Apple to Start Selling All 24-Inch iMac Colors in Retail Stores

[macar00n]

So what exactly are you gaining by losing the chin? I'm asking about your own personal needs. How is the chin hampering your workflow?

The same way driving a butt ugly car hampers your ability to get from point A to point B

 

[idktbh]

Yellow, orange and purple are not "unusual" colours.
It is better to call them unique.

you forgot "modern" and "minimalistic"

 

[HMI]

The Apple store at the Century City Mall in Los Angeles had an orange iMac on display last weekend, fwiw.

I thought they had most/all colors on display since launch, but only certain colors available for purchase.

 

[ian87w]

Right now, Apple's retail stores only offer the iMac in green, pink, blue, and silver. The yellow, orange, and purple colors cannot be purchased in stores and must be ordered online.

Ah, I have always wondered why only those colors are available in my country.

 

[macar00n]

They don't have my favorite color ☹️

 

[SurferPup]

Purple! Maybe next year I will afford to purchase one.

 

[JackieTreehorn]

It’s time to bring on the M1X Macs. Also, the base model 24-inch M1 iMac is a rip-off. Get the next tier up for some desktop decency. 😅

Bought one 30% cheaper from someone who felt the same and didn't own it for more than 6 weeks.

I am not complaining about the base model, and looking forward to M1 only features.

 

[JosephAW]

Just replaced the internal hard drive on my 24 inch Intel iMac, let’s see you do that with the M1?

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Just replaced the internal hard drive on my 24 inch iMac, let’s see you do that with the M1?

The M1 is the only 24” iMac model though? Recent Intel iMacs are either 21.5” or 27”.

 

[Eggtastic]

The pastel shade ruined it for me. Beautiful colors on the back only where most computers will be facing a wall. It would have made the chin more bearable.

 

[ignatius345]

that chin has to go sooner rather than later

Raise your eyes like 6" and look at the actual display. You'll be surprised how little that tech blogger BS about "chins" and "bezels" actually matters at all when you're, you know, using the computer.

 

[LonestarOne]

Raise your eyes like 6" and look at the actual display. You'll be surprised how much that tech blogger BS about "chins" and "bezels" actually matters at all when you're, you know, using the computer.

That assumes they use their iMacs as computers, rather than pieces of modern art.

 

[svish]

Good for those, looking to pick one up from their local store. 👍

 

[TheWatchfulOne]

Nice! Easier for everyone to pick up the Mac from the store.

Also easier to just look at and see what it looks like in person when you have no intention of purchasing one.

 

[iDento]

So what exactly are you gaining by losing the chin? I'm asking about your own personal needs. How is the chin hampering your workflow?

He/she hates colorful, joyful things, he's a nerd after all. I'm a nerd too, hence, I'm in Macrumors. However, I understand that not every Apple machine is designed for us, as Apple sometimes "all the time actually" designs gadgets for families, students, and people who aren't necessarily nerds like me.

 

[markfc]

Apples worst product in a long while. Just awful, awful colours.

What did the iPad Pro (a product you’re most likely to be carrying to FaceTime) get centre stage and this (a fixed product on a desk) didn’t??

Doesn’t make any sense at all.

 

[mansplains]

When the heck are they going to release the successor to the 27"?

I set up a 24" M1 iMac to replace a 27" iMac for a professor at work today, and it felt like a baby Mac compared to what it replaced. The professor even seemed unsure as he was starting to use it, even though he himself requested it.

It's really annoying that upgrading to a new M1 iMac right now means a reduction in screen size. That really shouldn't be the case! C'mon Apple.

I was thinking the same, I'd rather not switch from 27" to 24".. It would be better if Apple made a consumer-level display still, but after Pro Display XDR's unveil I'm not holding my breath.

I'm about to build a PC and my biggest complaint is non-Apple displays, no retina etc. I know there's solid monitors with other features like high refresh but I was thinking about sharing a monitor with M1 Mac mini and this PC. Let alone the door on the rear for upgrading RAM, I've got 24GB on this iMac.

 

[obamtl]

I might be in the minority here, but having had the iMac since launch, I actually quite like the white bezel and pastel chin now aesthetically speaking, and takes nothing away from the functional use of the device for me.

In fact if there's anything I might recommend, it'll be a very tiny improvement to remove the tiny black border between the display and the bezel, but that's so superficial that I'm literally splitting hairs at that point.

 

[ignatius345]

I set up a 24" M1 iMac to replace a 27" iMac for a professor at work today, and it felt like a baby Mac compared to what it replaced. The professor even seemed unsure as he was starting to use it, even though he himself requested it.

I had the same reaction when I switched from the 27" to the 24". After a few days I felt very much like I'd gotten used to it, but it's definitely not the same vast expanse of desktop space the 5K monitor was.

As much as I hate to say it, if/when they come out with a truly large iMac again, I'll be very tempted to get one.