When can I buy a new iMac 27 inch?

As you've been told it doesn't appear if Apple is planning on an integrated 27" iMac any time in the future.

However, the Mac Mini + a 3rd party monitor is very affordable. I've looked at the combination and am considering a Mini (($1200) and a 32" monitor w/speakers for $300 - $450. The Studio monitor, IMO, is way over priced for general use.

Hi there!

For a new 27-inch computer, I'd recommend the Mac mini with Studio Display. You'll get a fast, Apple silicon Mac paired with a large 5K display.

Alternatively, you can buy an Apple Refurbished 27-inch iMac: Refurbished Mac - 27-inch - Apple.

Hope this helps!

-Jack

If your really want an Apple employee to know of your desire, I invite you to use this feedback link:

Feedback - iMac - Apple

Apple will not see your question here.

There are 27" 5K displays from Apple, LG, and Samsung. All are expensive. For instance, by the time you buy a 27" 5K Apple Studio Display, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Mouse, you've spent about as much as it used to cost to buy a 27" 5K Retina iMac – except that you still have to buy the computer!

Given the large price difference between 4K and 5K displays, many people go for third-party 27" – 32" 4K displays, and use them in Retina "like 2560x1440" mode. The Mac draws on a 5K canvas and then downscales it to fit the 4K display.

There's not a 27" iMac in the lot - all are 24".

No one here can speak for Apple. This is a user forum. We are not privy to Apple's plans for future products.

Likely never if you read the published literature concerning Apple's plans and what the pundits have to say.

See Refurbished Mac - 27-inch - iMac - Apple

Your best option is to use one of the options that Jack-19 has already suggested.

I ready bought one.