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No more USB-A ports, and a repositioned, redesigned hinge. With the new version starting at $1,299 and a comparable MacBook Air at $999, I can't imagine why anyone would want the older model. If you absolutely want a new Intel 21.5-inch iMac, the Intel Core i5 version with a 1,920x1,080-pixel screen is still available, for now, for $1,099 in the US. The 4.5K 24-inch screen replaces the old Retina version of the 21.5-inch iMac. Read more: The iMac is getting Touch ID for the first time It's now lighter and will hopefully be easier to pick up and move around. Previously, it was a trapezoid that widened out as it came toward you, all as part of the literal delicate balancing act of keeping this big, heavy all-in-one desktop from toppling over. It's not as fancy as the Apple XDR display, or even the screen on the 27-inch iMac, which offers an expensive (but worth it!) nanotexture layer, but Apple says the new 24-inch screen does have an anti-reflective coating of its own.Īpple is pitching this as a good kitchen or classroom computer or for people who have desks that aren't very deep and need a smaller footprint. Formerly a 21.5-inch machine, it now fits a 24-inch display into roughly the same footprint, thanks to slimmer, more modern bezels. I still recall feeling intense envy at not being able to get the space gray keyboard that originally only came packaged with the now-discontinued iMac Pro.Īpple's new iMac sports a more colorful look.īut even bigger changes have come to the iMac. Also no, you can't buy these new versions separately, in any color.
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No, the Touch ID keyboards won't work with your non-M1 Mac (the actual keyboard will, but the fingerprint reader won't). You can also opt for a color-coordinated keyboard with a built-in number pad, as well as a version with Touch ID built in, making the iMac as easy to log into as a MacBook.īefore you ask, the answer is no. The standard iMac keyboard has been updated with more rounded corners and an emoji key. The new keyboard is one of the real stars here. Read more: Apple redesigns Magic Keyboard, Mouse and Trackpad for its new iMacs
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13-inch MacBook Air: How to pick the right M1 Macįor the rest of us, Apple is more than happy to sell color-matched accessories - including a few different keyboard configurations - plus color-accented Magic Mouse and Trackpad options. These were all pretty muted colors, and if your idea of making a bold personal statement was picking space gray over silver, these new iMacs might be too outré for you.
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Do our computers have to match our pandemic-affected moods? Frankly, it's time we had some more colorful, fun-looking computers.īefore today, if you wanted a current Mac in color, you had to opt for a MacBook Air or Pro in gray, silver or gold. It's also a bit of nostalgia that couldn't come too soon. With seven color options, it certainly owes a debt to that oh-so-colorful 1999 iMac G3 series. Yes, the classic candy-colored CRT-sporting G3 model, from 1999, which is still a lauded example of clever, consumer-friendly industrial design. The newest iMac reminds me so much of one of the oldest iMacs. Read more: iMac gets bright colors, first redesign since 2012 It's a testament to the forward-looking design that it still mostly held up year after year, when even the MacBook Air, Apple's other unchanged-for-too-long computer got a major physical redesign in 2018. That now-eclipsed Apple iMac look has stood for nine years. Since 2012, roughly forever in computer design terms, an iMac has been a large screen, gently bowed out on the back, tapering to a sharp edge and perched on a single curved foot. The new CPU and webcam add the best elements of the still-new M1 MacBooks and the Intel-powered 27-inch iMac. That alone will be enough to recommend it to some shoppers, especially those who have held off on updating a much older iMac. The new version of the smaller iMac (formerly 21.5 inches, now 24 inches) has taken on a whole new look, becoming the first M1-powered Mac in a new design unveiled at Apple's spring event. One of the longest-standing personal computer designs has fallen.
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