iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports)

Quick look

Price: £1,299²launch price
Chip: M4chip
CPU: 8-coreCPU
GPU: 8-coreGPU
Memory: 16GBunified memory, base
Storage: 256GBstorage, base
Display: 24-inchdisplay
Released: 8 November 2024³ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 28 October 2024.
Security updates: Not available⁴Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the front face. Outline only — the corner radius, where the display sits in the face and the stand’s width are our drawing conventions, not measurements; the display rectangle is Apple’s diagonal at its aspect ratio.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 461 x 547 x 147 mm
Weight: 4.42 kg
Colours: Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Silver
Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁵
HDMI: No HDMI port.⁶
SD card slot: No SD card slot.⁶
Headphone jack: Yes
Keyboard: Magic Keyboard
Touch ID: No Touch ID.⁵

Display

Display size: 24 in
Resolution: 4480 x 2520
Pixel density: 218 ppi
Display type: 4.5K Retina display
Brightness: 500 nits
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁶

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M4 chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 8
Performance cores: 4
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 8
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M4 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU
Memory (base): 16GB
Memory (maximum): 24GB
Memory options: 16GB or 24GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 120 GB/s
Storage (base): 256GB
Storage (maximum): 1TB
Storage options: 256GB, 512GB or 1TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Included power adapter: 143 W⁸

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet configurable
External displays (base): 1

Camera and audio

Camera: 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
Camera resolution: 12 MP
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate⁹
Model identifier: Mac16,2¹⁰
Part numbers: MWUD3xx/A, MWUE3xx/A, MWUF3xx/A, MWUG3xx/A, MWUH3xx/A, MWUJ3xx/A, MWUK3xx/A, MWUL3xx/A, MWUN3xx/A, MWUPxx/A, MWUQ3xx/A, MWUR3xx/A, MWUT3xx/A¹¹
Model year: 2024

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 3,176¹²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 13,437¹²
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 47,416¹²

An iMac has no battery, so battery rows do not apply.

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £1,075¹³out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 3 September 2026 · since 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £975¹⁴repriced 3 September 2026 · since 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £875¹⁵out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 3 September 2026 · since 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £688 cash / £795 voucher¹³16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M4 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, 16GB memory, 256GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

2 November 2024 to 16 June 2026: £1,299¹⁶¹⁷
5 July 2026 to 12 October 2026: £1,499¹⁸¹⁹

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M4 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB memory, 256GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. A price changed some time between the last capture read at one price and the first read at the next, so no day is given. A “From” price is the store’s starting price for the chip option; the base configuration is the lowest one listed under it. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available²⁰
Security updates until: Not available²⁰
Basis: our inference from history²¹

Previous and next model

Previous model

iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023, Two ports), November 2023

What changed

Weight: 4.43 kg iMac M34.42 kg iMac M4
Chip: Apple M3 chip iMac M3Apple M4 chip iMac M4
Memory (base): 8GB iMac M316GB iMac M4
Memory bandwidth: 100 GB/s iMac M3120 GB/s iMac M4

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs · Default for iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 27 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. No Touch ID. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Install memory in an iMac · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy iMac - Apple (UK), captured 2 Nov 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy iMac - Apple (UK), captured 16 Jun 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy iMac - Apple (UK), captured 5 Jul 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy iMac - Apple (UK), captured 12 Oct 2026 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

iMac (24-inch, M4, 2024, Two ports). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, storage upgradeable by user, maximum continuous power, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (24-inch, 2024, Two ports) - Tech specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces new iMac supercharged by M4 and Apple Intelligence, read 9 Oct 2026.