T3 - UK (2021-07)

A great-looking machine with a

fantastic screen and lotsof power...

but a fewlimitations,too

FLYING COLOURS

From £1, 249

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Apple

iMac M 1

68 T 3 JULY 2021

Tested

Display23.5-inch 4480x2520 Retina

CPUApple M1RAM 8 GB / 16 GB unified

memory Storage256GB / 51 2GB / 1TB /

2TB SSD Connectivity2x Thunderbolt 4,

2x USB 3 Type-C (optional), 3.5mm jack,

Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, Ethernet (optional)

Dimensions 461 x547x147mm (inc stand)

Weight4.46kg/ 4.48kg

his isthe first time we’ve

been able to judge what it’s

like when a Mac has been,

in Apple’s words, “built

from the ground up around M1”.With

the MacBookAir (M1, 2020)and

MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020), we

got the new chip in old designs.

But this iMac is all-new,

internallyand externally. e

characteristics of Apple’s M1 chip

means that the computercan be just

11.5mm thick, not including stand,

but still pack ineight cores of potent

processing power,and run silently

in general use.

e 4.5K resolution screen islarger

than the 21.5-inch model it replaces,

but the whole unit is only 2cm wider

and 1cm taller – and much less

voluminous. It is, simply,much more

computer ina smaller space... mostly.

ere are a few changesthatwon’t

be as welcome asthe upgrades we’ve

mentioned, and there’s one notable

thing that hasn’t changedbut really

should have. But overall it’sa very

exciting Mac, and with itsseven

jaunty colours, it feels less likea new

electronic appliance and morelike a

computer from the days when getting

a new PC wascool and thrilling.

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