As rumored for the longest time, Apple has taken the wraps off a redesigned iMac with Apple silicon, a thinner build, and vibrant colors that are reminiscent of older iMac G3 today. The new iMac looks stunning and joins the Apple M1-based MacBooks and Mac Mini that was launched earlier last year.
Starting off, Apple says that it has completely redesigned the iMac from the ground up for the M1 chip. The switch to the company’s in-house chip has enabled the company to reduce the iMac’s volume by 50 percent (in comparison to older Intel iMacs). The rear is no longer curved and flat, with the thickness being 11.5 millimeters, which is only a few millimeters thicker than some budget smartphones in India.
The new Apple iMac also includes four USB Type-C ports at the rear, two of which are standard USB Tyep-C ports and two Thunderbolt ports. There’s also a MagSafe-like power connector on the rear. The power adapter includes an Ethernet port, which will offer up to 1Gbps data speeds.
The new M1-based Apple iMac is priced starting at $1,299 for the 7-core GPU, two USB-C port model. You will have to shell out at least $1,499 for the 8-core GPU, four USB-C ports model in the US.
Alongside the new iMac, Apple has launched three new models of Magic Keyboard as well. While one is the usual full-size keyboard, the other two variants seem to be 65% models and one of them features Touch ID for biometric security. They are color-matched to the new iMac.
