Apple refreshes the iMac with M6 chips
The Verge Jess Weatherbed
Apple just updated the iMac with M6 chips. Same design, faster internals, and it skips the M5 entirely.
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Apple has refreshed the iMac with its new M6 chip, giving the all-in-one desktop a performance bump without changing much else. The new model starts at $1,499, and from the outside it looks largely the same as before.
That makes this a pretty focused update. Apple last overhauled the iMac with M4 chips two years ago, so this leap lands over a skipped generation rather than a small step. The M6 is the same chip Apple introduced in the Mac Mini in August.
The timing is also doing some work here. Apple announced the iMac refresh before its “Pro and Tell” event on Wednesday, which suggests the company is keeping the desktop line in the news right ahead of a bigger stage.
And yes, this is Apple’s first 2nm chip. The source cuts off before the rest of the chip details, but the main point is clear enough: the iMac gets faster, the shell stays familiar, and buyers are paying for silicon more than for a redesign.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
Apple loves a quiet upgrade, and this is one of those very Apple moves: same box, new chip, fresh price tag. Skipping M5 on the iMac makes the jump look larger than it probably feels in everyday use, which is exactly how these refreshes are supposed to sell. People who wanted a new design will be disappointed; everyone else will just get on with it.
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