Did Apple already kill the new iMac

**Unboxing and First Impressions of the 27-Inch iMac with M1**

I walked into this office, a bit skeptical about whether I could use the new iMacs from Apple. I mean, I've set up a few Macs before, but they're always a bit finicky for me. First things first, let's get the system setup over with. I'll just check in the WiFi and see if everything is working as it should. And, yeah, my MacBook Air doesn't have some feature that I complain about every time... Apple really needs to fix that.

Now that we've got our iMac up and running, let's take a closer look at its specs. This thing has a 3.6-gigahertz, 10-core Intel Core i9 processor, 16 gigs of DDR4 RAM, and an AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics card. It also comes with one terabyte of storage. But what really stands out is the new feature that Apple added to this year's model: Bluetooth 5.0. I'm not sure if Apple has any other devices with this technology aside from their iPhones and iPads.

Now, let's take a look at some benchmarks to see how our iMac performs. We've got Intel Power Gadget here, which gives us an idea of the processor's speed. According to this, our iMac is running at about 3.6 gigahertz, which is slightly below that baseline. The temperature is currently at around 37 degrees. But when we start using more demanding software like Prime 95, things get a bit hotter – up to 160 Watts, in fact.

While it's not ideal, I'm glad to see that Apple has managed to keep the temperatures from getting out of control. However, I am still very concerned about the longevity of this machine, as it's brand new and hasn't had any cleaning done on it yet. The fans are pretty quiet, which is nice, but if we could get the temperatures down a bit lower – maybe even as low as 70 or 80 degrees – that would be perfect.

**Performance Review**

Let's take a closer look at how our iMac performs in real-world applications. According to some benchmarks, it actually scores pretty well compared to an external graphics card setup using a different GPU. The performance does come with a cost, though – the base price of this machine starts at $1,799, which is a significant amount of money.

To break down that price, you get a 6-core processor, 8 gigs of RAM, a 256-gigabyte SSD, and the Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics card. The nano-textured glass adds an extra $500 to the bill. And if you want to go for the full high-end configuration with 16 gigs of RAM, 16 gigabytes of DDR4, and a Radeon Pro 5700 XT, that's another $1,000 on top of the already-expensive base price.

I wouldn't recommend this machine to anyone, but I would encourage you to check out our full review over at LTT for more information. If you'd like to see more videos like this one, be sure to subscribe here and over there.