The colors are technically the same as before (green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue, alongside silver), but rather than pastel shades, Apple made them darker. It comes with color-matched accessories too. Speaking of, Apple finally transitioned the peripherals to USB-C—so, we can take them off the list of products that still use the Lightning Connector. At checkout, you can pick between the standard Magic Keyboard or the Touch ID model as well as either a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
Apple has finally added the nano-texture glass option from its Studio Display and Pro Display XDR. It’s great if your computer is by a window and you want to reduce glare. However, it’s an additional $200 and is only available on the higher-tier iMac configurations.
Powering the 24-inch iMac is an M4 processor. The latest chip was announced in May but until now it was only available in the iPad Pro (2024). Built on a second-generation three-nanometer process, it prioritizes power efficiency and speed. With this new chip, Apple claims the iMac is up to 1.7 times faster than the original M1 chip in the 2021 iMac. Meanwhile, graphics are up to 2.1 times faster. The company also says it’s up to six times faster than the aging Intel iMac.
You can also pick between different variations of the M4. If you don’t need all the processing power, the entry-level model has an eight-core CPU and an eight-core GPU. You can upgrade to a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. All models start with 16 gigabytes of RAM instead of 8 gigabytes, with the option to go up to 32 gigabytes (depending on the processor). As for storage, you can upgrade up to 2 terabytes for an additional cost, but you start with 256 GB.
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