New iMac with M4 • Hacker News Board

Now that my 27" iMac from 2020 is starting to get old and Apple will likely deprecate support for all Intel Macs soon, I really wish there was an easy way to use it as an external monitor for a MacBook. Every implementation of streaming to an iMac is hacky at best.

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by hobo_in_library » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:26 PM UTC

bearjaws wrote: post #6

> the new iMac is up to 1.7x faster than iMac with M1 Now 4 generations in, they are still comparing performance to M1. I get that 15-20% improvements aren't too exciting but it feels old.

And even with that they're still only boasting of < 2.0x speedups...

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by phs2501 » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:26 PM UTC

Why does this still have the ridiculous iMac chin? Surely they can fit everything behind the screen at this point.

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by tshaddox » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:26 PM UTC

bearjaws wrote: post #5

bradfitz wrote: post #2

I still miss the 27" iMacs. They were such a great form factor.

27" is really the best screen size for productivity. Easily can find 1440p or 4k 27" monitors to pair, and they have come down a lot in price.

The 5K screen was the killer feature of the 27” iMac.

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by 39896880 » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:26 PM UTC

bearjaws wrote: post #6

> the new iMac is up to 1.7x faster than iMac with M1 Now 4 generations in, they are still comparing performance to M1. I get that 15-20% improvements aren't too exciting but it feels old.

>Now 4 generations in, they are still comparing performance to M1. I get that 15-20% improvements aren't too exciting but it feels old.

FTA: "Compared to the most popular 24-inch all-in-one PC with the latest Intel Core 7 processor, the new iMac is up to 4.5x faster.1"

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by thibaut_barrere » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:27 PM UTC

bearjaws wrote: post #5

bradfitz wrote: post #2

I still miss the 27" iMacs. They were such a great form factor.

27" is really the best screen size for productivity. Easily can find 1440p or 4k 27" monitors to pair, and they have come down a lot in price.

So far the screens I've tested are more tiring to my eyes (I work both on a M1 13" with external screens, and on a legacy 27" iMac). What are the best 27" screens for coding comfort that work well with Macs these days?

Re: New iMac with M4

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Post by minimaxir » Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 3:27 PM UTC

bearjaws wrote: post #6

> the new iMac is up to 1.7x faster than iMac with M1 Now 4 generations in, they are still comparing performance to M1. I get that 15-20% improvements aren't too exciting but it feels old.

In this case it's more fair since the last iMac did indeed have an M1.

EDIT: This is wrong: apparently there was a M3 refresh that went under the radar, including mine: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-supercharges-24...