Why “imacs” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
It seems to me like a transition year. Apple occasionally has these where the lineup doesn't make sense until they phase out the old and bring in the new. iPads in 2016, iMacs i…
by npunt · Oct 28, 2026
>Some of the old iMacs could just be displays natively.[1] it was just an odd ball feature no one used. This oddball Apple cable sits proudly in our "old proprietary Apple cable…
by ProllyInfamous · Oct 28, 2026
>You just take a suction cup and clip the screen off. Having done this dozens-of-times, each attempt remains scary. Reattaching the glass, the magnets flex the pane incomprehens…
by ProllyInfamous · Oct 28, 2026
The 27" 5K iMacs are great, I'm writing this on a 2020 model. So disappointed they went away. I'm resigning myself to having to go with a mini and a separate display when the ti…
by simonh · Oct 28, 2026
Unpopular opinion no doubt but I think iMacs were way better with Intel chips. I still resent that my fantastic 2012 (yes) iMac finally became unusable due to software incompati…
by notsydonia · Oct 28, 2026
agreed! I am just one of several people in my circle who would have loved to keep using our 27" Intel iMacs as target mode displays. Within the Apple ecosystem, once the old 27"…
by jeffhwang · Oct 28, 2026
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