Hands-on with the iMac M3 24-inch: Stunning design, ultra-thin body, monochrome accessories, priced at 37 million dong

In reality, there's no need to change the design because the iMac M1 is already exceptionally beautiful, leaving no reason to alter the design after just one generation. The iMac M3 Mytour version available here comes in a blue color with a basic configuration including an M3 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 8GB RAM.

This configuration will suit office use, photo editing, design, or light video editing needs. For higher demands, the 16GB or higher RAM version and M3 10-core GPU chip will be a more suitable choice.

Returning to the design, the iMac M3 still boasts an ultra-thin body with an overall thickness of just 11.5mm, barely thicker than a sheet of paper. This undeniably makes it the thinnest All-in-One computer in the world currently, even thinner than a standard monitor.

To achieve such an ultra-thin computer, credit undoubtedly goes to the highly energy-efficient M chip, emitting minimal heat and requiring minimal space. With Apple's inclusion of the M chip, its placement on an 11.5mm body is unsurprising.

Alongside the ultra-thin body, the 24-inch iMac M3 still offers extremely youthful and eye-catching color options with a mix of various shades. Like the blue version available on Mytour, the back will be significantly darker blue than other details. The base, logo, and bottom edge of the screen are lighter blue, making it more pleasant.

The screen border remains white, although this color scheme is quite modern and youthful, many professional users do not like it. All they need is a black screen border and the most neutral-colored body possible. That's why previous iMac or iMac Pro models only came in neutral gray, silver, or black versions to cater to the demanding color accuracy needs.

Such eye-catching color schemes clearly indicate that Apple is targeting younger users for less professional needs, and the machine's configuration does not serve that purpose.

On the front, the 24-inch iMac M3 is equipped with a 23.5-inch 4.5K resolution screen (4480x2520 pixels) for a pixel density of 218ppi, providing extremely sharp image quality. The screen has a brightness of 500 nits and P3 color gamut for wide color coverage, accurate colors consistent with Apple's tradition.

The new iMac from Apple also features a 1080p FaceTime camera positioned above the center of the screen and studio-quality microphones. In reality, the image clarity from this camera is quite good and very convenient when you need to hold online meetings or video calls with friends and family while working. Furthermore, the iMac M3 also features a six-speaker audio system supporting Spatial Audio for music or video playback with Dolby Atmos.

One limitation of the iMac M3, as well as previous iMac models, is that the stand can only adjust the screen tilt, not the height or anything else. If you find the screen too low causing neck strain, the only solution is to use a monitor stand or riser.

In terms of connectivity, the 8 GPU version has only 2 Thunderbolt 3/USB4 ports. With the 10 GPU version, there will be an additional 2 USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 10Gb/s ports. Powering the machine is a magnetic power cable, but the magnetic attraction is extremely strong and it can easily fall off if accidentally bumped.

Included with the iMac M3 are the Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard. By default, the accompanying keyboard does not have a fingerprint reader; if you want one, you'll have to choose an additional option. Both are charged via Lightning ports and have not yet been switched to USB-C.

What's interesting is that all accessories, not just the mouse and keyboard, but also the power cable and Lightning charging cable, all match the machine's color, providing high synchronization.

This configuration version is priced at nearly 37 million dong, a price that can be considered quite reasonable for a machine with an extremely high-quality 4.5K display. Just the display alone, along with the accessories, already accounts for half the value of the machine because in reality, you can't find a monitor within the 15 million dong range that can match the display quality of the 24-inch iMac M3.