Costco Wholesale has for
Costco Members:
Apple iMac 24", M1 Chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (2021) on sale for
$999.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
nylarthotep for sharing this deal
Specs:
- Apple M1 Octa-Core Processor (4x high-performance + 4x high-efficiency)
- 24" 4480x2520 Retina Display
- 8GB RAM (Unified Memory)
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Microphone (three-mic array)
- High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers
- Magic Keyboard
- Magic Mouse
- Mac OS Monterey
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4
- 1x 3.5mm Headphone
- 1x Ethernet
Available Colors:
- Orange (MGPR3LL/A)
- Yellow (MGPF3LL/A)
- Purple (MGPP3LL/A)
- Green (MGPH3LL/A)
- Pink (MGPM3LL/A)
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Most likely this price is because M2 iMacs are imminent.
Please, if you will, humor us all and put together a package for $1,000 that meets or beats this unit's 8 core CPU / GPU Passmark scores, SSD read/write speeds, 4.5k 100% P3 color space monitor at 218 ppi and 500 nits, WiFi speed of 760 MBit/s, two (2) Thunderbolt 3's at 40Gbps, two (2) USB 3.1 Gen 2's at 10Gbps, a 1080P webcam and microphones of this quality, and a six (6) speaker sound system that is equally as superb.
Also, don't forget the cost of a keyboard with fingerprint login and a mouse capable of multi touch input.
We will all be waiting for the cost of the i7 system or better it will take to beat this iMac at $1,000. You can try, but if you can't put the system together right here right now, well, then you simply live in a world where measurable objective criteria are meaningless.
Waiting endlessly for a link to something even marginally better in all of these metrics at $1,000 or less.
Oh, and don't worry, there will be no requirement that it be less than 10lbs or 1/2 inch thick like the iMac.
Good luck!
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Generally at Apple there is no repair, usually you get a new unit of equal and often better specs (the newest possible unit).
Beware, Vipers are poisonous folks…
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12GB should be the minimum on a $1000 Apple computer.
12GB should be the minimum on a $1000 Apple computer.
Top tier Apple iPhone = 6GB RAM - runs circles around anything else.
IPad Pro = 8GB RAM - dominates every tablet containing more RAM. Even the lower specked iPads with 3-6GB RAM simply throttle any non-Apple tablet.
Same for iMac = 8GB RAM - beats the daylights out of most systems. You're in the $2k range on anything else to top this $999 iMac, and even then the 3rd party monitor, sound system, and camera can't compete unless you jack up to $2,500.
Works just fine; nice three (3) monitor solution. $20 instant discount currently as well.
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- 24-inch 4.5K Retina display
- 4480-by-2520 resolution at 218 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors
- 500 nits brightness
- Wide color (P3)
The best you can do is a nice 4k LG (or proart) at 27" for about $400 - but this display is closer to the $1,500 5k apple studio display. These Apple screens are not to be underestimated for what they are designed for.
Once you get addicted to these crazy high PPI displays that Apple puts out, you'll find everything else looks pixelated when doing office work, web browsing, programming, or reading text.
That said, I would still recommend the M2 mac mini + 16gb of RAM or the M2 Pro mac mini as the most bang for your buck if you can afford an apple studio display.
These 24" imacs (and the 13" macbook airs for $800) are great budget options that will still take good care of your eyes if you actually work long spans at the computer.
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