How The M3 iMac Broke My Heart

M3 iMac review from a creators perspective and why it sadly wasn't for me. Includes MacBook Pro comparisons along with performance, gaming, screen, and general use tests!

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📼 Timestamps :

• 0:00 - Why I LOVE this design
• 1:42 - Accessories are good, but...
• 2:43 - iMac Screen vs Apple Studio Display
• 3:37 - Performance Vs MacBook Pro & Mac Studio
• 5:24 - Gaming test!
• 6:13 - Things I Don't Like
• 8:00 - How it Broke my Heart
• 8:58 - WHO is the iMac Actually For?

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[JPx]

I bought an iMac M3 24gb 1tb ssd. It’s a terrific machine, which saves a lot of space in my small workspace.

If I went with a Mac mini pro with studio display, I’d be spending ~$1, 000 more. If a pro chip was an option for the iMac, people would complain how expensive it is, and push people to the larger setup.

But, if I was working on my computer 8-10 hrs a day, and needed more screen space or performance, then I’d opt for a more expensive setup than what’s available for the iMac. As a casual everyday computer for photo editing and some light video editing, the iMac is really nice to have.

[taufeeqagherdien]

The Magic mouse charging upside down will never not be funny. Though to be fair, when a regular mouse dies, it also ends up on its back

[Elbown]

The chin is where you put your sticky notes lol

[mrhajeq]

Magic Mouse has such a great battery life, it never bothered to me that it’s charging on it’s back, I charge it through the night 🤷‍♂️
As for the video itself, lovely color matching all throughout ❤

[rahayumebel]

Love the green minty colour .. its just beautiful

[dell]

Finally, an honest review of the iMac. I'm tired of other YouTubers fawning over the iMac as one of the best computers Apple makes. Your review was fair, upfront, and refreshing. Thank you for making this.

[erestube]

If you look at the Apple website and their different product pages, you can see pictures of the products with lots of app icons floating around . The iMac has general productivity apps and "general family use" apps but no heavy duty creative apps. Those are on the mac mini and studio pages. This is probably a big clue as to the direction Apple is going and how we should be shopping.

[Manuel-rlum]

I'm in the same boat as you when it comes to loving this iMac dewign, form factor, etc, but in my case I'm a slftware developer so i can perfectly work on this machine no problem. I have the M1 16GB RAM 512GB storage in green. It was my first Apple device and I love it.

[rewanji]

One thing is certain, the previous iMac line offered a versatility that this one does not for fair price. Still, I haven’t lost the hope to see a bigger better model somewhere in a near future.

[MarcoTorrance]

Same here. I got an iMac M3 with 1TB and 24GB. A stunning machine!

[Wade_Adakai]

I completely agree, I have an 2020 iMac i9 5700xt and was waiting for a decent replacement. I purchased an m3 Max MacBook to work with 10-bit footage and ProRes Raw, but go back to my iMac simply for the large sceen and feeling of an all-in-one workstation.

[JonAdamsTech]

Man I love that green color, it looks beautiful. Side note, I featured your wallpapers in my most recent video and got a ton of people asking about it so I sent them to your website, hopefully it's a bump (even if small) in sales!

[JeffreyBox]

If the m3 had worked out, what would you have done about a monitor for the pc & switch? I assume the iMac doesn’t function as a “ monitor”

[JWOY-hh]

If it handled all the photo and video editing you did and showed why does it not work for you? Yes the fan turned on but how did it fail or not be able to be your daily computer just curious how it's not for you?

[yellit]

I agree, I really want to love the iMac but when I spec it up to something that I think will last me 5-7 years it comes out to around £2, 300-2, 400. For that price, I can get an M2 Pro Mac mini and a great 4K monitor, etc and still have money left over. So, it’s a No from me.

[RoronoaZoro-fqcw]

Excellent review; I concur with your critiques.

[SamFigueroa]

Just gotta give props to that color matching in the thumbnail <3 Chefs Kiss.

[Mozzer]

Only just come across your channel and have subscribed. Really found this video useful and I am ready to get my 4th iMac over 25 years of being an Apple fan and I totally agree with your points on the mean amount of RAM on the entry models coupled with small storage, no Ethernet connection, and only two points at the rear. Coupled together with the price of upgrading the negative points is stalling me ordering one straight away. Great review. Thanks, Maurice from Malvern UK.

[jimtipton]

I find it odd that the only Mac without a Pro chip is the iMac. I think if they built it, people would buy it like crazy. Lacking a Pro iMac makes the Studio line much more appealing as a desk top solution. Personally I prefer the versatility of the MBP's.

[stevenrobertson]

@Byte Review Thanks for your excellent videos. What RAM and Storage does this iMac have? If the basic 8GB and 256 SSD wouldn't upgrading them to 16 or 24 GB of RAM and 512 of storage given you the required performance?