Adam Kos With last year's introduction of the 24" iMac, which replaced the 21,5", we saw a major redesign of Apple's all-in-one computer. Practically from that moment on, we expect one more model, which, on the other hand, will replace the existing 27" iMac with an Intel processor. But what diagonal should it have?
The 27" iMac simply doesn't fit into Apple's portfolio anymore. This is not only due to the design not corresponding to the last decade, but also because of course it contains an Intel processor and not Apple Silicon. The introduction of the successor is practically a certainty, as well as what the design will be. It can be distinguished by a more moderate color palette, but it will certainly carry sharp edges and a thin design. The big question is not only the chips used, whether it will be equipped with an M1 Pro, M1 Max or M2 chip, but also the size of its diagonal.
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The 24" iMac managed to keep almost the same dimensions as its predecessor. It grew by only approx. 1 cm in height, 2 cm in width and "lost" almost 3 cm in thickness. However, by narrowing the frames, the display was able to grow by 2 inches (the actual size of the display area is 23,5 inches). That the successor of the 27" model would have the same diagonal may be unlikely, as it would be too close to the 24". But it could be distinguished by the included mini-LED technology. Even so, the most common speculation is about the 32" size.
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If you look at the portfolio of all-in-one computers from other manufacturers, they have a wide range of screen sizes. They usually start at 20 inches, then end at just under 32 inches, and the most common size is just that 27 inches. The new iMac would thus clearly become one of the largest series-produced computers with an all-in-one solution. But there is one problem.
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If Apple is really thinking about giving the iMac a mini-LED display, not only will the price of such a machine, which would rather correspond to the canceled iMac Pro, skyrocket, but mainly it will cannibalize its Pro Display XDR, which currently has a 32" in terms of size and possible quality. diagonally. It can therefore be expected that the 27" display size will remain with mini-LED, but with the existing LED backlight technology, the size could be increased to 30 inches, less likely to the declared 32 inches. But it also depends on what resolution comes.
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It also depends on the resolution
With a larger 4,5K display, the smaller 24" iMac is just a step up from the current 5K display of the existing 27" iMac. The latter offers a 5K Retina display with a resolution of 5 × 120 pixels versus 2 × 880 pixels. The Pro Display XDR has a 4K display with a resolution of 480 × 2 pixels. However, the new iMac would not have to have such a large diagonal that the 520K resolution could eventually fit on it, so 6 inches seems to be the optimal solution here. Of course, Apple can come up with a completely different solution, because only it knows what it's up to. However, we should learn about the absolution already in the spring, when the news is expected to arrive.
