The 21" screen is just fine in my view. I have the previous model with the Superdrive and I only use it for ripping CDs and watching DVDs. Given the availability of the separate superdrive and the increase in broadband speeds and downloadable video and audio content I don't think that's much of a loss. The relocation of the SD slot to the rear is misguided I feel - I use the Doxie scanner which writes to an SD card which needs to be inserted into the iMac to read it and to be made to continually reach around to the back when the iMac is already against the wall would be very annoying.
Despite what I said earlier, I think Apple are letting their ideology for thinness override practicality. Whilst a reduction of size and weight are clearly relevant factors for a portable computer I see no necessity for it in a desktop where it's the area of the screen (in an all-in-one anyway) which determines the space available for locating it, not the bezel width which is rendered irrelevant due to the depth of the stand! It does admittedly look smart from the side, but given how much it cost Apple to redesign it to be so thin it seems to me as though the money could have been better spent. As for age ... you probably and sensibly in my (probably) equally aged view, prefer practicality over fashion Pat. Stephen On 13 Mar 2013, at 16:55, Pat Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Looking at the new specs I'm going to go with a 21" base model this time but > with a smaller screen, no optical drive and the SD card slot now on the back > which means getting out of your seat every time you want to use it, it all > feels somehow a backward step. > > I don't feel a sense of excitement about it at all but having used a 27" iMac > for quite a long period, it's too large for my purposes. The leasing company > have offered to throw in a superdrive. > > Am I just showing my age? "Price is the most important factor for shoppers when they are deciding which foods to buy, according to Defra's 2012 Food Statistics Pocketbook. More than 40% of customers said it is the most important factor, with 90% listing it in their top five." Cheap products need cheap ingredients ... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
