IMac (Intel-based)

iMac (Intel-based)
	iMac (2020)
Developer	Apple Inc.
Type	All-in-one
Release date	January 10, 2006 (original model); August 4, 2020 (last model)
Discontinued	April 20, 2021 (Retina 4K 21.5-inch); October 30, 2021 (21.5 inch); March 8, 2022 (27-inch)
Operating system	macOS
CPU	Intel Core i3, i5, i7, i9 ; Intel Core Duo (original model)
Predecessor	iMac G5; eMac
Successor	iMac (Apple silicon)
Related	Mac Mini; Mac Pro; iMac Pro

The iMac is a series of all-in-one desktop computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. Between 2006 and 2022, the iMac series used chipsets based on Intel architecture. While sold, it was one of three desktop computers in the Mac lineup, serving as an all-in-one alternative to the Mac Mini, and sat below the performance range Mac Pro. It was sold alongside the Xeon-based iMac Pro from 2017 to 2021.

Pre-2009 iMac models featured either a white polycarbonate enclosure or an aluminum enclosure. The October 2009 iMac model featured a unibody aluminum enclosure, a version of which could have been seen on the latest models before the launch of the Apple silicon colorful iMacs. The iMacs released in October 2012 also featured a much thinner display, with the edge measuring just 5 mm.^[1]

The Intel-based iMac was succeeded by the Apple silicon iMac beginning in 2021 as part of the Mac transition to Apple silicon. On April 20, 2021, Apple discontinued the 21.5-inch Intel iMac with 4K Retina Display following the release of a 24-inch model based on the Apple M1 processor, and discontinued the remaining non-Retina models in October 2021. The 27-inch model was discontinued on March 8, 2022, following the announcement of the Mac Studio and 27-inch Apple Studio Display.^[2]

^ "Apple - iMac - Design". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014.
^ Hall, Zac (March 8, 2022). "Goodbye, 27-inch iMac; hello Mac Studio and Studio Display — Apple discontinues all-in-one". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

[:2-1] "Apple - iMac - Design". Archived from the original on August 20, 2014.

[2] Hall, Zac (March 8, 2022). "Goodbye, 27-inch iMac; hello Mac Studio and Studio Display — Apple discontinues all-in-one". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

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