frank777

Apple SSDs are said to have a speed advantage (I forget why) but that's not the only reason to get these.

There are a lot of legacy MacBook Air owners who have the base 128GB model, and I'm not sure 1TB was ever even an option (it isn't now.)

Paying $300. to upgrade to 1TB aftermarket doesn't sound so bad. (Apple charges an extra $400. to move a new legacy MBA to 512GB.)

Whoever did this went one step too far with the inclusion of Thunderbolt 4. They just couldn't help themselves.

cgWerks said:

re: rest - my 2018 mini doesn't have TouchID/FaceID, but has SSD and T2. The iMac has SSD. They certainly could have put the T2 in there... the most likely explanation is the Fusion drive, right? Or, just lazy?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Mini doesn't have FaceID/TouchID because it lacks...well...anything to scan your face or thumb.

xyzzy01 said:

frank777 said:

Agreed on the port situation. Apple should have found the "courage" to go all USB3/Thunderbolt.

If a future rev can go all USB-C, add SSD standard and a T2 chip, it would be pretty much perfection.

Absolutely no. It's a pain on the MacBook Pro, and it would be even more pointless on a desktop where you have plenty of room. If more USB Cs are needed (yes, please) just add extra ports. I'm not looking for pointless pain on premium products.

And while we're at it:

• The iMac misses 802.11ax (WiFi 6)
• Less bezel, more screen please. Massive bezels have gone the way of the dodo, so just replace it with screen - yay, 29 inches in the same space.
  
• Revisit the storage situation. Go SSD only, so T2 can be added. Given the price of SSDs, halving the price of 2 TB would still give more than 100% markup on Intel SSDs... Less complexity, less moving parts, less service - and no people who buy a premium priced product with 5400 RPM HD only which will give a really bad impression.
• I'd pay more for Nvidia graphics... they've beaten AMD handily for many years now. Why can't we get the good stuff?
• And fix touchid/faceid

I've wanted to buy a new maxed iMac to replace my 2013 27" maxed out iMac, but the last releases have disappointed me so I'm still waiting...

There's almost no pain involved. USB-A to USB-C adapters are readily available. It takes 10 seconds to adapt, and encouraging the mass adoption of USB-C is in everyone's interest. (Including iPhone users.  )

And for the rest:
• yes, Wifi 6 would be nice.
• The fat bezels look old school, but the allow the machine to be thinner, which is all Apple cares about.
• SSDs, T2 and TouchID/FaceID are all a package deal, so we won't get any until we can get all of them.

Like I said, a future rev of this machine will likely be very, very cool.

If I didn't know better, I'd think Thunderbolt devotees were intentionally sabotaging USB efforts.

But no, it's USB's own proponents that are destroying its branding.