> iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the on

> iMacs are only an option if you want the monitor Apple happens to have paired with it, and that monitor addition isn't cheap, either. The Mini is still the only non-ridiculously priced "desktop" that Apple offers. I agree! (well mostly) That's why I said Apple has a giant hole in the middle of their desktop lineup! For a machine that has a really good quality 5k display integrated, the iMac is a well priced system. If you don't want that 5k display, you fall into that giant hole I talked about. IMO the big problem with Apple's lineup for some time isn't the price on the things they sell, it's the fairly big holes in between those products. So you end up > But I think the OP was referring to the stagnation of the general desktop space Looking back, it does make sense that way. I expect this will shake things up a bit.