Mac hardware
iMac 24-inch (2021)
Bringing the homegrown M1 chip and a return to colour to the Mac party
The iMac is available in up to seven different colours with matching accessories. Only the mid-range and top-end models get Magic Keyboards with Touch ID as standard.
› £1,649
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FROM Apple, apple.com/uk
› FEATURES Apple M1 chip (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU), 512GB storage, 8GB of unified memory, 24-inch 4.5K Retina display (4480x2520 pixels), 2x Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, 2x USB 3 ports, 1x Gigabit Ethernet port, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
The 24-inch iMac is wafer thin, but that has resulted in even fewer ports at the back.
Jo says…
› I really love the look of the new iMac, but the best thing about it is just how quick and easy it is to use. And that 4.5K Retina display is great for watching movies on.
The mid and top models come with two Thunderbolt/USB 4 and two USB 3 ports, all of which use USB-C connectors.
This is the Mac we’ve been waiting for. Measuring just 11.5mm thin and available in a choice of up to seven different colours, the 24-inch iMac feels instantly familiar and all-new at the same time. It clearly shares a familial familiarity with what’s gone before – an all-in-one computer with a gorgeous (now 4.5K) Retina display, perched on top of an aluminium stand with a tell-tale iMac chin.
The changes though are massive – gone is the slightly bulbous shape of old in favour of an 11.5mm thin body with squared-off edges, making the iMac look more like a big iPad on stilts than a computer. The front of the machine is now entirely glass – something that’s not all that clear from Apple’s photos – and then there are the two-tone colours, which are stronger and more vibrant on the backs and sides of the iMac than on the front, which is more of a pastel shade. The Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard and iMac stand all come in the paler colour too – although they seem to be a slightly different shade than the glassy chin. Although that’s more of a trick of the light than anything.