I'm sort of disappointed by the pricing. The base model is ok, but the higher price tiers add way too little to justify their price bump. You'll be hanging a do

I'm sort of disappointed by the pricing. The base model is ok, but the higher price tiers add way too little to justify their price bump. You'll be hanging a dock or dongle off the back anyway with so few ports, so I only see value in the ethernet jack for the middle tier, and in the 512 GB bump for the top tier. The M1 air and mini were great value, because they replaced machines that were ridiculously slower at the same or lower price. The new iMac does a secret price hike (by starting at $1299 instead of $1099) and the performance jump for those middle tiers is not as big as for the air and mini. I don't think this offers the same amazing value as the previous M1 macs, especially since a desktop needs more RAM and more storage. Also, it is very amusing they're still selling the dual core i5 21.5 inch non-retina iMac to hit that all-important $1099 price for schools. That's a terrible product, but they just keep selling it indefinitely. I feel sorry for all the people that will buy that model.