GoKawiilApple to refresh iMac with M6 chip and new colors by year-end, Gurman says
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is preparing a new iMac powered by the M6 chip, its first Mac processor built on a 2nm process, along with some unspecified new color options. The redesigned iMac is expected to ship before the end of the year, ending a roughly two-year gap since the last update and skipping the M2 and M5 generations entirely.
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The update suggests a busy fall lineup for Apple, potentially including new MacBook Pro models with touchscreens and Tandem OLED displays, plus M5-based Mac Studios, positioning the iMac refresh as part of a broader hardware push. It also hints Apple may skip Pro/Max/Ultra variants of M6 in favor of speeding up M7, signaling a shifting chip strategy across the Mac lineup.
- New iMac expected with M6 chip and refreshed colors before year-end.
- M6 is Apple's first Mac chip built on a 2nm process, but no Pro/Max/Ultra variants are planned.
- Fall could bring multiple Mac updates, including new MacBook Pros and Mac Studios.
Apple iMac 24-inch (M4) — If waiting until year-end for the M6 refresh isn't your style, the current 24-inch iMac with the M4 chip is the same slim all-in-one design in Apple's colorful lineup, complete with matching Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse. It's a tidy desktop that needs just one cable, and it's available right now instead of "before the end of the year.
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