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Immersive 24-inch 4.5K Retina display with P3 wide color gamut and 500 nits of brightness¹
Apple M1 chip delivers powerful performance with 8-core CPU and 7-core GPU
Strikingly thin 11.5 mm design in vibrant colors
1080p FaceTime HD camera with M1 ISP for amazing video quality
Studio-quality three-mic array for crystal clear calls and voice recordings
Six-speaker sound system for a remarkably robust and high-quality audio experience
Up to 256GB of ultrafast SSD storage
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports
Ultrafast Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless
Color-matched Magic Mouse with Magic Keyboard or Magic Keyboard with Touch ID²
macOS has a bold, easy-to-use design and works seamlessly with iPhone
Available in green
Configurable options are available. iMac color availability may vary.
¹Actual diagonal screen measure is 23.5 inches.
²Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is available as a configurable option.
What's Included
Apple 24 Inch iMac with Retina 4.5K display - Apple M1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
143W power adapter
Power cord (2 m)
USB-C to Lightning Cable
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/imac...Id=6450917
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The only question: If it's worth another $50 to get the (admittedly, orange only) model with touchID (easier logins and authentications), 1/8th more GPU grunt, 2 more USBC ports, and an ethernet port in the power supply (which is surprisingly convenient!)
I'd say it IS worth another $50 for most people: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/imac...22Deals%
(Just click on M1 8 Core and then the orange color to see the $850 price)
The best 'deal' is probably open box M1 8 GPU-core (touchID) for $800, excellent condition. That would be worth getting…
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Much better PC's out there than Mac's as their overpriced just like the rest of Apple products. End rant.
Proprietary charger debacle?
ooops I guess people are complaining about it
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computi...ing-cable/
I have one, but I don't even notice it once it's setup. It's not like an iMac will get moved daily like a laptop would and connect/disconnected often.
ooops I guess people are complaining about it
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computi...ing-cable/
I have one, but I don't even notice it once it's setup. It's not like an iMac will get moved daily like a laptop would and connect/disconnected often.
Ok Elon, you are back in my good graces again. Good post.
I see a little value because it makes the iMac thinner and it handles the Ethernet cable and keeps cable management simpler.
The downside: a $5 cable became a $130 cable.
But while I agree with the thoughts, he did say "charger", sooooo….
So I dunno what you have to spend, but $800 worth of Mac mini + monitor did not fit the bill, for me.
So I dunno what you have to spend, but $800 worth of Mac mini + monitor did not fit the bill, for me.
The benefit of your setup though is buy the monitor once and keep it for a decade; update the mini every few years at your option. For the iMac, you are locked into both sides.
The 4K LG monitor I referenced is literally sitting in a closet right now. Both of my M1 iMacs get daily use.
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I see a little value because it makes the iMac thinner and it handles the Ethernet cable and keeps cable management simpler.
The downside: a $5 cable became a $130 cable.
But while I agree with the thoughts, he did say "charger", sooooo….
When I replied to this post, I was thinking... is this the guy in the other post the other day!!?? lol
I replied anyway cuz I have a short memory span .
All good
The 4K LG monitor I referenced is literally sitting in a closet right now. Both of my M1 iMacs get daily use.
Did u add BetterDisplay?
Bigger fish to fry, etc...
Bigger fish to fry, etc...
It has nothing to do with speed, rather text and UI scaling.
The scaling issue is real, simply because in macOS, text is not crisp on a native 4K monitor.
Also the relative size of UI assets is always either too big or too small relative to native content, especially compared to the rest of Macs with screens and/or the Studio Display/Pro Display XDR.
Part two of the article is also useful. https://bjango.com/articles/macex...display
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It has nothing to do with speed, rather text and UI scaling.
The scaling issue is real, simply because in macOS, text is not crisp on a native 4K monitor.
Also the relative size of UI assets is always either too big or too small relative to native content, especially compared to the rest of Macs with screens and/or the Studio Display/Pro Display XDR.
Part two of the article is also useful. https://bjango.com/articles/macex...display