All-new iMac features the M1 chip

Re:All-new iMac features the M1 chip by manigandham on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:18PM (#26878653)

Except this doesn't have a battery, touchscreen or keyboard attached. It seems extremely unlikely for someone to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet for this price.

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Re:All-new iMac features the M1 chip by burlesona on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:29PM (#26878914)

I think you'd be surprised. I've seen a few people with iMacs who treat them as portables and move them around a lot, and I kind of get it. It's a size that's big enough to be a nice screen for just about any room, and small and light enough that moving it doesn't feel like a big hassle. Really, having to plug it in is the only drawback, but for a lot of people the laptop always stays plugged in as well, so this isn't a total dealbreaker. The fact that it isn't a touchscreen and you need to move the keyboard and mouse is more of a hassle to that kind of use IMO.

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Re:All-new iMac features the M1 chip by djhn on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @03:23AM (#26886387)

I have an iMac pro as my main workstation in an open plan apartment/home office, and will often move it from my desk to the large kitchen table (to collaborate with someone when they're over). The extension cord I use is long enough to keep it powered on.

I quite like it, and with the recent shift to working from home and decrease in travel over the next couple of years I think I'll stick with this set-up for the foreseeable future: powerful desktop driving 3 5k retina monitors + cheapest laptop or ipad I can get away with on the go.

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Re:All-new iMac features the M1 chip by slg on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:32PM (#26878960)

>Except this doesn't have a battery

Hence the Magsafe.

>touchscreen or keyboard attached

Hence the updates to the wireless keyboard, touchpad, and mouse.

>Seems extremely unlikely to do this instead of just getting a laptop or tablet given the price.

This is the wrong way to think about these features. Yes, if this is your only use case for the device you are better off with a laptop or tablet. If this is something you do occasionally, but you primary use case is for a desktop, the iMac can now serve both uses and save you from purchasing a second device.

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Re:All-new iMac features the M1 chip by reaperducer on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:46PM (#26879281)

If this is something you do occasionally

Like when the family gathers around the computer to look at photos or FaceTime at Christmas.

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