Starburst. I never understood the appeal. If I want candy, it better be candy and not pantomime fruit flavors. It's the same thing with Skittles. I'll pass, but along comes the new M1 iMacs in all their colors it's good to know that they still have the classic silver. Love or hate the new design, the iMac finally has the new M1 chip inside and with a 24-Inch screen, it's bigger, too. And bigger is better and that should be enough. Right?
Well, not so fast. If you need an iMac then this is the one to get, but it does not contain the high power M1X chip that we expected. That one probably won't be available until the fall at which time it should show up in the Mac Pro and 16-Inch MacBook Pro, too. The new 24-Inch iMac is significantly faster than the current Intel offerings, which we don't recommend, and the M1 iMac will serve most users very well. It is just as speedy as the M1 Mac MIni, Air, and 13-Inch Mac BookPro, but with more ports if you opt for the better models. And if you consider the cost of a quality 4K display, it is a great deal.
So if you need an iMac, this is the one to get. We'd recommend starting with the $1499 model, as it has double the ports and ethernet.
