just another layer of verification right after startup. If your MacBook had FaceID it would be the same thing.

And no, it doesn't slow the user down more to have to occasionally type a password, versus having to type it every time no matter what.

Then it does have to do with security, as why else would you have to have another layer of verification.
Same in System Prefs. Sometimes it requires password, sometimes it requires touch ID.

And yes it does slow the user down, especially when it doesn't register your finger after multiple tries. This happens to both my wife and I on our Macbook Air M1's. And yes, we work with our hands so fingerprint is very flaky. On Windows hello, no issue and instant.

Much easier to just create a short password, where I don't have to move my hands off the keyboard.

 

[bbeagle]

By far it does. Both in precision and ease of use gestures. I ditched the mouse entirely for the Magic Trackpad years ago. The Magic Trackpad is still today the best track pad for any computing device anywhere in the world.

You can use both. I have for years. My Magic Trackpad is on the left hand side for scrolling, and swiping screens in and out. My Magic Mouse is used for normal mouse activities.