Apple has announced new iMac models at WWDC , including the best Mac displays ever (per Apple( with 500 nits of brightness and support for 11 billion colors (10 bit color). The displays are reported to be 43% brighter than previous iMacs.
The new iMacs have up to three times more powerful graphics abilities in comparison to previous generations, faster processors, Thunderbolt 3, and faster storage options.
“With major updates to iMac, and a refresh of our MacBook and MacBook Pro lines, the Mac is stronger than ever,” said John Ternus, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Engineering. “Today iMac gets a huge graphics performance increase, faster CPU performance, Thunderbolt 3 and a brighter Retina display with support for 1 billion colors. We’re also increasing CPU and SSD speed on MacBook, adding faster processors and making faster graphics standard on our 15-inch MacBook Pro and introducing a new $1,299 (US) 13-inch MacBook Pro.”
The new iMAc 24.5 inch now has Retina 4K display Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch models are now powered by Kaby Lake processors up to 4.2 GHz, with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.5 GHz. The machines now support twice the memory as the previous generation. Plus the Fusion Drive will now be standard on all 27-inch iMac configurations, along with the top-end 21.5-inch iMac.
SSD storage will become 50 percent faster and graphics on the computers are more powerful thanks to new Radeon Pro 500-series cards with up to 8GB of vRAM.
The models start at $1,099 for the 21.5-inch iMac, $1,299 for the 4K 21.5-inch iMac, and $1,799 for the 5K 27-inch iMac. Users can find more information on tech specs and pricing for each tier of the 21.5-inch model and 27-inch model on Apple’s website, and both are available to purchase today.
