According to Apple, the new iMac with M4 chip will be 1.7x faster for daily productivity, and up to 2.1x faster for demanding workflows like photo editing and gaming, compared to last year’s model.
Specs:
This 24-inch iMac M4 comes with a 4.5K Retina Display with a resolution of 4,480 x 2,520 pixels and supports 1 Billion colors. Moreover, the display has True Tone technology, a P3 wide color gamut, and a 500 nits brightness. With native DisplayPort output over USB-C, the 24-inch iMac M3 supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz. The new iMac also supports Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10, and HLG. The new iMac comes with a six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers, spatial audio with Dolby Atmos, and three microphones.
It comes with the latest M4 silicon, which gives it excellent performance. Apple offers an 8/10 core CPU and a 10-core GPU with 16GB/24GB RAM and 256GB/512GB SSD. It features Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated mesh shading, and hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Besides Dynamic Caching, the other two improve gaming and creative graphic rendering.
Apple offers Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse for input with the 8-core GPU model. With the exception of the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, the 10-core GPU model also comes with the same accessories. The iMac comes with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and Thunderbolt 4 or USB-C 4 ports for connectivity.
Pricing:
Apple’s baseline 8-core GPU model starts at Rs 1,34,900 with a special price of Rs 1,29,900 for students and educators. There are four colors available for this model: green, pink, blue, and silver. The more powerful 10-core GPU model starts at Rs 1,54,900 and can be purchased for Rs 1,49,900 with education discount. There are six colors available for this model: green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver.
Starting today, October 28, Apple Store app users in 28 countries and regions are able to pre-order the new iMac. Customers will be able to purchase it from Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Resellers starting Friday, November 8.
