The 24-inch iMac with M3 is Apple's colorful all-in-one desktop from late 2023, pairing a 4.5K display and good speakers with the M3 chip. It remains a pleasant family and office computer, but its 8GB base memory and replacement within a year by an M4 model with 16GB as standard make the entry configuration the one most likely to be regretted.
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On the evidence gathered here, yes. 75% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.2 out of 10 two years in. Easy to recommend for students and families.
The screen and speakers still delight. Owners of base configurations are more likely to feel the memory and port limits.
8GB base memory looks thin as software grows. Superseded within a year by an M4 model with 16GB standard. Touch ID and extra ports cost more.
Easy to recommend for students and families. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.4 out of 10 in the first week and 7.2 two years later.
Worth it for: Family shared computers; Students and home offices; People who want a tidy desk. Think twice if: Buyers of the 8gb base model planning to keep it long; Gamers; People who want an adjustable stand.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.5 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.4 / 10 |
| One month | 8.1 / 10 |
| Six months | 7.8 / 10 |
| One year | 7.5 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 7.2 / 10 |
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Calls it an easy all-in-one to recommend for students and families, praising the display, speed and audio but faulting the limited base model and fixed stand.
Documents the M3 model's 8GB base memory and soldered storage, reviewer criticisms, and its October 2024 replacement by an M4 model with 16GB standard.
Apple's launch announcement listing the $1,299 starting price with 8GB memory, 256GB storage and two Thunderbolt ports.