WEBVTT 00:00:01.609 --> 00:00:04.192 (upbeat music) 00:00:07.230 --> 00:00:10.760 - New design matters, new design inspires, 00:00:10.760 --> 00:00:15.850 new design drives purchases. And now there's finally a new design 00:00:15.850 --> 00:00:21.090 in the flesh for the iMac. It's been a long time since we've seen something this new, 00:00:21.090 --> 00:00:25.610 fresh and exciting for the desk. Apple, a company famed for its industrial design, 00:00:25.610 --> 00:00:29.610 really did let its iMac languish. The very computer that blaze the trail 00:00:29.610 --> 00:00:34.140 from the company's brush with death. So let's really take a look at this new one 00:00:34.140 --> 00:00:38.833 and find out if it's been worth the wait and if it's worth the $1,500. 00:00:40.092 --> 00:00:42.675 (upbeat music) 00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:50.083 I didn't think this is would happen. I didn't want it to happen, but I'm smitten. 00:00:51.070 --> 00:00:54.720 I've fallen in love with a computer. And what we have here is a personal computer 00:00:54.720 --> 00:00:58.030 that you can truly make personal right when you order it. 00:00:58.030 --> 00:01:04.020 Channeling the original colored iMac G3, it's available in a whole seven colors. 00:01:04.020 --> 00:01:08.350 And I think for the average person, it's the most interesting question worth asking. 00:01:08.350 --> 00:01:11.470 What color would you take? - Probably the purple. 00:01:11.470 --> 00:01:16.120 - Yellow. - Probably silver. - Purple or blue. - This is a big commitment. 00:01:16.120 --> 00:01:20.150 Purple. - The green. - You know what? I'm loving this green. 00:01:20.150 --> 00:01:24.040 - Blue. - It's amazing how you give people an option to express their personalities 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:30.300 and they'll show you just how vibrant they are. Me, it was between the warm tones, orange and yellow. 00:01:30.300 --> 00:01:36.050 They really jumped out at me quite simply because they're not what you'd find on any PC these days. 00:01:36.050 --> 00:01:39.470 And after going with the yellow, I don't regret it at all, 00:01:39.470 --> 00:01:44.350 but I'm sure I'd feel the same way with orange too. The pictures online and perhaps even this video 00:01:44.350 --> 00:01:48.100 don't quite capture how the iMac reflects the lighting conditions. 00:01:48.100 --> 00:01:52.180 This yellow one is just so cheerful yet golden. 00:01:52.180 --> 00:01:56.470 It literally and figuratively brightens my mood when I look at it. 00:01:56.470 --> 00:02:01.530 It's like the warm, rising sun. A lot of people have been also harping on 00:02:01.530 --> 00:02:05.090 about these white bezels and I don't get it. 00:02:05.090 --> 00:02:09.780 This is supposed to be a bright, friendly computer. The screen is supposed to be obvious. 00:02:09.780 --> 00:02:15.070 And if you think about how white the interfaces of big Sur are, it doesn't really strike me as odd 00:02:15.070 --> 00:02:19.140 that the bezels are white too. Other computers look like black mirrors, 00:02:19.140 --> 00:02:22.680 but this actually looks like a computer that's being designed. 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:26.400 (soft music) (upbeat music) 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:31.410 As this is Apple's first ARM-based all-in-one, I think it's important to analyze just how much 00:02:31.410 --> 00:02:37.220 that dictated the design of this computer. It's impossibly thin, too thin 00:02:37.220 --> 00:02:42.500 for a headphone Jack to go through. Too thin even for an old USB A port. 00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:46.450 It's so thin that it doesn't really have a side profile. 00:02:46.450 --> 00:02:50.320 It's a case of now you see it, now you don't. 00:02:50.320 --> 00:02:54.080 And that thinness is really the story of the computer. 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:57.850 It's why this chin remains for one. 00:02:57.850 --> 00:03:03.950 The logic board and most the things we think of as a computer are contained in this controversial section. 00:03:03.950 --> 00:03:07.460 I support the move as it maintains the look of previous iMacs 00:03:07.460 --> 00:03:11.530 while avoiding making the whole computer thicker, wasting space. 00:03:11.530 --> 00:03:18.070 And they clearly wanted to depart from the curved back of the outgoing iMac in favor of a symmetrical flat design. 00:03:18.070 --> 00:03:21.090 It also means that the power supply is external 00:03:21.090 --> 00:03:26.530 and under the desk, along with the Ethernet port. And since that means there's only one color match cable 00:03:26.530 --> 00:03:30.920 visible at the top of the desk, I don't mind that as much as I thought I would. 00:03:30.920 --> 00:03:36.380 The performance of the M1 chip contained in this iMac has been talked about for months 00:03:36.380 --> 00:03:40.820 since their debut in the fall. Benchmark wise, this mid-range model performs 00:03:40.820 --> 00:03:46.400 about the same as other fan cooled M1 models. Though, recent reports show that the best here 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:50.340 is slightly less performance due to there being only one fan for cooling compared 00:03:50.340 --> 00:03:55.060 to the two in this model. That with the pricing leads to a strange choice. 00:03:55.060 --> 00:04:00.290 The mid range iMac is the one that gets you all the latest iMac innovations, 00:04:00.290 --> 00:04:03.530 touch ID on the keyboard, which is wonderful. 00:04:03.530 --> 00:04:08.530 All the color options and all four USB-C ports at $1,500. 00:04:09.270 --> 00:04:13.260 That doesn't sound so bad. Right. 00:04:13.260 --> 00:04:17.930 But a Mac book pro with the same M1 performance, 00:04:17.930 --> 00:04:22.560 a touch ID sensor, eight gigabytes of RAM, 256 gigabytes of SSD storage 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:27.560 and 20 hours of battery life costs $1,300, $200 less. 00:04:28.740 --> 00:04:33.200 Now, I don't know about you, but I know a lot of people like laptops. 00:04:33.200 --> 00:04:37.850 So why would they buy that? If you're a laptop person, 00:04:37.850 --> 00:04:45.060 I'm gonna have difficulty explaining why, but there are a few things this IMAX still does better. 00:04:45.190 --> 00:04:48.480 One, the screen is just bigger and nicer. 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:53.320 It's a 23.5 inch retina, sporting 4.5 K pixels 00:04:53.320 --> 00:04:59.830 across a 16 by 9 aspect ratio. At default scaling, your going to just fit so much more 00:04:59.830 --> 00:05:04.330 on the screen while maintaining big, easy to read interface elements. 00:05:04.330 --> 00:05:10.190 And that also means making things bigger for aging eyes is less of a compromise. 00:05:10.190 --> 00:05:13.370 Two, while the speakers on the MacBook Pro are good, 00:05:13.370 --> 00:05:16.590 these are better. They're downward firing and support spatial audio, 00:05:16.590 --> 00:05:19.940 but that's not what's impressive about them. Good speakers need air to move about 00:05:19.940 --> 00:05:24.630 and Apple has created these incredibly thin chambers, but then made them take up most 00:05:24.630 --> 00:05:28.820 of the area behind the screen. So it really punches above its weight. 00:05:28.820 --> 00:05:34.280 Three, this webcam is 1080P with some image signal processing added to the mix. 00:05:34.280 --> 00:05:37.620 It's much, much better than any Mac book webcam 00:05:37.620 --> 00:05:43.313 which is about as potatoes Apple dare let them get. It's perfect for what's left of this pandemic. 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:48.453 And four, well, just look at it. 00:05:51.164 --> 00:05:53.747 (upbeat music) 00:05:55.350 --> 00:06:01.060 So if you're planning to put this on desk or the desk of a family member, which one should you get? 00:06:01.060 --> 00:06:05.260 The base, $1,300 model will probably find itself in schools and with seniors, 00:06:05.260 --> 00:06:08.280 though, I mean, if you're like user and a lot of people are, 00:06:08.280 --> 00:06:13.350 you're probably not gonna notice the performance differences between it and this double fanned model. 00:06:13.350 --> 00:06:18.300 So you can safely go for that. Just remember, it doesn't have touch ID, that's $50, 00:06:18.300 --> 00:06:23.400 Ethernet or all the colors available. Plus there's only two Thunderbolt ports. 00:06:23.400 --> 00:06:29.490 So if you wanna save money and get that, I recommend at least paying $30 for the Ethernet option. 00:06:29.490 --> 00:06:34.190 The next big upgrade worth considering is 16 gigabytes of RAM for $200, 00:06:34.190 --> 00:06:38.760 especially since you can upgrade memory later. This'll probably help your computer feel fast 00:06:38.760 --> 00:06:44.330 for a few extra years. And RAM is certainly more worthwhile than upgrading storage 00:06:44.330 --> 00:06:49.330 because it's $800 to have two terabytes inside the iMac. 00:06:49.630 --> 00:06:52.950 It's less than $100 for two terabytes 00:06:52.950 --> 00:06:56.710 in this yellow enclosure. Yes, a spinning drive is slower, 00:06:56.710 --> 00:07:02.060 but most people are storing documents, photos, videos and music for playback 00:07:02.060 --> 00:07:06.860 and a drive like this is fast enough. And since this computer isn't going anywhere, 00:07:06.860 --> 00:07:11.600 it's easy to just leave it plugged in so you have access to that data whenever you need it. 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:14.730 Knowing how I use my desktop computer these days, 00:07:14.730 --> 00:07:18.850 I think I'd be fine just getting a $1,500 mid tier model 00:07:18.850 --> 00:07:23.854 in orange and then calling it a decade. (upbeat music) 00:07:24.910 --> 00:07:28.470 I really like this computer. It hearkens back to a very brief time 00:07:28.470 --> 00:07:31.730 when computers were fun and flavorful pieces of design. 00:07:31.730 --> 00:07:37.080 I really hope inspires colorful peripheral designs that will match the iMac you've put on your desk. 00:07:37.080 --> 00:07:42.530 Remember the impact the original one had? This new iMac really does make a case for itself 00:07:42.530 --> 00:07:46.040 as a computer made for families and individuals in the home. 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:49.940 If it were to be placed on that four quadrant model lineup of 1998, 00:07:49.940 --> 00:07:53.580 it would sit firmly in the consumer desktop space, 00:07:53.580 --> 00:07:56.703 a space I'm happy to see clearly defined again. 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:01.780 Thanks for checking in on this Mac Address. If you thought this was a good video, give it a like 00:08:01.780 --> 00:08:04.890 and if you wanna see more when they come out, feel free to subscribe. 00:08:04.890 --> 00:08:09.590 Now that we're done with this video, I am so excited to put this on my desk 00:08:09.590 --> 00:08:14.590 and replace that awful monitor that Riley ruined last week. 00:08:15.110 --> 00:08:17.663 It's gonna be good to have a splash of color up there.