Personally, I don’t need a battery-powered iMac with a handle

HP has just revealed a first-of-its-kind device: the 23.8-inch HP Envy Move All-in-One PC that’s battery-powered and equipped with a handle so you can move it wherever you want.

Mike Lowe of T3 loves it and says the iMac better watch out. Personally, I don’t want a battery-powered, portable iMac. That’s what Mac laptops are for.

As noted by Tom’s Hardware, HP includes a keyboard with an integrated trackpad, which can fit into a rear fabric pocket on the back of the device when you’re carrying it around. There’s a “self-deploying” kickstand and a handle at the top of the device. There’s an optional “Sherpa cover,” but there are few details on that. The PC weighs 9.04 pounds, which isn’t light, but I’ve seen gaming laptops in that range.

The HP Envy Move sports Intel’s 13th Gen Core i3 or Core i5 U-series processors, which you typically find in thin ultraportables, notes Tom’s Hardware. Up to 16GB of LPDDR5-4800 RAM is soldered to the motherboard, and the SSD is configurable from 256GB to 1 TB (only the 512GB can be a PCIe Gen 4, according to the spec sheet).

My question is, “Who is this for?” The 24-inch iMac may not be battery powered, but it’s more powerful. It’s also relatively easy to move it (as long as you’re careful; there’s no handle). And if you’re just moving it around your home or office, is it that big a deal to just plug a desktop computer into a power outlet?

No, I don’t need a battery-powered iMac. But I do need one that’s updated with a M3 processor.