Why does a stationary computer need to be so thin that they can't fit an ethernet port and have to place it in the charger?
It's beautiful.
...yet it somehow still has that huge pointless "chin" at the bottom. I don't think that's beautiful. I guess it's "iconic", like the ugly notch on the newer iPhones.
I'd rather have the thing a bit thicker instead, because 99% of the time I'm not looking at it from the side.
Once needed to bring my old 27-inch Intel iMac to collaborate in-person on a project. It weighed 30.5 pounds, which isn't super heavy but it was a hassle to transport.
The 24-inch M1 iMac weighs a little under 10 pounds. You could bring one of these into a conference room at work with no problem.
Wish there was a USB hub on the brick as well!
Jokes aside, putting the connection on the power brick actually seems like a really smart idea for cable management under the desk. And, you will have one fewer cable plugging into the back.
It's an aesthetic win since you don't need the cable coming out the back of the machine and it's a pragmatic win since cable management is much easier if it can plug into the power brick that's already on the ground.
It's an almost ridiculously portable stationary device
Power bricks are the most inelegant solution to a problem ever. Can’t think of a clever design to accommodate the features we want? shove it on a box and put it to the side. Lazy.
And wasn’t the M1 supposed to be so efficient minimal cooling and power were required?
So both ports that are used for fixed cords plug and that plug into a wall are located at the same spot.
The ports on the computer itself are for devices that you might plug and unplug on a daily basis. Peripherals, charging cables, USBs etc.
This makes a lot of sense the way its setup. Fixed cables are grouped and separated from "free floating" cables.
From my own experience, most people end up using wifi anyway at home and in office regardless of the device type (desktop/laptop). This way the least likely to be used port is also separated from the device and also means that if you need to for whatever reason swap one iMac with another, a single plug into the new iMac will connect power and ethernet with no other setup necessary.
I'm not sure whether that could be Apple's line of reasoning, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Not everyone lives in a college dorm. Some people have beautiful homes with very carefully selected furnishings, and spouses that appreciate design. This fits in with that.