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Apple Computing Products:
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Why put all the USB ports on the back of the iMac?
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<blockquote data-quote="mhandelman1" data-source="post: 1123653" data-attributes="member: 163242"><p>So we got a new iMac recently (our PowerMac G5 broke down...). Anyways, it seems like a great computer, but I don't understand why Apple decided to put all the USB ports on the back. Granted, it is only a temporary frustration to hook up a printer (you only have to hook it up once), but it is very inconvenient, to regularly plug-in, then take out a memory stick.</p><p></p><p>My 'solution' is not to use a memory stick, i.e. I transfer stuff via a network (we also have a MacBook)...but it still seems absurd to make it so difficult to hook up a memory stick.</p><p></p><p>Was this purely an aesthetic decision? Or Is Apple trying to encourage people to buy a USB hub?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mhandelman1, post: 1123653, member: 163242"] So we got a new iMac recently (our PowerMac G5 broke down...). Anyways, it seems like a great computer, but I don't understand why Apple decided to put all the USB ports on the back. Granted, it is only a temporary frustration to hook up a printer (you only have to hook it up once), but it is very inconvenient, to regularly plug-in, then take out a memory stick. My 'solution' is not to use a memory stick, i.e. I transfer stuff via a network (we also have a MacBook)...but it still seems absurd to make it so difficult to hook up a memory stick. Was this purely an aesthetic decision? Or Is Apple trying to encourage people to buy a USB hub? [/QUOTE]
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