The iMac is one of Apple’s last M1 Macs and it could be getting an update very soon.
Apple introduced a redesigned iMac with a new colorful design and M1 chip at its Spring Loaded event back in April 2021. The second anniversary of the new-look iMac is now far behind us and we’re hoping Apple will update the iMac with a new chip before the end of 2023 – which would be fitting with this year marking 25 since Apple introduced the original G3 iMac.
That update could be about to happen. Apple is set to hold an event on October 30 at which we could see it announce new MacBook Pro models alongside a new iMac. There could even be an iMac Pro with a M3 Pro chip.
The iMac is certainly overdue an update. Apple is well into the launch of the second generation of Apple silicon, with the M2 arriving in June 2022, the M2 Pro and M2 Max coming in January 2023, and the M2 Ultra arriving in June. That makes the 24-inch iMac one of the few remaining M1 Macs.
Keep tuned to this page as we will be updating it with the Apple event news.New 24-inch iMac: Release date
Apple introduced the M2 chip in the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro in the summer of 2022, so it makes sense that Apple will soon update the iMac. However, reports suggest Apple will skip the M2 and move straight to the M3 for the next iMac.
The M3 is expected to make an appearance at the October 30 event – dubbed ‘Scary Fast’ by Apple – and the iMac looks likely to be one of the stars of this second Fall Apple event.
In a March 2023 newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed that new M3-powered Macs were “at an advanced stage of development”. At the time he suggested that the iMac was “not expected to go into mass production for at least three months” and indicated that it “won’t ship until the second half of the year at the earliest.”
Then in a June 2023 newsletter, Gurman stated that Apple is preparing two new 24-inch iMacs for release in late 2023 or early 2024. By August 2023 Gurman suggested that the M3 could debut in October 2023. This followed a July newsletter where Gurman indicated that Apple will launch an M3 iMac, as well as an M3 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in the fall of 2023.
In a weekend newsletter on 29 October Gurman confirmed: “There will be major refreshes to the high-end MacBook Pros and the first update to the iMac since spring 2021 [at the October 30 event]”.
Gurman has also indicated that a replacement for the iMac Pro is also in the works and that it will have a 30-inch display, however, this larger iMac may not arrive until much later, although there is a possibility we will see it at the October 30 event. New 24-inch iMac: Price
The iMacs have a high price compared to other similarly specced Macs, with the entry-level model costing $1,299/£1,399 (the U.K. price being an increase of £150 compared to the launch price).
