Welp, it looks like the iMac is as doomed as the iPod and iPhone
The M1 iMacs have barely hit the streets and reports are that some of them are literally hitting the streets from being thrown out of people’s windows.
Okay, technically, the Macalope doesn’t have any actual reports of that, but when you read the horrors of this new computer, you’ll wonder why that isn’t happening.
Writing for The Washington Post, Geoffrey A. Fowler says “The ultrathin new iMac lost a lot more than size.” (Tip o’ the antlers to 5cat.)
It’s true. The new iMacs do not have USB-A ports and you cannot upgrade the RAM because the memory is now part of the chip. Just like that spell that forest warlock cast on the Macalope all those years ago, this is a curse but also a blessing. (The spell had to do with burritos.) While you can’t upgrade the RAM on the new M1 Macs, there is a speed benefit to having the RAM integrated and the speed of these machines is pretty impressive. However, you can’t upgrade the SSD other than attaching additional storage because Apple is a bunch of jerks. All these things are true.
…the new iMac I’ve been testing for a few weeks is a departure from my old one. It’s essentially an iPad on a stand.
