It's a testament to the forward-looking design that it still mostly held up year after year, when even the MacBook Air, Apple's other unchanged-for-too-long computer got a major physical redesign in 2018. That now-eclipsed Apple iMac look has stood for nine years. Since 2012, roughly forever in computer design terms, an iMac has been a large screen, gently bowed out on the back, tapering to a sharp edge and perched on a single curved foot. The new CPU and webcam add the best elements of the still-new M1 MacBooks and the Intel-powered 27-inch iMac. That alone will be enough to recommend it to some shoppers, especially those who have held off on updating a much older iMac.
The new version of the smaller iMac (formerly 21.5 inches, now 24 inches) has taken on a whole new look, becoming the first M1-powered Mac in a new design unveiled at Apple's spring event. One of the longest-standing personal computer designs has fallen.
