Apple’s new iMac is here, and we’ve taken a deep look at the new Mac. Looking for a
reason to buy one? Here are three. Hey there, I’m Roman Loyola from Macworld, and I just
reviewed the new 24-inch iMac. It’s one of the coolest Macs Apple has ever made. And
if you’re thinking about buying a new iMac, here are three reasons why you should. #1:
Color and design. The iMac comes in fantastic new colors! You get four choices for the $1,299
model, and seven choices for the $1,499 and $1,699 iMac. The colors are bold and vibrant,
with a lighter shade on the front, and a lush dark tone on the back. Pick the color that
best suits your room—or reflects your personality. We got a pink one, and even though Apple calls
it pink, the back of it is really red. And it’s handsome shade of red. The front has
a pink hue, and the keyboard, mouse, and cables all match. Okay, I know that many of you out
there aren’t into the colors. That’s okay! A silver model is available, and it looks
great, too! Then there’s the design of the 24-inch iMac. It’s 11.5 millimeters thin,
and overall, it’s a lot thinner than the previous iMac. From the side, you hardly notice
that it’s there! The iMac weighs less than 10 pounds—a couple of pounds lighter than
the 21-inch iMac. But because it’s so thin, it’s a lot easier to pick up and move it
if you need to. The design of the new iMac is a lot more modern looking than the previous
design. Let’s face it, that older design, was, well, looking old. Especially if you
look at the boarder around the display, called the bezel. It’s a lot thicker on the old
iMac. The new iMac’s bezels are really thin, and it helps add to the modern look. #2 Speed
is what counts. Okay, the colors and design are nice, but let’s get to what really matters:
Speed. And the new iMac has plenty of it, thanks to the new M1 system on a chip from
Apple. That M1 is the same one in the 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini that
Apple released last fall. And with that being the case, it’s not surprising that the iMac’s
performance is the same as those Macs. Not only that, the 24-inch iMac blows away the
21.5-inch iMac it replaces. In Geekbench 5 testing, the 24-inch iMac was a whopping 39
percent faster than the 21-inch iMac in the Multi-Core test. In the Cinebench test, the
new iMac was 25 percent faster than the old 21-inch iMac.
So you don’t have to worry if the new iMac have the oomph to handle everything
from your email to iMovie editing. It can do it all, no problem.
#3: Touch ID security. The iMac is the first desktop Mac to have a biometric security feature. It comes with
a keyboard with a Touch ID button on the upper right corner. If you’re like me and you
do a lot of work online, you have to enter a lot of passwords. Instead of looking up
each and every password in your password manager, you can use Touch ID. All you have to do is
touch the button when asked, and that’s it. It’s so simple and easy to use. Keep
in mind that Touch ID comes with the $1,499 and $1,699 iMacs. It’s not with the cheaper
$1,299 model by default. You can add it to the $1,299 iMac, but you’ll also pay an
additional 50 dollars. So there you have it, the three reason why you should buy the new
iMac. And if you still on the fence, check out my full review on Macworld.com. You can
learn more about the display, the improved FaceTime camera, and a lot more. And stay
tuned for more Mac coverage on Macworld.com. Thanks for watching.