Apple updates the iMac with new colours and an M4 chip

Apple is updating the iMac with an M4 chip. The brand new iMac, introduced this morning, consists of an M4 chip with an 8-core CPU and as much as a 10-core GPU. The entry-level mannequin prices $1,299 whereas the higher-end fashions begin at $1,499.

Base RAM has been doubled to 16GB over the prior mannequin. Just like the prior mannequin, the brand new iMac has a 24-inch 4.5K show. And it’s now bundled with equipment that use USB-C charging ports as an alternative of Lightning. The brand new iMac is on the market to preorder at the moment, with availability beginning November eighth.

The brand new desktop pc from Apple arrives nearly a yr after the announcement of an M3-powered iMac. The M3 chip was the first change with that pc; in any other case, it seemed identical to the M1 iMac from 2021, which arrived with a significant redesign. Apple stated the M3 mannequin was greater than two occasions sooner than the M1 model.

Apple first introduced the M4 chip alongside new iPad Professionals in Might, however the chip hadn’t made the leap to the Mac lineup till now. The M4 chip within the iPad Professional is constructed with what Apple calls “second-generation” 3nm expertise, and the corporate says the chip has a CPU with as much as 10 cores and a 10-core GPU.

The brand new M4 iMac follows a shock announcement earlier this month of a brand new iPad Mini, which was final revised in 2021.