Apple is working on a giant iMac, but it isn't coming soon
Malcolm Owen24-inch iMac
Apple's rumored large-screen iMac is still being considered by the company, but while a 32-inch model is a prospect, it may not be one that gets launched until later than first thought.
Following the discontinuation of the 27-inch iMac, users have waited for Apple to produce an upscaled version of the 24-inch iMac, but that so far hasn't surfaced. A report now claims that customers may have a while longer to wait before being able to enjoy the larger display.
In the subscriber edition of the "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman insists that Apple is experimenting with big-screen versions of the iMac. However, development is so early that a lot could change.
Gurman himself has previously reported the inclusion of a 30-inch or larger display in the New iMac, and in the newsletter, he identifies 32 inches as one potential size. He doubts that Apple will actually release the model anytime soon, and that it probably won't surface before the end of 2024.
So far, rumors about the larger iMac put it as having a similar design to the 24-inch model, complete with thin bezels and the new-style display stand. By shrinking the bezels, the overall size of the 30 or 32-inch model could end up being physically similar to the previous 27-inch version.
If a 30-inch iMac isn't enough for some users, there could be an even longer wait for even bigger variants. In April, a report insisted that a 42-inch iMac was possibly slated for a 2027 release.
On the 24-inch iMac running on M3, Gurman said in March that it won't launch until late 2023 or early 2024. In Sunday's newsletter, he has revised his estimate to be early 2024 for that particular model.
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A 30” iMac is reasonable as it will be smaller than the old 30” cinema displays of the mid-2000s.
We have 2 - 27” iMac’s, one was purchased in 2017 and the other in 2015. We are waiting for a new iMac that is as large or larger than 27”. We won’t purchase the 24” models. We have had the 27” versions when the first came out and have had at least 3, times 2, versions if not more since the 27” iMac were introduced.
Come on Apple, please bring out a larger than 24” iMac. We are waiting…
1% of any sale at Apple equals about 3 billion dollars. It’s not a rounding error, nor an aberration of sales. Mac is the soul of Apple, it drives the hive of diehards that - though word of mouth - prop up iPhone. Yet if the Mac is the soul, iPhone is the entire body - we gotta have both for a functioning human.
As for a 32” iMac Pro, I relied upon my 27” for years. It was a beast and beautiful to work at and behold. I’m still bummed Apple would not come up with a low latency Target Display mode for the old 5K iMacs to use them with any M1/3 device.
A 302” iMac would be just right. An upgrade over the old 27” which was amazing for its time.
Here we go again! They already have a Retina (218 ppi) 4.5K foundation for this generation of iMac, which would only be incrementally larger at Retina 5K with the current bezels. Both the 21" and the 27" are gone, replaced by the 24". But that does not mean a larger unit is not in the works.
So then, what Retina resolution might they be looking at? Here is a list of 16:9 HD (high definition) resolutions. For fun, I've included some of the higher multiples that have never been used. The obvious target for a 30" Retina iMac is 3240p. I'd also love to see them come out with two new Studio Displays at 2520p and 3240p, matching the iMacs. Let Apple's marketing people figure out what to call those resolutions. Thunderbolt 5 puts all of these possible higher resolutions into play, but for 3600p and above, I think we're looking at panels denser than 218 ppi. Dell's 31.5" 4320p (8K) is 280 ppi.