And it all comes to life on a stunning 27-inch Retina 5K display with one billion colors and 500 nits of brightness that delivers vibrant images and razor-sharp text.
IMac performance is at an all-time high with tenth-generation Intel Core processors, powerful AMD Radeon Pro 5000 series graphics, ultrafast SSD storage, Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) connectivity. With macOS and all its built-in apps, the 27-inch iMac is the total creative package-powered up. And the gorgeous Retina 5K display is better than ever with True Tone technology and optional nano-texture glass. And I haven't seen anyone else hazarding yet either.The 27-inch iMac now comes packed with the latest processors, faster memory, powerful graphics, and ultrafast SSD storage. As for pricing, until we know more about the components and features, I can't even hazard a guess. Young tentatively pegs it for August at the earliest. If the announcement happens around June, it could potentially ship close to when the new operating system becomes available. But I don't hold out much hope for any of that. It would be nice to see a smarter design with, for example, a couple of the Thunderbolt ports and SD card reader on the side, a way to raise and lower the screen (maybe even swivel or rotate!), an HDMI connection, user-upgradeable memory and storage and support for Face ID. After all, Apple managed to get one in the 24-inch iMac. It's a good bet that it will incorporate an upgraded webcam. There has been no mention of other design aspects, potential features or reliable rumors about it coming in colors like the iMac 24. The original iMac Pro was discontinued in 2021. Given MacRumors' expectation that whatever it's called will incorporate the M1 Pro and M1 Pro Max chips which launched with the 14- and 16-inch M1 MacBook Pros in late 2021, however, the door remains ajar for an even higher-end Pro model with the earlier rumored 32-inch screen and possibly whatever CPU and GPU combos of Apple silicon end up in an all-Apple Mac Pro.
(It's also possible Apple could brand its rumored MacBook Pro 13 update as just "MacBook" and make the iMac naming supposition moot.) Bloomberg's Mark Gurman predicts that an iMac Pro could launch soon, writing that Apple is preparing for new Mac releases at the next Apple event in March and in May or June. There's no longer a MacBook, for instance, just the MacBook Air and MacBook Pros. MacRumors thinks that a new 27-inch iMac will simply be branded "iMac Pro" to differentiate it from its 24-inch entry-level sibling. This is an interesting question, since rumors of a large, revamped iMac tend to be vague. Look at the Pro Display XDR: The entire back is a heatsink, it's a lot thicker than most monitors and it costs upwards of $4,999.Īs for how big it will be, though initial rumors pegged it at 32 inches (like the Pro Display XDR), for the moment it looks like it will remain 27 inches. So to be able to cool the display (and all the other heat-generating components Apple crams into it) and keep it thin would probably require some technological feats that would jack up the price. But really bright LED backlights of 1,000 nits or more generate a lot of heat.
I've seen some scattered moaning about "fewer zones" for the backlight, since that means less granular control over local dimming in HDR and therefore a potentially worse experience. Though the first Apple event of 2022 is confirmed for March 8, the usually spot-on display expert Ross Young thinks it will be bumped from his initial estimate of early this year to debut sometime between June and August, since he doesn't see panels for it shipping before June.
If there are any new or unique capabilities that Apple's planning to add with the annual operating system update, software developers need to be the first to know. While we don't know many specifics, my guess is a new model of the 27-inch iMac will be announced at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this year, which usually happens in early June. And considering the two-year deadline Apple set to switch from using third-party processors to its own Silicon chips, it's a safe bet we'll see some Apple M versions in 2022.
These are the last Macs that still run Intel. Will its bigger sibling also do away with the convex back?Īpple is expected to release a variety of new devices this year, and it's likely that an updated 27-inch iMac and Mac Pro will be among them. The 24-inch M1 iMac redesign brought a slim, flat, iPad Pro-like silhouette.