While the iMac M3 is available from today, some lucky people have already been able to get their hands on the device. This is particularly the case for the magazineTechCrunch, which ensures that the performance gain of the M3 chip compared to the M1 is “impressive“. As a reminder, here, the motherboard has eight CPU cores and eight or ten graphics card cores. The RAM, for its part, reaches up to twenty-four gigabytes. As for internal storage, it is limited to a maximum of 2 TB on the best-supplied version – with four USB-C ports on the back.
PourTom’s Guide, however, it seems obvious that limiting the base memory to 256 gigabytes remains insufficient for many users. According to the same source, the white borders around the screen are also particularly original. Indeed, most often, these are rather dark among the competition.
Any disadvantages?
On the side ofSixColors, Whoreportsregularly Apple's financial results, the iMac M3 remains comparative “mostly unchanged“, if we compare it to itspredecessor. It must be said that the design is indeed the same, more or less.
With this, note that the iMac M3 only offers a motherboard designed in “SoC”. This therefore means that after having chosen the volume of RAM during configuration, it is no longer possible to modify it subsequently.DigitalTrendsalso regrets that the device does not correspond more to user expectations, but the next sales figures are likely to really make the difference.
Price and availability
The new iMac M3 is available today at a price of 1,599 euros for the basic version. This is available in four different colors: blue, green, pink or silver. On the menu: a 24-inch 4.5K Retina screen, the base processor, 256 GB of internal storage and 8 GB of RAM.
The version with the most powerful processor starts at 1,829 euros, for its part. As for the best-supplied configuration, its price reaches no less than 3,949.98 euros. It's always less thanthe best 16-inch MacBook Pro revealed at the same time…
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Apple iMac 24" M3 256 GB at the best price Base price: €1,599
