The "missing" apple logo is not strange at all for me - I use a 2015 MBP 15" Retina that is my daily work computer and I never noticed the "missing" logo...
I tend to see what is on the screen - not the edges/borders...
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Anybody Like The New 2021 iMac Design?
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I tend to see what is on the screen - not the edges/borders...
I like the design of 2021 24" iMac. But I would have also liked Apple logo in front. Missing that. Love the colours.
Yes. I think it’s a nice redesign. The M1 chip is the only reason why I did not buy (I have an M1 MBP).
So basically you're waiting for the higher up version of iMac which rumored will come later this year to future proof yourself in the long run, just like your existing 2010 iMac.
Now that totally makes sense.
As tempting as it is to go 10Gb Ethernet for my LAN today I think it relevant to my use case by the 2030s.
My ISP bumped me up from 50Mbps to ~213Mbps at the same $56/month plan but I'm thinking to downgrade to $37.33/month for 55Mbps once my contract's up.
I look forward to the day that $24.25/month gets me >50Mbps.
CompactFlash has been ditched for CFexpress. I just inserted that obsolete memory card standard there to point out to others that not everyone needs a SDXC card reader. How many here actually used a device with CFexpress?
Point & Shoots were killed by smartphones. Only professionals and retired old men buy digital still cameras
All my past Macs had a SDXC card reader that I used once a year with another person's camera/device.
All the I/O I mentioned I wish were present in the Macs from 2016-today. If it did then dongles wouldnt be a thing.
Although I get why Gigabit Ethernet was excluded on the Macs most users would be too lazy to wire their computers in. But my goodness the throughput and stability of LAN is way better than wifi.
M1 iMac price point will be the best selling feature: $1299 for a base AIO.
My base M1 Mini with dual displays, Apple KB & M still comes out to over $1600
Pretty sure this means you’ll buy a new computer only after your current one dies, not because there was a little better processor available. At some point you have to pull the trigger if you are going to upgrade. A faster CPU/GPU/SSD/DRAM/WIFI/ETC is always around the corner. You’re waiting for perfection that will always be the next upgrade cycle away. I mean that’s a useful tactic to save money, no doubt, but either you really don’t need a new computer because the current one gets the job done or you do because you need to get stuff done and your time is worth money. Sounds like you’re in the former category. Good luck .
I am not desperate for a new computer so I can wait to get what i am looking for. My current was exactly what I wanted when I bought it in 2010.
Hopefully I have a decent budget to get as close to what I want as possible when it arrives. There is always the chance I am just going to have buy even if it not exactly what I want.
The new design works for me.
I was a bit surprised with the new design, but it’s really grown on me. The more I look at it the more I like it. Like some have already said I would have preferred the Apple logo on the front, but it’s certainly not a deal breaker. I also like the lighter bezels as they freshen the overall look. This is really an evolution of the previous iMac design wherein they eliminated and flattened the convex back, slimmed the bezels, changed the pedestal then added more colours for a greatly freshened aesthetic.
In hand with decent pricing and improved performance it will draw lots of attention and sell like crazy.
In hand with decent pricing and improved performance it will draw lots of attention and sell like crazy.
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I'm "neutral" on the overall design. I saw nothing wrong with the "old" design, in fact I thought it was elegant and attractive.
I'm more interested in "what's inside".
Or, what was "left out" of the 2021 design -- the power supply.
I think it was an excellent move for Apple to "shift this" to being a "brick in the power cord", thus removing the additional heat and "point of failure" from inside the iMac to outside, where it's easily replaceable.
Having said that, they should have kept a couple of USB3 "A" ports on the back.
Folks still have a use for them.
USB (a) isn't going anywhere for years and years yet.
I'm more interested in "what's inside".
Or, what was "left out" of the 2021 design -- the power supply.
I think it was an excellent move for Apple to "shift this" to being a "brick in the power cord", thus removing the additional heat and "point of failure" from inside the iMac to outside, where it's easily replaceable.
Having said that, they should have kept a couple of USB3 "A" ports on the back.
Folks still have a use for them.
USB (a) isn't going anywhere for years and years yet.
Agreed on this point. It’s not as if they would be cluttering the front of the design with those extra ports. An extra few millimetres of thickness to allow a few more ports would have been worth it and saved people from having to shell out for dongles on what is not an inexpensive machine.
But remember, Apple makes a ton of money on dongles !
Ever since my 2015 Macbook Pro, 2014 Mac Mini, 2012 iMac, and 2015 MBA all the ports I had become accustomed to has disappeared.
Since I bought recently: 2019 16" MBP, 2020 13" M1 MBP, 2020 M1 Mini, and now the upcoming 24" iMac - I now have many: dongles, docks, hubs, USB Superdrives, and adapters to fit my legacy devices.
Once these legacy devices change over to the newer USB-C/TB4 design, we will be rid of these expensive and accumulating (dongles, docks, hubs, USB Superdrives, and adapters)....
^^ Yeah, but not everyone is in that position. I have a ten year 21.5 and I've managed to hang in stuck at High Sierra waiting for the new iMac. I also have an iPhone 8+ and iPad Pro 10.5 that periodically get plugged into my iMac. I also have an old iPhone 4 (now minus SIM) I use as a glorified iPod that I periodically plug into my iMac to update the music. My 2011 iMac was also the last to still have an optical drive that I use occasionally for DVD screengrabs. If I get a new iMac I will need to get a USB adaptor or hub and maybe an external disc drive.
Yeah, I have older stuff, but I really like my iPhone 8+ and can't see any reason yet to replace/upgrade it (I'm always two or three generations behind--it's cheaper that way). I like the new iPad Air and Pros, but my 10.5 Pro works perfectly so why replace it? My iMac is outdated, but hardware upgrades have kept it working flawlessly and even better than when it was new. If I could have kept it upgraded with current Mac OS I wouldn't even be considering a new computer.
I just have to accept I'm not a good consumer.
Yeah, I have older stuff, but I really like my iPhone 8+ and can't see any reason yet to replace/upgrade it (I'm always two or three generations behind--it's cheaper that way). I like the new iPad Air and Pros, but my 10.5 Pro works perfectly so why replace it? My iMac is outdated, but hardware upgrades have kept it working flawlessly and even better than when it was new. If I could have kept it upgraded with current Mac OS I wouldn't even be considering a new computer.
I just have to accept I'm not a good consumer.
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I wouldn’t buy one, but the design is growing on me. Hated it at first, but I can understand their approach with the machine. Fun and bright, aimed at the youth. The pro line will be more up my alley, aesthetic wise at least.
People keep saying this with the fervent hope that if they repeat it enough it will become true. You could be well disappointed.
Maybe. I’m unlikely to buy an iMac either way, but if they keep it consistent with the previous pro line, it will be a darker look.
It actually makes sense that there shouldn’t be an Apple logo there. There’s no Apple logo on the front of MacBooks, as you mentioned, so Apple is just streamlining their design language across their hardware, which is a good thing.
The missing Apple logo has already grown on me.
They will be darker because if Apple wanted to remove space gray, they would have done it already on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro, which they haven’t.
Beautiful design, inside and out. As Steve Jobs once said — “The back of this thing looks better than the front of the other guys”. So true.
The design ethos that Steve cultivated is still alive today — everything seems considered and intentional, down to the smallest detail. This is what sets Apple apart from others.
The design ethos that Steve cultivated is still alive today — everything seems considered and intentional, down to the smallest detail. This is what sets Apple apart from others.
Thats reaching. Apple doesn’t have to remove Space Gray from their inventory to not have it on the iMac. I also think the new iMac would look very nice in Space Gray, but that doesn’t mean it will happen. So many are assuming Apple just has to be marketing the bigger iMac as a Pro for the “professional” customer, but there is nothing of substance to substantiate that. It’s all wishful thinking.
And watch for the howls of outrage if Apple doesn’t do what the vocal minority is clamouring for.
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