Computers

24-inch iMac gets the M3 chip treatment

With 4.5K Retina Display

Published

October 31, 2023

GadgetMatch

MacBook Pros aren’t the only Macs getting the M3 family of chips upgrade. Apple is also bringing its new hyper-powered silicon chips to the 24-inch iMac.

Supercharged by M3

The M3 chip features an 8-core CPU, up to a 10-core GPU, and support for up to 24GB of unified memory. It’s up to 2x faster than the previous generation with M1. Users will feel the speed and power of M3 in everything they do, from multitasking across everyday productivity apps to exploring creative passions like editing high-resolution photos or multiple streams of 4K video.

Featuring the next-generation GPU of M3, iMac supports hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing. This provides more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows for extremely realistic gaming experiences. This also makes three-dimensional design and creation even faster.

With a 16-core Neural Engine and the latest media engine, iMac also delivers blazing machine learning and video performance.

The iMac delivers phenomenal productivity to small businesses, students, gamers, and everyday consumers. The M3-powered iMacs enables the following:

Safari, the world’s fastest browser, performs up to 30 percent faster.
Productivity apps like Microsoft Excel perform up to 30 percent faster.
Games load even faster, and users will experience up to 50 percent faster frame rates.

From content creation to video editing or photography, iMac is perfect for aspiring creatives.

Edit and play back up to 12 streams of 4K video, which is 3x more than before.
Produce video projects in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro up to 2x faster.
Process photos in apps like Adobe Photoshop up to 2x faster.

Everything you love from the iMac is still here

Standout features from this Apple All-in-one are still present.

Expansive Retina display — 24-inch, 4.5K Retina display with 11.3 million pixels, a P3 wide colour gamut, over a billion colors, and 500 nits of brightness.

Advanced connectivity — Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, four (4) USB‑C ports, including two Thunderbolt ports, and support for Gigabit Ethernet standard on select models; and up to a 6K display.

Camera, mics, and speakers — 1080p FaceTime camera and studio-quality mics. It also has a six-speaker sound system with support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos.

Standout design — Still in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. Still strikingly thin at just 11.5 millimetres.

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Price and availability

The new 24-inch iMac with M3 is available to order Wednesday, November 1, on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app in 27 countries and regions, including the U.S. It will begin arriving to customers and will be in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorised Resellers starting Tuesday, November 7.

iMac with 8-core GPU starts at US$1,299/ SG$1,899 and US$ 1,249/ SG$ 1,829 for education. It is available in green, pink, blue, and silver.

iMac with 10-core GPU starts at US$ 1,499/ SG $2,199 and US$ 1,399/ SG$ 2,049 for education. It is available in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver.

Both feature an 8-core CPU, 8GB of unified memory, 256GB SSD, two Thunderbolt ports, two additional USB 3 ports, Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Magic Mouse, and Gigabit Ethernet.

Related Topics:Apple iMac M3 M3 Max M3 Pro

Computers

These latest LG Smart Monitors do not require a PC connection

With webOS 23, support for Microsoft and Google for work

Published

November 29, 2023

GadgetMatch

Remote work and home entertainment have become more convenient as LG Electronics has unveiled its latest LG Smart Monitors which do not require a PC connection.

Powered by LG’s latest webOS 23 platform, the 31.5-inch 32SR50F and 27-inch 27SR50F monitors are ideal for either work or streaming as they come with advanced IPS displays for true-to-life colors and strong contrast.

Here’s a quick look at their specs:

Resolution: FHD 1920 x 1080
Refresh rate: 60Hz
Response time: Up to 8ms
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Ports: 2x HDMI, 2x USB 2.0
Speakers: 2x 5W speakers
Voice assistant: LG ThinQ, Alexa
Mobile casting: AirPlay 2, ScreenShare

With HDR 10 support, the monitors display vibrant and accurate images and enhance the user’s experience when in conference calls or even just simply working on documents or streaming movies and sports.

webOS 23 allows users to stream easily from the Home Board screen. The devices also have built-in LG Home Office software that support Microsoft 365 and Google Calendar.

Users may even manage their LG home appliances through the ThinQ app and connect compatible refrigerators, washing machines, and more.

The two displays have a three-sided virtually borderless design for a sleek and minimalist look.

Price and availability

The new LG SMART Monitors are available at LG Online Brand Store, Amazon, Shopee, Lazada, KrisShop, and authorized retailers such as Best Denki, Challenger, Courts, Gain City and Harvey Norman.

The 27-inch model is priced at SG$ 429 while the 31.5-inch variant costs SG$ 499.

Computers

ASUS Share 2023 Holiday Deals: Free ROG Phone 6, speakers, more

Freebie inclusions worth up to PhP 52,400

Published

November 21, 2023

GadgetMatch

Customers can secure the ROG Phone 6 for free when they purchase the ROG Strix SCAR 18 or Zephyrus M16 throughout the ASUS Share 2023 Holiday Deals promo which lasts until January 15, 2024.

Aside from the gaming smartphone, freebie bundles worth up to PhP 52,400 are up for grabs; customers can take home Canon and Epson printers, JBL speakers, and more, depending on the participating product they purchase.

To help you plan your holiday device shopping, below are some selected models throughout the sale period and the freebies they come with to get you started.

ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED, Vivobook S 14/15 OLED

JBL Flip 5
ASUS Marshmallow Mouse
ASUS desk mat
ASUS tumbler
64GB USB

Vivobook 16

ASUS Marshmallow Mouse
ASUS tumbler
64GB USB

ASUS Creator Series (Zenbook Pro 16X OLED, Vivobook Pro 15 OLED)

Three-month Adobe Creative Cloud subscription
Delsey luggage
Canon printer
ASUS Marshmallow Mouse
ASUS desk mat

ASUS S501MD desktop, M3400 all-in-one PC

Epson Workforce L100 printer
Toshiba Canvio Basics portable 1TB hard drive
ADATA 8GB 3200 MHz memory (for the S501MD)

ROG Phone 7

PhP 4,000 discount

ROG Phone 6

Cetra II Core headset

Laptop purchases throughout the promo period also come with free ASUS Premium Care and 1-year Warranty Extension, as well as a free lifetime license to Office 2021 Home & Student.

For the full ASUS Share 2023 list of participating ASUS and ROG products, you may view the list here.

Computers

ASUS’ Evangelion-themed motherboard has a glaring typo

Spot the difference

Published

November 15, 2023

Luigi Leonardo

When a company announces a partnership with a popular franchise, you can usually expect an awesome way to rep your favorite fandom. However, there are rare occasions when a limited-edition tie-in comes to market without passing through a quick look over. ASUS, reveling in its Neon Genesis Evangelion, has released a new motherboard with a glaring typo.

Back in September, ASUS released the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero EVA-02 Edition motherboard in the United States. As the name suggests, the limited-edition motherboard touts a design inspired by the eponymous EVA-02 piloted by Asuka Langley Soryu. Though the design is eye-catching by itself, looking at the text surrounding the motherboard might illicit more than just wows.

Near the edge of the cover, the motherboard has text that’s supposed to say “Evangelion Production Model-02.” However, the units out in the market today say “Evangenlion,” sporting the extra “n” in the middle. The typo was spotted through unboxing videos (via Twitter/X).

@ASUS_ROG EVANGENLION? (Maximus Z790) pic.twitter.com/9MSUunjxGu

— Hal Rafael (@halrafael) November 12, 2023

Strangely, ASUS is showcasing both versions of the motherboard on its website. The main landing page for the anime partnership features the motherboard with the correct spelling. However, the page specific to the limited-edition motherboard features a graphic with the typo.

Since the motherboard with the typo has the correctly spelled “Evangelion” elsewhere on the design, the typo clearly was not intended. It’s still odd that it went to market (and the website) with the typo.

Critically, the motherboard costs US$ 700, around US$ 90 more than the regular motherboard without the special design. It’s quite pricey for a typo.

For ASUS’s part, the company is extending the warranty by a year for those who already bought the model. Plus, it is implementing a replacement program for those who want a corrected design.