While the new M1-based 24-inch iMac is officially more than a week away from launching, a few customers have begun to see their orders marked as “shipped” on Apple’s online store, complete with a May 21 delivery date.
Two Canadian users alerted MacRumors that their orders had moved to “shipped” status as of Wednesday.
For customers who still see their iMac order in the “processing” or “preparing to ship” stages, this is still normal at this time. Many of the initial orders that are now shifting to “shipped” status are likely custom built-to-order configurations from Apple’s online store, with shipments coming directly from China following assembly.
Apple’s M1 chip features an 8-core CPU and an up to 8-core GPU. The desktop can be configured with 16GB of unified memory as well as 2TB of SSD storage. There’s also a minimum of two Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports, with an additional two USB 3 ports on higher-end models. The updated iMac is 11.5mm thick and available in up to seven colors, including green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver.
The new iMac became available to order via Apple’s online store as of April 30, with pricing beginning at $1,299 in the United States.
If you’ve seen this status change on your end, please let us know in the comments.
Via MacRumors