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A critical look at the new Apple iMac…..

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Geoffrey A. Fowlerover at the Washington Post does a review of the new Apple Computer desktop computer, which looks radically different and REALLY THIN, but sacrifices a LOT of plain practicality…

Us Mac desktop user’s have waited a long time for a upgrade of the desktop computer…But the new computer will find a lot of us unhappy with the changes Apple is forcing on users ….
Oh yea…Some of the new machine’s don’t even sit up level….
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Apple’s newly redesigned iMac measures just 0.45 inches thick. That’s a hair thinner than the original iPhone. It’s thin enough to wedge under a wobbly table.

But to make a desktop computer that incredibly slender, something had to go. Unfortunately, left on the chopping block were some capabilities you might actually want in a $1,300 desktop computer.

Gone are the large-sized USB ports many of us still use to plug in gear. Gone, too, is the ability to later upgrade your memory.This iMac is no longer even an all-in-one computer: Apple had to move the power supply to an external brick like on a laptop.

An obsession with thin design has taken over consumer tech, and Apple is its leader. For you, that affects a lot more than just style. Going thin shapes what a device costs, what it’s useful for, how long it will last and what kind of impact it might leave on the environment.

Even if you’re not in the market for a new iMac, this computer is a case study in the strange priorities that shape so much of the technology we use….
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But 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. Actually, it’s less useful than that, because the iMac doesn’t have a touch screen….

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The arguments for a thin desktop computer are more of a stretch. There may be people who only care that this iMac is cuter. Apple believes it’s redefining the desktop computer into a device that can be at home in a kitchen or living room, or even picked up. (I wonder, though: Isn’t that what an iPad is for?)

We’re talking computers, not stilettos, so let me be unabashedly practical: To really evaluate the new iMac, you need to look inside….

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top image…Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET

bottom image….The new iMac only comes with smaller-sized USB ports — which means you’ll have to invest in dongles. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

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