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Anybody Like The New 2021 iMac Design?
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The new iMacs are breaking the "norm" that many here have gotten used to (in the last several years). The other aspect of the design is that many will be unable to brag that they have a quality Mac computer, as they see the new design as being cheap.
I think a lot of people's ego and self worth around here is wrapped up in Apple products. And when Apple takes a detour like they have here, you see a lot of anger, doom and gloom, and the "woe is me" mentality. You would think most adults would have grown out of that kind of mentality but, it is rampant here for various reasons.
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The design itself is nice enough, the pastel colours don't appeal to me, and I do think an Apple logo on the front, and one Space Grey/ black bezel option (like the iPhone lineup used to do) wouldn't have gone amiss. But having more design variety is quite a nice development, the computers started to really look samey over the last generation.
Looks cute enough to me. Maybe dubious about white bezels and I like to see the Apple badge on an iMac, but personal taste is just that. I still think they'll sell well.
I'm a little surprised at how important the Apple logo is for so many folks. Maybe I'm just not so into branding and that's just me. But lack of the logo may be the #1 complaint.
Me too. I don't miss it.
For iMac product placement in movies and TV shows you frequently see stickers covering the Apple logo. So Apple said we'll solve that problem.
You bet. If Apple treats it like a decoration and not a tool then people shouldn’t complain when some people don’t like it! Also as repeated elsewhere; some people (including me) have eye strain issues with light bezels. It isn’t just about aesthetics. Also it would have been a side upgrade…. My 27” 2019 still a beast. (i9, 40GB RAM, higher resolution screen).
The rage against the aesthetics (sounds like a song title 😁) is weird. Then again allow me to stray a bit off topic to empathize to a point.
I absolutely LOATHE a current trend in automotive design and fashion: black alloy wheels. I think these things are not only fugly, but they look like someone forgot to take their winter wheels off. In no way whatsoever do I think they make any vehicle look sporty. They always look like crap—period. Always.
This trend is worse than one they had several years ago—white or clear taillight lenses—which also looked stupid.
Next one up is the current trend of tacking on oversized infotainment displays onto dashboards. The Ford Explorer is one of the worst. Who wants an effing 10in. tablet stuck onto their dashboard as a constant distraction? They all look like cow droppings.
So I can understand how something seemingly minor to others can really drive you nuts.
I absolutely LOATHE a current trend in automotive design and fashion: black alloy wheels. I think these things are not only fugly, but they look like someone forgot to take their winter wheels off. In no way whatsoever do I think they make any vehicle look sporty. They always look like crap—period. Always.
This trend is worse than one they had several years ago—white or clear taillight lenses—which also looked stupid.
Next one up is the current trend of tacking on oversized infotainment displays onto dashboards. The Ford Explorer is one of the worst. Who wants an effing 10in. tablet stuck onto their dashboard as a constant distraction? They all look like cow droppings.
So I can understand how something seemingly minor to others can really drive you nuts.
This made me laugh, because it's so right. While I no longer do this kind of work, up until recently I did pro-level, commercial, video work on my Mac, and also pro-level publishing. I still use my Mac as a pivotal system in my daily work.
Yet, despite this, I am also looking forward to my new M1 iMac, with it's Logo-free chin, 'white' bezels, and pitiful RAM, because it's pretty clear to me from using my M1 MBA, that the iMac will be more than sufficient for what I need, and what I do. Not only that, but whether the chin, the bezels, the thinness, the ports, the ethernet on an external power brick, the colours, the lack of hugeness , the fact it isn't a radically new design, the fact that it is, and the audio jack on the side, it will be as usable as my current system, and (even as a Pro user), I won't give the slightest damn that it isn't black. Or space grey. Or some-other-form-of-darkness that might help people I work with understand that I am a true Pro, and not just playing at it.
Speaking only for myself, 'pro users' are interested in one thing only: does the system do what it needs to do. The rest of this stuff is just plain silly.
Agree - exactly my experience with the M1 just blows out any previous Intel Mac out of the water!
6 months of daily M1 Mini use with 8GB that exceeds an Intel Mac with 2x or 3x DDR - that's truly amazing.
Logos on front & back or colors on screen edges are not the reasons I would buy or not buy a computer - I buy it for the features, performance and value.
If I wanted an art piece to show off to others - "look I have an apple logo device", I would buy a painting...
Time for new revolutionary iMac after 10+ years !
I thought it was an interesting idea of a throwback to the original iMac G3s; very fitting for Apple's first non-Intel iMac in 15 years. It's neat-looking design, larger screen, 1080p FaceTime camera and the model giving you four USB-C ports (with two of them being Thunderbolt) even got me to kind of start pondering for my future Mac desktop once I plan to replace my 2012 quad-core i7 Mac Mini either later this year or some time next year. Once Apple starts making iMacs and Mac Minis with what we so far call their "M2" chip, I'll decide either to get one of the new iMacs equipped with said processor or their more higher-end Mac Mini that would come equipped with it. An added benefit of the latter would be that I get to use an external display of my choice with the Mini, and I am planning to soon buy a Dell P2419H display to replace my old 24" Dell monitor (it gets too hot and it's got lines showing on one end of the screen now). Since this new Dell display has a matte-finish screen, and I've found that particularly useful for desktop work in my room, that might be the better option (I don't mind a glossy display on MacBooks, but for desktop work a matte screen may be the better option.)
But who knows; maybe soon I'll be using one of those new Apple Silicon iMacs at my computer tech job! After all, I'm currently using a late-2009 21" iMac for my job at that electronics recycling/reselling job, and while it gets the job done, support is dwindling (Apple won't support MacOS High Sierra anymore, which is what's currently installed.)
But who knows; maybe soon I'll be using one of those new Apple Silicon iMacs at my computer tech job! After all, I'm currently using a late-2009 21" iMac for my job at that electronics recycling/reselling job, and while it gets the job done, support is dwindling (Apple won't support MacOS High Sierra anymore, which is what's currently installed.)
I meant until I might have incompatibility issues, if any. The computer runs like a dream and is quick (given the upgrades over the years). And I still get software and security updates so I don’t need a new computer.
But…I kinda would like to have a new computer… 😁
"strange" ≠ distracting
Or if your argument is that nothing other than the screen matters, then why not remove the logo on the back too? Why not make them all the same color or some atrocious color? Etc.
I't not a huge deal, of course, but I agree with them that it's odd to remove the Apple Logo from the "chin" after it being there for so long.
Hmm, we're either reading different threads or interpreting them differently, because I'd say the positive notions far outweigh he negative ones. It seems the people who are negative about it tend to be overly-critical and harsh in their language, which I guess makes their posts more memorable, though imo imbalanced.
Then you'll never buy a new computer. M2 will come out . . . nope, gotta wait for the M3, etc. Technology marches on like clockwork. Just have to bite the bullet at some point and know that your computer will not be frozen in time as "the best of the best" for the entire time you own it.
Well I have to get a new computer to replace my 2011 who's GPU did fail sadly. And I'm with you as well that I'm stuck on High Sierra and refuse to use DosDude hacks that eventually get wiped after an Apple software update. Not worth the trouble but it doesn't matter now my iMac is dust and sitting in the closet. I think I'm going to upgrade to the forthcoming M-series 16" from my current 16" then I may either get one of the new iMacs or an Air as second computer.
It's not odd at all.
My 2014 & 2015 Macbook Pros with no apple logo on the screen nor "macbook pro" on the bottom of the screen.
I'd also rather not have the white luminescent apple logo on the top lid either.
I don't need to show off to others that it's an Apple - I know it is and no one needs to know.
Has nothing to do with "showing off" to me. I just like the look of it. And it IS odd since every iMac since 1998 has either said "iMac" or had an Apple logo on the front. I'm not saying the machine looks like a freak of nature; I'm just saying that it's the oddball out in terms of missing any sort of iconic branding on the front. Obviously not a deal-breaker or the end of the world - just a peculiarity.
P.S. I also like the "MacBook Air" and "MacBook Pro" labels on the lower bezel of those machines. My M1 MBA has that, and it's very tastefully done as always:
If only according to the product announcement, Apple believe that most people will see this system from the back, so that's the place the big impression needs to be made from. Hence the strong colours and the logo placement.
From the front, the intention was for the system to 'blend in' to the environment, hence the lighter colours. As for the lack of logo, the user doesn't really need to know what brand they are looking at, but are probably likely to know well enough they don't need the reminder.
The video seemed to be very specific about design intentions.
When I bought my 2011 I was using an eMac with 8GB RAM and…80GB hard drive (I think). I stored the eMac in a cool dry place and sold it about five years ago to someone I was working with (he liked old computers and went on to open his own little computer repair shop). As far as I know he’s still using the eMac for something or other.
I upped the 2011’s RAM from 4 to 8 as soon as I bought it (nice being able to do it yourself). About five years later, about the same time as I sold the eMac, I bumped the RAM to 16GB. Then about two years ago I bumped the RAM again to 32, installed a 500GB Samsung Evo SSD and replaced the original i5 with the most recent i7 the computer would accept. The computer now runs better than when it was new. Oh, and the guy who bought the eMac installed the SSD and i7 for me.
Now I have an older i5 laying around I have no idea what to do with or if anyone would even want something that old (in computer terms). I offered to give it to my neighbour to upgrade his wife’s old 2010 iMac (brutally slow with the original 4GB RAM), but his tech guy told him the computer wouldn’t accept it. Hmmm. They still could have added more RAM, but in the end (last year) they bought a new 2020 21.5 with 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD. His wife is happy for what she uses it for.
If I do get a new 24in. I’d want the 16 RAM and at least 512 SSD, or maybe go for 1TB. But first I want to see if the bigger iMac with M2 will offer 32 RAM. I would take a silver or maybe green one.
Why would people see this iMac from any different angle than any other iMac? Plenty of situations where no one would see the back. I just like it because it's iconic. Even the original colorful G3s said "iMac" on the front.