Apple’s M4 iMac brings next-gen power to your desktop

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends

Apple has brought its M4 chip to nan iMac, making it nan first Mac to get Apple’s latest silicon chip. The update sees caller colors and a important capacity betterment for nan all-in-one desktop computer, coming a twelvemonth aft it received nan previous-generation M3 chip.

It comes astatine nan opening of a week of merchandise releases from Apple, pinch nan institution antecedently teasing that it had overmuch much to uncover successful nan coming days. The updates could spot nan full Mac lineup person immoderate version of nan M4 spot (including much powerful M4 Pro, M4 Max and M4 Ultra editions) complete nan coming months.

Other than nan soul chip, Apple has added colors to nan product, and it now comes successful green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. Apple has added Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, a 12MP front-facing camera that useful pinch Center Stage, positive a nano texture action for nan show that reduces reflections.

Elsewhere, nan iMac retains nan aforesaid chassis creation arsenic nan erstwhile version, arsenic good arsenic nan aforesaid show resolution. There person been rumors that Apple is moving connected an iMac pinch a larger screen, but that was absent from Apple’s announcement.

However, while nan iMac itself remains mostly unchanged connected nan outside, Apple has brought retired caller versions of its accessories, including nan Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse. These attraction connected adding USB-C connectivity to nan peripherals, successful statement pinch European Union regulations.

Apple is expected to update nan MacBook Pro and Mac mini later this week. The MacBook Pro was heavily leaked passim October, pinch various unboxing videos revealing caller colors, ports and soul specs.

The Mac mini, meanwhile, is predicted to get 1 of nan most important redesigns successful its history, pinch a overmuch smaller chassis seeing it inhabit astir arsenic overmuch abstraction arsenic an Apple TV box. According to Bloomberg newsman Mark Gurman, nan Mac mini could beryllium “the astir awesome Mac yet to usage Apple’s in-house silicon because of nan operation of its size and power.”

Although nan updated iMac has not received nan all-encompassing rework that nan MacBook Pro and Mac mini are apt to get, its caller spot adds a dose of much-needed powerfulness to nan desktop machine. Now that Apple has kicked disconnected its week of Mac announcements, support your eyes peeled for much complete nan coming days.