iMac 24" (2021) Long-term Review - Is the Base Model Worth it?
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
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Our top features and review of the baseline ($1,300) M1/8GB iMac. There are so many things to love about this machine. The 4.5K display, M1 processor and redesign are great components to this redesign. But is it worth it?
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I appreciate several aspects of your review:
- The base model meets my needs.
- The inclusion of two Thunderbolt ports suffices, and their functionality can be expanded via a Thunderbolt dock.
- A Gigabit port is not essential for me, as I have one on my Thunderbolt dock.
- There's a possibility that yanking the magnetic power cord could result in the monitor being dragged along, rather than the cord detaching. The same risk applies to devices connected to the Thunderbolt ports.
Your review was comprehensive and touched on points often overlooked in typical reviews. It greatly aided me in making an informed decision to purchase my iMac M3. As a matter of fact, I'm writing this very comment on my new iMac M3.
Thank you!
What I really like about this review is you also consider regular non-tech customers. Too many other reviews forget they are the main audiences or the iMac. Your video editing is a good example: people who care about more high end stuff will need the 16gb memory upgrade like you said but everyone else is prob fine with 8gb. Also, you refer to this as the “base model”; some others call it the “low end model” (looking at you Macworld) which sounds like it’s coming from someone too focused on tech people. Nice job addressing both audiences Miles. 👍🏽
I feel like 90% of real pros actually prefer the chin lol, perfect for notes
I had never thought of that. :O
Ha! True, I’ve got notes on my Thunderbolt Display
I like it too… it’s not too overbearing
Thank you guys for uploading in HDR and the quality of content! 🙌
Thanks for the review Miles. 👍🏾👏🏾keep up the great work.
Yes, def. planning on purchasing the IMac..saving now! Thanks for the showcase.
I've ordered the purple for my wife. We're still waiting on delivery. I too am waiting for the next 27" with M1.
My wife too is awaiting Purple! My Son will inherit my 24/ M1 when the 27 inch M1 ships. this is as much fun as 1985 when I bought my first Mac! “Fat Mac” if memory serves!! Cheers from Virginia.
@Fromage I did Phillip- but I confess it sits unused- I will do the tutorial today- and explore it- Thanks
Thank you for the really great review, Miles. Your style and presentation is clear, concise, and easy to understand and a joy to watch. I currently own a 2017 core i5 iMac, and though I'm sorely tempted to pick up one of these in Silver, I probably will wait and see what the larger 27 or 30 inch model looks like. It's REALLY hard living day to day with the fusion drive in my current iMac though😅! Thanks again! Keep up the fine work!👍🏾🙌🏾
Nicely done, Miles!
I picked up an upgraded model with 8 core and 16GB. Glad i did as now we found out the base model only has one cooling fan. Mine has 2 with the heat pipe. Also love the ethernet connection on my power brick and the touch id login.
Solid review, thank you Miles.
Bro you're a legend for including the intro music in the description
Great review. As a 79-year-old PC user and graphic and web designer I am really looking forward to learning this new device. Your review is very helpful, particularly since I'm not a complete computer nerd but I do a lot of other things. Kudos on a great review and on keeping it simple.
So what do you think of iMac after using it. The thinking to buy one, I'm just regular user by the way.
Great review, really loved the detail on everything, thanks for the review! :)
Thanks for the review planing on the pink one .
Great work, Miles!!
Great commentary and review!
Great video as always 👍🏼
never understood why everyone hates the chin. without it, it'll look like a monitor and not an iMac
I just brought my pink and red one 4 days ago and im in love typing on it now
Looking at the Asgard I was wondering how lossless sounds on the iMac. Love your review although I was nervous with the candle on your speaker.
Great review. Down to earth and realistic. Thanks a lot. I won’t be buying one as I already have an M1 MacBook Pro. But I might ask for one at work. Currently I have an i3 Air with an external monitor, and boy does it struggle!!!
Fantastic review 😃
Very enjoyable video, your easy to understand and have an excellent presentation!
I got the same color u got,and im still in love with mine
Mine is coming on the 8th of July! Thanks for the review!
How is it?
i like the pink! i hope the "pro" 27" models have colors like that but I'm doubting it.
Great Job as usual Miles! I'm one of the ones hoping that the larger iMac keeps the same number of ports the current bigger Mac ships with. I guess we'll wait and see.
Can not wait for the larger iMac!
Well explained brother 👍🏻
Excellent video!
Great video. I just snagged a “refurbished” base model with 16gb and 1tb drive from Apple directly. Came with everything!
yes. most people use wifi. most hardly ever plug anything at all to their machines. finger print reader isn't a bid deal. yes. great machine for Most people.
if you don't like the design or chin, buy a PC and shut up about it. the iMac looks fantastic, stop hating for no reason
Great video brother
Excellent overall review, which has confirmed my choice to buy one of these after my mid-2010 crashed for good. Thanks Miles.
Nice review, dude.
Great review
I am looking to get an iMac for Graphic Design, would the base model be sufficient or would the mid tier be a better bet? I could even just go with the base model and upgrade to16gb of ram. Any insight would be appreciated !
I love the design and love that they brought back colors, not happy about them leaving out so many features in the base model as well as internal features like a second fan for the M1 chip.
Nice Review, Thank you.
Good review. I ordered the blue one.
I just learned that the base model only has one fan. I haven’t gotten mine yet but this is what I am the most concerned about.
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I run a law firm. My current 2018 MacBook Air is always over heating. I am always on Word, Chrome, and Adobe. I don’t use any editing, video, or audio work. I do use my computer for anywhere from 4- 10 hours a day.
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I’m keeping my MacBook so I won’t need to fill it with files immediately.
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My point do you think I will have issues with over heating?
Great review.
I appreciate your honest comments and insight. Now all I need to do is save up the money and pick a color. Thanks
very well done! thanks
"Actual diagonal screen size is 23.5 in"
Good video mate .
Really really good review. Love to all my base model pleb brothers.
Can you use BOTH wireless headphones AND wireless keyboard and mouse at the SAME time without dropouts? This has been a serious problem as recently as the 2019 iMac (which I own). I've needed to add a third party BT dongle to get around this issue. That takes up a port.
I won't be picking up any new Macs for a little while. But that could change and thank you for this awesome long term review. (:
Thank you. I just got the $1300 imac. It's already at 185G remaining so many people will need more space. With the external drive and a 4 port USB (I already use 3) it's really a $1500 imac.
Those desktop backgrounds are nice I didn't see those on mine.
Sir, you’re the world biggest fan boi and I’m here for it!
I really enjoyed the ads, thank you
Did not really get why iMac was in the video
I ordered the pink/red base model 2 weeks ago but with 16GB RAM and Touch ID keyboard upgrade. I can’t wait till it arrives! Upgrading from 2011 iMac so will be a big difference
How do you like it so far? :) is it the low end model with 1 fan only? Cause I'm thinking of getting that one with 16GB RAM too, I'm just worried about the fact that it has only 1 fan and I'm going to use this for graphic design. Do you hear the fan or is it actually silent most of the time?
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Great review Miles! I’d rather you take a little longer to put out a long-term review for it to be more thorough and polished. Which is why I subscribe.
I think I agree completely with your assessment. Especially with Touch ID and Ethernet. The port situation is totally fine on this machine. It’s a base model. People might only be connecting a flash card reader.
The people who complain about the new iMac is not the demographic Apple is marketing it to. I saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and was wow’d by the design.
Yes. Apple will sell these like hot cakes.
Keep up the great work!
I just purchased this new iMac and all I can say is I love it !!!
2160p HDR! Good done!
Nice to see MKBHD here :)
Fantastic review thank you. Can I ask how the LG UltraFine Ergo Display compares to the iMac 24” Retina Display?
Based on your recording and others I have heard I think with a touch of EQ you could easily record a podcast or most RUclips voiceovers on those mics with no one complaining.
what and where did you get those little individual adaptors for your usb's all i usually do is plug in my iphone every morning for back up (i don't use cloud) but it's an old SE and you had little individual adaptors for each plug i could see...can you recoomend?
Thank you for your video! I would love to know have you noticed any over heating or slowing down due to the fact that there is only one fan inside ?? Thank you
I have the base model. Runs cool. Runs fast. I chose this model because my use is personal. And it’s fine. Works perfectly. I am very pleased
@@jude526ify I agree! I have had it for months now, its perfect!
@@idontcare994 what do you use it for?
Newsub nere, I loved your review, and overall, the minimal aesthetic really stood out on my LG oled CX. 10/10
As farasam I goingto buy one?no, I am going to stick to my production set up, least until macbring out a solid production computer, imo if they relaunched the mac pro. For producers, editers etc. Id buy one. But,. I have had a mac with 16GB ram for a while now. And while it cost me an arm and a leg at the time, I am happy to say, me future proofing my imac in 2016 was a smart decision. I just wished i went full ssd instead of fusion drive. But that said, its been so reliable and durable for music production.
Good job 👏
Hi i need your advice. which one is better. imac 24 or 27 inch?
Piccola domanda...sulla versione base è presente la porta ethernet base? Oppure c'è solo il wifi??
The Pink/Red is my favourite color
Only question I have is that I need an iMac Pro 32" in South Africa ASAP for professional use - enough ram 8TB sssd etc. I hva been using Macpro's since 2001 and now need to try out the iMacpro 32"
That red iMac has no right being this awesome looking
The orange does...haha...bright and bold...perfect for my computer room decor...
Very dope music intro
heyhey did the airbuddy 2 price just raise? i got an email from you to continue my purchase for 7.99 and now it costs 9.99?
Great video!
I can't help it to ask, but I do not see a link to where I can get that awesome T-shirt you are wearing. Do you mind to share?
great video
so lovely!!!!
I just got one to replace my trusty 2013 27”. It seems to do the job, paired to a Thunderbolt 4 / USB 3 hub that works fine. Only time will tell. Certainly is faster than the old 27, but the display does not compare IMHO. The lack of expandability is a concern.
I would like to buy it with 8 core 8 gpu and 16 gb ram do you think I can have some slowdowns if I use plugin like Pixel Film StudiosFCPX 3D Freeze? can you please give me some advice? thank you very much, hello
18:15 I thinks it’s the COOLING (one fan no heat vent) that makes that particular model lag.
Thanks!
Got a M 1 Mac mini and have two 27” 4K LG monitors. Plus a Thunderbolt 4 OWC dock. I’m happy. I probably would have picked up the purple iMac if it was real purple all over instead of being pastel lavender on the parts I can see. The back of my monitors face a wall so I’d never see the good purple color.
Dope intro
Isn't the display size 23.5"?
Not up for non upgradable machines. Learned my (expensive) lesson with an air.
I’ve always loved the aesthetic of iMacs. I wonder how they do with gaming
They aren’t really made for gaming
Will be picking up one. Struggling with color choice. There are so, so many; like a deer in headlights.
I'm a sucker for colors too. They are great so I couldn't just pick one out. I was debating on orange and yellow but after researching on the actual colors of those iMacs in person, I decided to go with silver. The chin is light grey so it's easy on the eyes and works with a lot of other colors out there.
Silver would be even cooler if it had “space-grayed” to say; coin one ☝️ the rear, that seems to be the color that’s edging out the rest for its timelessness. Will place order tomorrow.
You gonna fly nice
Apple needs to make colorful MacBooks now !
There are rumors that a 13 or 14 inch MacBook will be replacing the 13 inch MacBook Pro soon. Those rumors state that they will be colorful.
And watches both digital and analogue ones, or alarm clocks with the same colours and adding in new colours perhaps 😃
Miles keeps getting better and better. Well done
im gonna wait for Mac Mini Pro
16:23 About that, I got beach balling just closing the About This Mac menu
On M1?
@@jake_lacroix5417 Yup. M1. All sorts of bugs and issues on Big Sur
Can you upgrade the ram?
Does it come with GarageBand still ?
Hey Miles, Thanks for the review, you've hit the spot when you say its the best all-in-one computer. You made another interesting comment about how it may appeal more to the female audience. I wonder are there any stats to show who is buying the color versions of this iMac and are these percentages up or down from the iMac 21.5" and 27"?
Sweet 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
To be honest 1 core difference isn't going to be a noticeable difference that will leap out,nice selling point but 7 core is plenty good enough.
is it just me or the review video is exposure brightness tweaked on high 3:55
anyways looking forward to more iMac reviews on the upcoming models
Would probably get the 16 GB as do photo editing. Also you never said what size memory to get as i see it is available up to 2TB
I would say get the 4 port version with 256 storage, it’s worth it
How many GB does the OS take?
Green one on order :)
Why’d you buy the pink one?