Mike Peterson
Apple's new M1 iMac models come in bright new colors, and each ships with a matching set of colorful accessories and peripherals.
The 24-inch iMac, which Apple announced at its Tuesday "Spring Loaded" event, comes in Blue, Green, Pink, Silver, Orange, Yellow, and Purple.
Each iMac model will come with a color-matched set of accessories, including a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad with a colored aluminum base and a Magic Keyboard with a colored metal frame.
Apple's attention to color detail even extends to the iMac power cord and adapter, and the USB-C to Lightning cable. Both cable accessories feature a braided design in a user's choice of color, and the power cord has a matching aluminum connector.
The colorful accessories are currently exclusive to the iMac and are not sold separately. It's also worth noting that the higher-end iMac models come with a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, while the lower-end models feature a Magic Keyboard without the biometric authentication system.
Apple's new Apple Silicon iMac starts at $1,299 and will become available to order on April 30.
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I am disappointed in the power bricks:
1. It’s external.
2. proprietary
3. the cable is permanently connected to the brick. No swapping out for a longer/shorter cable, have to replace the lot if the cable breaks, or the brick come to that. Serious $.
4. If it had been thunderbolt, you could have a pretty nice hub built into the brick which the Ethernet setup suggests. I understand of course that a third tb port is not possible with an M1 chip. And with the proprietary cable/connector, third party options may not be possible. And I suppose Apple doesn’t want people using usb-c powerbricks/hubs.
and the pastel colours are of course why there is a prominent, white/grey bezel on the iMac. Black would look awful at that size alongside those colours. Sad though, that blue would match my iPhone mini otherwise.
Apple has gotten skimpy in the storage capacities. These days 2 TB isn't enough. 8 TB is the right capacity.
As a stockholder and long time Apple product user—Underwhelming and disappointing. A repackaged M1 Mac Mini albeit with what seems to be a outstanding display. Another step into the disposable computer e-waste problem from someone claiming to be ‘greener’.