Re: [NTLK] [OT] On the iMac

From: Stephen Jendraszak (stevehj_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2002 - 14:42:21 EST


Actually, there ARE 5 USB ports. 3 on the back, plus two on the
keyboard, equals FIVE. It isn't fair to say that two of them don't count
because you have to plug in a keyboard and a mouse... the ports are
still there.

sj

On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 02:18 PM, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
wrote:

> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:43:16 -0600
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] On the iMac.
> From: Jim Richter <paparichter_at_yahoo.com>
>
>
>
>>
>>> Now I have to have two more cables laying around my desk for the
>>> speakers. A much better solution would have been to include two
>>> speakers
>>> in the base unit or screen.
>>
>> Respectfully disagreeing with you Sushi, particularly if the philosophy
>> is
>> to let the individual parts be "true to themselves" (ie. Quality of
>> sound
>> and stereo imaging). I'd easily live with two additional cables on the
>> desktop rather than paying for poor quality speakers that I'd override
>> with
>> my own add-ons anyway. Until some engineer can fit decent sounding
>> speakers
>> in an enclosure like that, I'd prefer external speakers. Not a
>> dissapointment here.
>>
>>
> It seems that no one's mentioned this, but the new iMac does have an
> internal speaker. The base line Mac doesn't come with the Pro
> speakers--that's for the mid and high lines only. Sure, it doesn't come
> with internal stereo speakers, but frankly I was never impressed with
> the stereo speakers in an iMac. Most anyone I knew who wanted decent
> audio, ended up buying soundsticks and an iSub anyway. So to those
> who've said that Apple has compromised its vision of a purely all-in-one
> Mac, you're not accurate, since there is an internal (mono) speaker.
> It's not like the cube where you were required to have speakers.
>
> Jim R.
http://homepage.mac.com/stevehj

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