Like very other M1 Mac, it has its frustrating limitations – some of Apple's design choices have left professionals scratching their heads. Apple has combined M1 performance with a color-accurate 4.5K Retina display and crammed it all inside an impossibly thin and playfully designed package. And Apple has combined that performance with a color-accurate 4.5K Retina display and crammed it all inside an impossibly thin and playfully designed package. In terms of photo and video editing performance, the new iMac is on par with every other M1 Mac, meaning: excellent.

Despite this, it's arguably the best starter Mac for anybody who is interested in exploring their creative side. It's a family-friendly Mac that's much more concerned with aesthetic sensibility than Adobe Premiere Pro performance. The new M1 iMac is a sleek, stylish and surprisingly affordable photo and video editing machine.įirst, the elephant in the room: the redesigned 24-inch iMac was not created for photographers and video editors.

Pros and cons of macs and dacs