Apple announced today the new 24-inch iMac with the M4 chip, a refreshed color palette, support for Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, a new 12-megapixel camera with Center Stage and Desk View, a nano-texture display glass option, and more.
iMac is beloved by millions of users, from families at home to entrepreneurs hard at work. With the incredible features of Apple Intelligence and the powerful performance of Apple silicon, the new iMac changes the game once again,” said John TernusJohn Ternus has been Apple's COO since 2009. More, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering. “With M4 and Apple Intelligence, gorgeous new colors that pop in any space, an advanced 12MP Center Stage camera, and a new nano-texture glass display option, it’s a whole new era for iMac.
The new iMac is the first Mac model with the M4 chip, which Apple says can be configured with up to a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU. The performance core in the M4 is the world’s fastest CPU core, making the new iMac up to 1.7x faster than the M1 model, and 6x faster than the most-popular Intel iMac. GPU performance is greatly improved, reaching speeds up to 2.1x faster than the M1 iMac. The new iMac comes with 16GB of unified memory as standard, with an option to upgrade to 32GB. Storage continues to max out at 2TB.
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The new iMac is available in refreshed shades of green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. Apple also upgraded the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad accessories with matching colors and USB-C ports across the board.
The new iMac’s 24-inch display can now be configured with an optional nano-texture glass front display for a drastic reduction in reflections and glare, particularly in sunny environments. A new 12-megapixel Center Stage camera includes support for Desk View, which Apple says can simultaneously show the user and a top-down of desks in one shot.
Connectivity on the new iMac gets massive improvements thanks to the M4 chip. All four USB-C ports support Thunderbolt 4 connectivity on the 10-core CPU configuration, whereas the 8-core CPU option comes with two Thunderbolt 4 ports. Apple says the M4 iMac can connect up to two 6K external monitors.
The new iMac is a big step forward for environmental sustainability, with 100 percent recycled aluminum in the desktop’s stand and 100 percent recycled gold plating, tin soldering, and copper across multiple printed circuit boards. The iMac’s packaging is now entirely plastic-free and 100 percent fiber-based.
Apple also shared a 10-minute video announcement for the new iMac:
The new iMac is available for pre-ordering starting today, with deliveries and in-store availability beginning Friday, November 8. The iMac’s base configuration starts at $1,299 with an 8-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 256GB SSD.
