Not often, but I don’t think Apple are making products for people that don’t care what it looks like from the back. They make products for people who care about a product’s appearance from every angle.
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Radical iMac Mod Shows How Apple Could Have Removed the Chin for an All-Screen Design
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Besides the colour scheme (darker colour on front would look better), I don't mind the chin. Apple still wants to maintain its unique look.
Now come on Tim, bring back the 27-inch iMac or make it 32!
Now come on Tim, bring back the 27-inch iMac or make it 32!
I was literally coming here to say I like big butts better, but you beat me to it. Someone should have commented it on page 1.
I hate the white bezel on the iMac. I will never buy an iMac with a white bezel. Never. The colors aren't so great either.
It’s pretty obvious based on the tear downs that the reason for the chin is a place where the logic board and cooling systems can live without being exposed to the heat from the display.
I repaired iMacs in the past and to understand Apple’s external designs you must understand the internal design first.
I repaired iMacs in the past and to understand Apple’s external designs you must understand the internal design first.
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Literally never notice because I'm generally just looking at what's on my screen instead of fixating on what's beneath it.
Having a chain is great since it doesn’t expose all the cables. I have a regular screen at work and oh boy it’s difficult to ignore the cables.
I love mods like this so "great job" to the creator(s), but it looks like the Studio Display or iPads, not the iMac, was the primary inspiration.
It is neither a chin nor a butt. It is the iMac Mullet. Business in the front, party in the back.
Agree. This seems to be an exercise in "look at me and what I can do!"
I am not a fan of these projects or renderings dreamed up by graphic designers with too much time and websites with space to fill.
I understand wanting to do away with the bezel on a phone to reduce size or maximize the screen. Having a chin on a desktop computer doesn't bother me in the least. Either way, it doesn't fit in my pocket.
I prefer the chin. I have a tendency to stash a lot of stuff beneath the monitor and I like some stuff can be piled there without contrasting with the screen.