Apple just announced a new iMac. It has the company’s fastest chip ever and looks slightly different, thanks to updated colors. Oh, and those accessories that were bundled with Lightning until now? They are now USB-C connectors. Despite all the upgrades, the price hasn’t gone up. Here’s everything that’s been announced.
Apple iMac with M4 processor.
The most recent iMac update came last October with the arrival of the M3 processor, marking a big update from the previous iMac with an M1 chip. As you know, the M series chips are Apple’s own silicon, which brought much faster performance than the Intel chips that preceded it.
Today, Monday, October 28, Apple announced a new iMac. It has a 24-inch screen, like last year’s (although there is a nano-screen option). And it comes with the M4 processor that was released earlier this year in the iPad Pro.
The iMac is a family desktop, so stepping up to the M4 will provide much faster performance, especially compared to the M1 chip.
iMac in green.
But it’s the other details that are just as interesting. First, there are the colors. The shades of blue, green pink, orange, yellow, silver, and purple sound like last year’s, but Apple told me they’re different colors. The front colors are pastel, the back of the iMac has more punchy colors. Which means it’s the person in the next office who can spot the difference, for example.
Then there’s a very handy upgrade: the mouse, keyboard, and trackpad are all wireless, but now connect via USB-C instead of Lightning. Almost all of your gadgets now use the same connector, although recharge times and battery life don’t change, I believe.
iMac in purple.
Apple says the starting level of RAM in the iMac has been doubled from 8GB to 16GB, and the front-facing camera, called the Scene Center Camera, has been improved. This camera now has a Desk View option so you can show other people on the call what’s on your desk. It used to be a 1080p camera and now has a resolution of 12 megapixels.
iMac in orange finish, with four ports.
Additionally, if you choose the four-port model, all four are now Thunderbolt USB-4 ports instead of two Thunderbolt USB-4 and two USB-3.
All at the same price as before, starting at $1,299.
The new iMacs are available for pre-order now and will be released on Friday, November 9.
