IDG The Touch Bar will live on in the worst way

How cool would it be to see a cellular connection in the Mac menu bar? Very cool. But the Apple silicon iMac Pro is a great opportunity to do something different, something that makes a statement when sitting next to its consumer-level sibling, and we’re probably not going to get it. It’ll probably be available in space gray and silver, and have black bezels instead of white ones, so it will stand out from the 24-inch iMac. We had heard reports that it would be closer in design to the Pro Display XDR, not a variation on the same design that originated nearly 18 years ago. As expected, rumors say that Apple will replace the 27-inch iMac with a “Pro” version that has a very similar design to the 24-inch model.īut it was something of a missed opportunity. The design is attractive enough and it’s a fine replacement for the 21.5-inch iMac. The M1 iMac released last year isn’t a bad machine. It’s a shame because we shouldn’t expect skyrocketing increases with each and every processor release, but it’s going to be hard not to be a little bummed when the M2 isn’t another mind-blowing upgrade. Now that we have an idea of what to expect, the enthusiasm may not be there for the M2’s performance. When the M1 launched, no one really knew how well it would perform, so an element of surprise played a role here. But the first round of Apple silicon was such a dramatic improvement over the Intel processors they replaced, the M2 can’t possibly top it.

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