They took it back to its roots, a basic computer for people with modest requirements. Apple spent years neglecting the Mini while elevating the Pro beyond most professionals’ needs, so the iMac had to step up to serve as the midrange model. That era is over now that there’s the Studio and better Minis.
If you’re in the market for a more performant computer, marrying it to a display isn’t the best financial choice. A good monitor can last a decade, in which time it can be the display for two computers.
The G3 certainly wasn’t a powerhouse. But there have been plenty of instances where off the rack configurations of G4, G5, and Intel iMacs encroached on the lower end of PowerMac/Mac Pro.
Laptops sell well because of their wide appeal. M architecture allows laptops to operate with desktop power, but that doesn’t change its market.
iMac has always been an attractive product to creative professionals. MacBooks from their roots were never very comparable. And now apple is flipping that script and leaving iMac in the back aisle.
They took it back to its roots, a basic computer for people with modest requirements. Apple spent years neglecting the Mini while elevating the Pro beyond most professionals’ needs, so the iMac had to step up to serve as the midrange model. That era is over now that there’s the Studio and better Minis.
If you’re in the market for a more performant computer, marrying it to a display isn’t the best financial choice. A good monitor can last a decade, in which time it can be the display for two computers.
The G3 certainly wasn’t a powerhouse. But there have been plenty of instances where off the rack configurations of G4, G5, and Intel iMacs encroached on the lower end of PowerMac/Mac Pro.
Laptops sell well because of their wide appeal. M architecture allows laptops to operate with desktop power, but that doesn’t change its market.
iMac has always been an attractive product to creative professionals. MacBooks from their roots were never very comparable. And now apple is flipping that script and leaving iMac in the back aisle.