Agree. Same brick would be cool (digging the built-in CAT-5 and less clutter angle) and smart (from a streamlined production angle). But the business end of MagSafe, be it round or other, would have to be smaller than the iMac’s (maybe stating the obvious).
Considering there are USB-3/4 to USB-A adapters all over the place it is not surprising Apple dumped the USB-A port. Heck, there are one USB-3/4 port to four USB-A port adapters out there.
I actually hope a company like dbrand will produce black skins to frame the new iMac's screen. True Tone will look piss-yellow surrounded by a glossy light-colored bezel.
For the record, I didn't make up things you didn't say. That said, your reply stating breaking NDA isn't a crime does seem to deliver a message that it's ok (whether you intended to or not), in which this is totally not the case.
So I have a problem with my MacBook Pro and have had to return to using my 2013 MacBook Pro. I miss the Touchbar after only a few minutes. I use F keys all the time, admittedly I do have to press FN key to get them but that’s not a big deal. Fast forwarding past YouTube vids is a big miss without Touch Bar, working between website backend and front end and other pages without Touch Bar has been a pain, some of my favourite apps make good use of Touch Bar, and as a dyslexic, the predictive typing is a bonus. So me, I want the best of 16” MacBook Pro layout plus those rumoured ports and the M1(+,X,pro, or M2) and I’m good
I much prefer safety of the great MagSafe connector for my main charging with USB-C as a backup method.
Well, lots of cameras still have sucky USB 2.0 built in so using a card reader almost always makes sense. But you're right, XQD and CFExpress are the future. SD is last-decade's tech. more importantly, a USB C card reader is cheap and doesn't consume a rarely used port with a dedicated device.
The big gap is that there aren't very many USBC/4 hubs out there. Sure, there's docks, with yet another set of unused and unecessary ports, but the good old fashioned 7 port USB-A hub equivalent doesn't exist. The closest thing is the new CalDigit one, but it's way backordered.
I think the iMac is 100% a consumer-focused machine. It's way closer to the original coloured iMacs from waaaaay back than anything we've seen from that line recently. If you think about, it's more like a desktop iPad than anything else—i.e., an iPad with a big screen, that runs macOS, and is optimized for keyboard/mouse input.I doubt they will do this after releasing an iMac with less ports.
I know you are only reporting news but this data from a ransomware attack cannot be compared to usual rumours/leaks (which are also, to be fair, stolen information). This is on another level altogether and am not sure if tech outlets should be publishing this stuff..
Schematics stolen from Apple supplier Quanta Computer outline Apple's plans for the next-generation MacBook Pro models that are expected in 2021, and clearly confirm plans for additional ports and a return to MagSafe.
MacRumors saw the schematics after they were leaked online, and some of them feature the logic board of the next-generation MacBook Pro. On the right side of the machine, there's a visible HDMI port, accompanied by a USB-C/Thunderbolt port and followed by an SD Card reader. The left side features two additional USB-C/Thunderbolt ports and a MagSafe charging slot, for a total of three USB-C/Thunderbolt ports instead of four as we have today.
Rumors from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg have previously said that all of these ports will be coming to the 2021 MacBook Pro models, but the schematics both confirm the addition of the new ports and give us insight into their positioning.
The codename for the Mac is "J316," which suggests that the logic board that we've seen is for the 16-inch MacBook Pro. There's also a "J314" model that likely correlates to the 14-inch MacBook Pro that Apple is also rumored to be working on. Both machines are expected to feature the new ports, MagSafe charging option, and upgraded Apple silicon chips.
This information, which was also shared by 9to5Mac, comes from a ransomware group called REvil, which claims to have accessed the internal computers of Apple supplier Quanta Computer.
Along with the logic board layout, the documentation includes deeply technical listings of MacBook components and layouts that may ultimately provide additional information on these machines as it's parsed. Leaked images of the new MacBook Pro floating around on Twitter also confirm that the device will not feature a Touch Bar, which is in line with rumors that we've heard. The casing design may also feature more rounded corners.
REvil has threatened to release additional documents stolen from Quanta Computer if Apple does not pay a ransom fee by May 1. REvil plans to release new files every day until Apple pays the fee, and Apple has not commented on the situation.
Quanta Computer said that it has indeed been subject to "cyber attacks on a small number of Quanta servers" but that there's "no material impact on the company's business operation.
Article Link: Stolen MacBook Pro Schematics Confirm Apple's Plans to Add More Ports and Remove Touch Bar
It would make since for them to use the same connection, but the iMac M1 "MagSafe" looks like it would be too big to fit on a MacBook.
You should respect the fact that some of us have a problem with what MacRumors has done. We are entitled to an opinion. Reasonable people can certainly disagree. I can tolerate and even respect dissenting viewpoints. Can you? Oh, and in answer to your question, the answer is no.
