Is the new M1 iMac just a silly-sized M1 iPad, a detached-keyboard M1 MacBook, an M1 Mac Mini stretched out like pizza dough? We’ll only know by get

iMac M1 24" Teardown

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2021-05-24 21:30:09

Is the new M1 iMac just a silly-sized M1 iPad, a detached-keyboard M1 MacBook, an M1 Mac Mini stretched out like pizza dough? We’ll only know by getting inside, however tough that might be. It’s time for a teardown.

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You can have this teardown in any color you want, so long as it's purple. We opted for the mid-tier model with the following specs:

Specs aside, at first glance this iMac looks alarmingly like an iPad on a stand. If you've ever attempted to take apart an iPad, you know why we're a little hesitant to dig into this narrow slab.

We've been doing iMac teardowns a long time, so we're fairly quick by now—but if you're impatient, nothing beats an X-ray. Check out this beauty from our friends at Creative Electron.

The Apple logo provides a convenient RF pass-thru for some antenna hardware—but unlike in the past, the antenna itself is not Apple-shaped.

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