However, the sharply increased prices in particular prevent us from handing out an award and labeling the iMac 24″ 2021 an absolute must.
I don’t think this is quite right. Where can you get such a monitor, with these specs and image quality for a reasonable price? There simply aren’t any. You always compromise on resolution, color and form factor anyway. Also, don’t forget that this bizarre form factor has, in addition to a high-quality monitor, a full-fledged computer built in that also produces decent sound, has the best webcam and a good audio input system.
An external webcam is currently very pricey and the quality is always really bad. In terms of audio (external microphones), you quickly end up with a large object, which are also reasonably priced.
If you consider the form factor, the quality of the components, etc., this all-in-one is not that expensive at all.
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