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I'm really happy they're not going with a iMac pro form factor for these. Having a separate display and computer is great for avoiding e-waste. There are a to
by andjd 5y ago
I'm really happy they're not going with a iMac pro form factor for these. Having a separate display and computer is great for avoiding e-waste. There are a ton of iMacs out there that have obsolete hardware but a screen that still works great.
- wmeredith 5y agoI died inside when they got rid of target display mode for iMacs.
- infinityio 5y agoI've seen projects online about converting 5k iMacs into external displays by essentially ripping out the insides and putting in a driver board instead - I wonder what the relative cost (/value proposition) of that is compared to these new displays if you don't need a webcam?
- rsynnott 5y agoThis was initially kinda justifiable; when the first 5K iMac came out there was no commonly available connection that could do 5K (the iMac used a somewhat overclocked DP link internally, I think), so their only option would have been two DP cables (a configuration that then also had very limited support). That excuse really went away with TB3 and newer iterations of DP, tho, and it's pretty disappointing that they didn't bring it back at that point.
- RotANobot 5y agoOuch! I always thought that was an awesome feature and didn’t know they got rid of it.