If that’s correct, when could we see the 27-inch iMac make a splash? Well, now that the Mac Studio and its accompanying 27-inch Studio Display are out in the wild, we can’t see a 27-inch iMac on 2022’s horizon unless something very surprising were to happen. The inclusion of the measurements in the name could be read as an implication that there is another size on the way. On its website, Apple lists the 24-inch iMac as “iMac 24.” If it was going to be the only size option in the iMac family, it seems likely Apple would just call it “iMac,” as there would be no need for a differentiator.
Since the 24-inch iMac already comes with an Apple silicon chip, it leaves open the possibility of a new 27-inch iMac (equipped with Apple silicon) coming out while still conforming to Apple’s statement that the Mac Pro was the only Mac waiting to make the transition to the Apple silicon chip.Īnd there’s another clue. It doesn’t necessarily hold true for the iMac, though. As this was always a separate product line from the standard iMac, Apple’s announcement would seem to confirm that the iMac Pro will not get a new release date any time soon. That’s probably true for the iMac Pro, at least. For all intents and purposes, that seemed to be the death knell for the future of larger iMacs. It also revealed that the Mac Pro was the last Mac yet to make the transition to Apple silicon. Price and release dateĪt its Peek Performance event in March 2022, Apple unveiled an all-new Mac Studio and accompanying Studio Display. Regardless of whether this is branded an iMac Pro or an iMac, here’s everything we know about the next high-end all-in-one from Apple. But there are tantalizing clues that Apple is considering offering a larger iMac with a greater level of performance than the 24-inch iMac. It could be that Apple decides to leave this device dead and buried and instead hopes that the Mac Studio and Studio Display scratch that itch. But what about that gaping hole in the iMac lineup previously occupied by the 27-inch model? Right now, Apple only sells one size of iMac: the smaller 24-inch version. When Apple killed off the iMac Pro and then completely removed the 27-inch iMac from its online store, we thought that was the end of the road for the larger all-in-one computer.