Is my new iMac 3 years old?

I just got a 21.5" iMac. "About This Mac" has the year 2017. What does the year refer to?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 11, 2020 3:47 PM

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Posted on Jul 11, 2020 3:51 PM

It’s the year of introduction of that particular hardware configuration. The first time those components and hardware specs were made available.


Rest assured it is a new iMac, its just using a configuration that has not changed since 2017. The entry level 21.5” iMac has been the same since 2017.




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Jul 11, 2020 3:51 PM in response to budk11

It’s the year of introduction of that particular hardware configuration. The first time those components and hardware specs were made available.


Rest assured it is a new iMac, its just using a configuration that has not changed since 2017. The entry level 21.5” iMac has been the same since 2017.




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