alt Hacker News> Which rear facing "key port" on a Mac are you suggesting should be on the front?
USB.
I used iMacs, mini and pro machines. Any ports in the front would be nice.
My m4 mini does have some front ports. It’s less of an issue now with usb-c but the iMac presumably still rear mounts them.
The Mac Studio has two of 6 TB/USB-C ports on the front, and has since inception.
So does the Mac Pro (well technically they're on the top now) and has on most models since the G5 PowerMac 20 years ago; The single model without front/top ports was replaced in 2019.
So does the Mac mini has two front facing ports now.
So your complaint is essentially about the extremely minimalist, consumer-oriented iMac, or maybe older Mac minis.
Ok. Don't buy an iMac or an old Mac mini then.