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Apple announces fresh new iMac powered by M1
The design refresh for Apple’s iMac finally arrived and it still has the chin, but there are a bunch of colors, white display bezels, a stand that is similar to the XDR display, powered by M1 and a new 1080P webcam. There is a new magnetic power cable that attaches to the back. Ethernet can be connected to the power brick so that the internet connection and power runs through the same cable. It also features four USB-C ports on the high-end model, two of which will support Thunderbolt. The base model has 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.
The new M1-powered iMac is only 11.5mm thin and two small fans inside replacing what Apple called the previous generation’s “bulky thermal system.”
This is the very first iMac with an Apple Silicon chip on board and being that this is the 24-inch model pairing with M1, we will likely see a new 27-inch model with a more powerful Apple Silicon chip.
A 24-inch iMac with 256GB of storage, 8GB of RAM and two Thunderbolt ports and two USB 4 ports starts at $1,299 with only 4 colors available. Higher end configurations like a 512GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, two Thunderbolt ports, two USB 4 ports, three USB 3 ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Magic Keyboard with Touch ID included for $1,699 with the all seven colors available. When the configurator is live, you will be able to configure your 24-inch iMac with up to 16GB of RAM and 2TB of Storage, no word on pricing of those configurations yet.
Specs
| Model | 24-inch iMac (7-core GPU) | 24-inch iMac (8-core GPU) |
| Display | 24-inch 4.5K Retina display 4480-by-2520 resolution at 218 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology | 24-inch 4.5K Retina display 4480-by-2520 resolution at 218 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology |
| Chip | Apple M1 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores 7-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine | Apple M1 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores 8-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine |
| Memory | 8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB unified memory | 8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB unified memory |
| Storage | 256GB SSD Configurable to 512GB or 1TB | 256GB or 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB |
| Ports | Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately) 3.5 mm headphone jack Configurable with Gigabit Ethernet | Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately) 3.5 mm headphone jack Gigabit Ethernet Two USB 3 ports (up to 10Gb/s) |
| Included Keyboard and Mouse | Magic Keyboard Magic Mouse Configurable with: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Magic Mouse Configurable with: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology | Wi-Fi802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
| In the Box | iMac Magic Keyboard Magic Mouse 143W power adapter Power cord (2 m) USB-C to Lightning Cable | iMac Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Magic Mouse 143W power adapter Power cord (2 m) USB-C to Lightning Cable |
| Colors | Blue Green Pink Silver | Blue Green Pink Silver Yellow Orange Purple |
| Price | $1,299 | $1,499 |
Accessories
Apple also announced a slew of new accessories that match the new iMac colors like new Magic Mice, Magic Trackpads, new keyboards and a new keyboard with Touch ID built in.
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