

The iMacs released in October 2012 also featured a much thinner display, with the edge measuring just 5 mm. The October 2009 iMac model featured a unibody aluminum enclosure, a version of which could had been seen on the latest models before the launch of the Apple silicon colourful iMacs. Pre-2009 iMac models featured either a white polycarbonate enclosure or an aluminum enclosure.

It was sold alongside the Xeon-based iMac Pro from 2017 to 2021. While sold, it was one of three desktop computers in the Macintosh lineup, serving as an all-in-one alternative to the Mac Mini, and sat below the performance range Mac Pro. The Intel-based iMac is a discontinued series of Macintosh all-in-one desktop computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Inc.
