The part about built-in speakers is interesting. How often would you be connecting/disconnecting them? Seems like the kind of thing you'd connect once and be done with it.
I guess it's only meant for headphones in a pinch, and you are supposed to buy Bluetooth speakers/headphones anyway? But Apple also discontinued the big HomePod that would give the iMac some oomph.
(I often suspect that the new iMac is that primarily meant as cashier machine in clinics, boutiques etc. In that context the design is probably fantastic, but then what is the successor to the iMac G4 line? Maybe everyone just uses laptops for family computers?)
Ugh, that does look bad. I didn’t realize it was on the side. Reminds me of the mouse with the charging port on the bottom.
If I owned one of these and had external speakers, I’d consider getting a basic USB audio adapter and using that so it’s out of sight. Bonus: it keeps your headphone jack free for actual headphones.
