The 27-inch iMac has been discontinued

Apple has lastly discontinued the 27-inch iMac. Minutes after Apple’s Peek Performance occasion wrapped, the final of the Intel iMacs disappeared from its on-line retailer.

It’s not as if this information is stunning. Ever since Apple introduced it was switching to its personal chips, the Intel iMac’s days had been numbered. That mentioned, the 27-inch iMac was nonetheless obtainable after final spring’s Spring Loaded occasion, which launched the 24-inch M1 iMac. It made sense. At the time, there wasn’t actually another choice for individuals who wished a bigger desktop display screen that wasn’t the ludicrously costly Pro XDR Display.

There’s additionally much less of a motive to maintain the 27-inch iMac round now that the Studio Display has arrived. The Studio Display provides 5K on a 27-inch show, in addition to a 12-megapixel ultrawide digicam. Those are all upgrades to the 2020 iMac’s specs, making it fairly… ineffective to maintain round.

There is a serious hole, nevertheless, between the 24-inch iMac, which begins at $1,299, and an M1 Mac mini or Mac Studio paired with the Studio Display. The former begins at $2,298, and the latter begins at $4,598. There are rumors that Apple could also be popping out with a bigger iMac powered by Apple Silicon, however when it would arrive remains to be up within the air.

This isn’t the final Intel-powered Mac, nevertheless. Apple’s nonetheless maintaining the Mac Pro (aka the cheese grater) round, in addition to the Intel Mac Mini. For now.

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