Ever since Apple retired the 27-inch iMac after launching the Mac Studio and Studio Display last year, the dream of an iMac with a screen larger than 24 inches has been dashed. But a year later, there’s new hope for a big-screen all-in-one.
According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple hasn’t forgotten about the iMac, which still has an M1 chip and hasn’t been updated in over two years. Gurman reports that Apple is readying two new 24-inch iMacs for release in late 2023 or early 2024. These models would have the same design as current models and likely run M3 processors with other small upgrades, such as Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
In addition to these models, Gurman reports that Apple is “also doing preliminary work on an iMac with a screen larger than 30 inches.” It wouldn’t just be the biggest iMac ever made, it would rival the biggest filter Apple never shipped the 32-inch Pro Display XDR.
Gurman doesn’t offer specifics on what the big-screen iMac might have, but it’s likely to be closer to the iMac Pro. Depending on when it launches, it could have an M3 Pro processor with a 5K display, space gray exterior, and premium storage and RAM options.
Apple discontinued the iMac Pro in March 2021 after about three years on sale. It never received an update and was widely considered an intermediate machine between the 2013 cylinder Mac Pro and the 2019 tower version.
