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>Look how big the escape key is on that keyboard, finally, revenge for the touch bar!

Jony Ive's departure is the best thing to happen for Apple products in a decade. They're actually *gasp* listening to their users again. There's news that the new 16 inch M1 MBP's will even have physical function keys and more ports. I cannot wait.

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I also heard that rumour about the ports, but I'm not sure I'm entirely convinced with them releasing this new iMac with only USB-C ports. If their desktop Mac doesn't have ports, why would their laptop?

Two Thunderbolt, 2 USB-C on the better version, 2 Thunderbolt on the cheaper.

There’s Ethernet as well.

And a jack headphones port :)

It’s basically a laptop without the transportability. Only 255GB disk. No numeric keypad. Have to use a bulky charger. Have to carry dongles for the Blue Yeti microphone in USB2 (and the printer). Need a SD adapter to download the films from my reflex camera. Can’t plug headphones.

It's funny/weird that they only put the ethernet port on the power supply. They could've put some more USB ports on it for connecting accessories in a clean manner. If you're using a docking station already, why the hell not do it properly? For this iMac the connection could've been USB-C, btw (but it probably can't be for the larger ones).

Furthering the idea of putting things into an external unit to save space on the desk, what if they also put the computing hardware into something like a power brick? Sounds crazy, I know, but the display could be very thin that way and there would be no need for thick chins or tons of dongles on the table.

Not a bad idea, but Apple already do it. It’s called the Mac Mini.

As I said in another comment, M1 seems to be severely I/O-limited. The M1 Mac Mini even has an internal USB hub iirc to solve this. It's safe to say that the next generation of SoCs will be better in this regard.

While Ive was there, Macs had an extreme focus on being thin. Ive started at Apple on the candy iMac. Seems like the combination of both of these qualities

iPhone 11 feels way better in the hands than iPhone 12 with its new rectangular design. It's night and day. Presumably, Jony didn't take the lead with iPhone redesign.

I agree. I have the 12 and I miss the comfortable round edges of the previous generations.

I disagree. Finally I can hold my phone again without it threatening to slip out of my hands to the point that a case was essential.

This one's pretty contentious. I strongly prefer the flat edges. It's one of the main reasons I've held on to my SE for so long. The 12 is the first phone I've considered upgrading to in years.

Same. I bought iPad Pro 2018 for the same reason.

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