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Apple iMac 24-Inch Review: A Near-Perfect Blend of Design and Performance
The jaw-droppingly beautiful and thin Apple iMac 24-inch (M1) returns Apple to the role of icon-maker
Not since the days of the first candy-colored iMac has Apple produced such a statement PC. And it’s not just gorgeous on the outside, it’s exciting on the inside as well.
Following in the still-fresh footsteps of the original Apple Silicon M1 trio — Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro 13-inch — the iMac 24-inch officially expands Apple’s custom silicon oeuvre to the desktop (without a screen of its own, I refuse to count the mini).
Apple’s iMac has long been a desktop, office, and dorm room favorite, which makes putting Apple’s still relatively new silicon inside of it something of a risk — in theory, at least. In practice, the M1 feels no different than a garden-variety Intel-based Mac except for the stunning Benchmark numbers, which belie its ARM origins.
Design
Arriving in eco-friendly all-paper packaging that manages to outweigh the 9.8-pound system, the iMac’s full-scale…
