I know this is the case on my 15" iMac, where the CD/DVD tray is occasionally blocked by the keyboard upon ejecting.
I think the 17" base is slightly bigger and wondered if Apple perhaps raised the height of the tray slightly to address this minor design flaw.
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<strong>I know this is the case on my 15" iMac, where the CD/DVD tray is occasionally blocked by the keyboard upon ejecting.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I don't know what planet you're using your iMac on, but even when I slide my keyboard flush with the front of my iMac, there's still about a half-inch of clearance above before the CD tray would hit it.
[quote]<strong>I think the 17" base is slightly bigger and wondered if Apple perhaps raised the height of the tray slightly to address this minor design flaw.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No, the bases are exactly the same size. In fact, mechanically everything is exactly the same except for the actual display unit itself.
- Johnny Dangerously
the cd tray itself doesn't hit, but he white cover that flips out will hit it.
I think this computer has to be one of the most amazing designs I have ever seen. Its almost perfect, except for the cd/dvd tray.
<strong>The cover will flip out and hit the keyboard only if you have it raised up... but I'm not sure why anyone would want to use the keyboard that close to the base anyway.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Uhmm...earth to Johnny, earth to Johnny... And actually, it still hits the keyboard when it's not raised up.
I don't normally use the keyboard that close to the base. I have a small desk and occasionally when I access the drive, the keyboard happens to be up against the base.
Like I said, minor quibble, but one which Apple could easily address in the next rev.
<strong>No, the bases are exactly the same size. In fact, mechanically everything is exactly the same except for the actual display unit itself.
- Johnny Dangerously</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, if you want to get technical, the specification differences (graphics card, hd, etc) are mechanical differences..
But yeah. This is such a pressing issue. I refuse to buy my 17" iMac until they fix this!
Seriously though, I'm holding out for bigger iMacs. 19" would be nice.
What I want are data crystals like they have on babalon-5