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It doesn't need to be but it is. What are you gonna do, bloat the case just to fit an Ethernet adapter? Also, what's wrong with it being in the charger? This is
by heipei 5y ago
It doesn't need to be but it is. What are you gonna do, bloat the case just to fit an Ethernet adapter? Also, what's wrong with it being in the charger? This is actually genius, this way only a single cable leads to the machine itself.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoI suspect Apple designers think the RJ45 is an ugly cable that should not sully the minimalism of their smoothed rectangles. Jokes aside, putting the connection on the power brick actually seems like a really smart idea for cable management under the desk. And, you will have one fewer cable plugging into the back.
- fossuser 5y agoYeah, seems strictly better? It's an aesthetic win since you don't need the cable coming out the back of the machine and it's a pragmatic win since cable management is much easier if it can plug into the power brick that's already on the ground.
- setr 5y agoperhaps weirdly, but it's basically a dock.. you could reasonably hotswap the mac with another one for purposes as yet unknown to me, and be fully setup. It's an almost ridiculously portable stationary device
- benhurmarcel 5y agoIt would be great to include a couple of USB connectors on the power brick too, for cable management.
- fomine3 5y agoI initially thought that RJ54 on brick is weird, but it seems to make sense. Just curious about intermediate wire interface, 1000BASE-T or USB3? I also expect that it's hard to receive 10GbE update.
- insert_coin 5y agoBut you have a “charger” on a device without a battery. Power bricks are the most inelegant solution to a problem ever. Can’t think of a clever design to accommodate the features we want? shove it on a box and put it to the side. Lazy.
- PascLeRasc 5y agoI mean it does help with heat and electrical noise isolation, plus if a manufacturer cared to they could probably add more heat fins on an external brick not constrained by the case.
- insert_coin 5y agoFunny the current iMac has none of those problems. And wasn’t the M1 supposed to be so efficient minimal cooling and power were required?
- PascLeRasc 5y agoApple's site says the power adapter is 143W, that's gonna be pretty toasty. The 4.5k display is probably the majority of that though.
- insert_coin 5y agoAgain, current iMacs don't seem bother by that.
- culopatin 5y agoMaybe they can simplify the board if they are not dealing with lots of a electrical noise on top of everything.
- ksec 5y agoYes. Or I wish the Charger is small enough they are like the MacBook Pro where it plugs directly to the wall. And not something that is now hanging / sitting in between of my Cable to the wall.
- bombcar 5y agoBut why just Ethernet? Why not go further, make the power cord also USB-C (or even Thunderbolt) and have the power brick be a dock with USB and whatnot plugs on it?
- ibrarmalik 5y agoUSB-C devices are the kind that you plug and unplug constantly. Unlike the power cord or Ethernet.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoIs that not how it works?