The iMac, a perennial favorite all-in-one computer, has just been refreshed with the latest M4 processor, 12MP Center Stage camera, and Thunderbolt 4 ports in a thinner design and an updated color pallet and ready for Apple Intelligence.
The M4 processor is the star
The new M4 processor brings a generous performance boost to the new iMac with improved up to 1.7x speed bump over the M1 chip. Graphics speeds improve up to 2.1x faster than the original M1. Best of all, the new iMacs now start with 16GB of memory. This can be maxed out to 32GB.
A rainbow of colors
The newly enhanced performance of the iMac is wrapped in a new case that is slightly thinner than previous designs in refreshed shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver. The latest colors are a little more muted than the previous pallet.
Fewer ports, more speed
Possibly the most significant change on the latest iMacs is the I/O connectivity. Gone are all legacy ports, analog audio i/o, legacy Thunderblot, USB-A, Thunderbolt/USB-3, and Ethernet. In their place is either 2 or 4 Thunderblot/USB-4 ports, depending on configuration. If you’re setup requires any legacy ports, there’s a dongle for that.
You also receive WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 radios for fast, secure, cable free connections.
New Keyboards and Mice
Shipping with the new iMacs are new keyboards and mice in hue matching colors. These new peripherals arrive with USB-C ports for charging. The new keyboards also include Touch-ID that allow you to lock/unlock your computer, make online purchases with ApplePay, and they support Fast User Switching making it easier to change profiles for those who share a computer.
Be the center of the stage
Also arriving with the latest iMac is a new 12MP Center Stage camera which is capable of automatically adjusting pan and zoom as more faces appear in the frame.
Configurations and Pricing
The new iMacs can be ordered in 8 and 10-core configurations:
8 Core $1,299
16GB of RAM (24GB max)
256GB SSD (1TB max)
2-Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
10 Core $1,499
16GB of RAM (32GB max)
256GB SSD (2TB max)
4-Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
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