In addition to the iMac M4's new colors, USB-C peripherals, and an improved 12MP FaceTime camera, Apple is also increasing the starting RAM from 8GB to 16GB. There aren't many other drastic performance differences from last year's model, but the extra power and memory are a welcome boost to handle the ai-powered Apple Intelligence features arriving this week as part of macOS Sequoia 15.1.
Those features will also apply to older M-series Macs and should be usable on devices with less memory. However, Apple appears to be laying an ideal foundation for its future ai plans with the 2024 Macs. We haven't tested the new iMac (yet), but if you consider yourself an early adopter, there are plenty of pre-order options available. you can consider.
The iMac comes with a Magic Keyboard and the option to choose between a Magic Mouse or a Magic Trackpad (the latter costs an additional $50), all of which now feature USB-C ports. It will be available on November 8, but you can pre-order it now from Apple in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver, with the base model starting at $1,299.
The base version offers a pair of Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, along with an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU. It also offers 16GB of RAM, but you can upgrade to 24GB for $200 more. The iMac also features 256GB of storage by default, but $200 extra gets you 512GB of storage, while $400 more gets you 1TB of storage. For another $200, you can add nano-textured glass, which helps disperse light and minimize screen glare.
Meanwhile, higher-end models are available in Apple They start at $1,499 and come with four Thunderbolt 4 ports, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. Paying an additional $200 allows you to upgrade to 24GB of RAM or 512GB of storage. If you need even more storage, you can get 1TB or 2TB for an additional $400 or $800, respectively. Apple shop/buy-mac/imac/blue-24-inch-standard-glass-apple-m4-chip-with-10-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu-16gb-memory-512gb”>also allows you to upgrade to 32 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage for an additional $400.
