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Apple’s latest 24-inch Mac has come down to the best price we’ve ever seen since its launch a few months ago. Amazon has blue and silver a $ 1,250 option, which is $ 50 at its normal price. We’ve seen the iMac get a $ 40 discount as soon as it’s launched and, while $ 10 doesn’t add a ton, it still sells well on what we consider to be the best desktop.
Buy the 24-inch iMac (blue) on Amazon – $ 1,250 Buy a 24-inch iMac (silver) on Amazon – $ 1,250
You get the Apple M1 chipset along with a 7-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage with these low-end models. If you are thinking of this change, it is probably the M1 device because it promises to perform faster like what we saw in the new laptops MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1. We also love the way the M1 Device approves new iMacs – The desktop wakes up suddenly and the Apple Arcade game runs smoothly.
Unlike Apple’s recent laptops, the new iMac also adopted some external features. The 4.5K Retina display is surrounded by very thin bezels and the new 1080p FaceTime camera allows you to look better on video. And there are new, fun colors to look at – in addition to blue and silver, Amazon has pink and green to choose from (though they are available right now), and additional colors like orange and purple are available on Apple’s website in the latest colors.
Our biggest complaints about the 24-inch iMac are its lack of ports – it only comes with two Thunderbolt connectors – and Magic Mouse and Keyboard aren’t the best fit. Also, in this case, you must accept the basics; if you want a more powerful desktop with an 8-core GPU, you will achieve a lot. If you can afford these sacrifices, this is a great opportunity to save money when renovating your family desktop.
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