Nah, it's coil whine, and every single M1 iMac out there has it to some extent. It will not increase nor it will create any problem, it might just be a tad annoying when using the computer at night in a silent room with low brightness. I'm not condoning it, it shouldn't be there, I can hear it crackle even when doing crops or picking colors in photoshop, but I can live with it. Weird that so few notice, the whine from where the usb-c ports are is quite obvious.
My M1 iMac is the quietest machine I've ever had, aside from the fanless M1 air. Maybe I just got really lucky with a good specimen? I can't hear any coil whine or fan noise from where I'm sitting, and I'm totally anal about computer noise. I've had much worse coil while with other Macs - the 2013 nMP was by far the worst offender!
Yeah, I don't hear it either from 1m distance. I *can* hear it at night, but my IKEA smart led bulbs make more whine so it's fine. If you want to hear yours, just put the brightness at 40% and go with the ears behind, near the usb-c ports. It's not a huge issue, but still, it's also a shame.
Pretty well the only time I can hear mine is at night without the overhead lights on (which is virtually never, as if I'm working I have the lights on). Probably I could hear it if I tried in the day/with lights on, but there is almost always something else making more noise (fan/fridge in the next room/slight buzz from lamp next to the desk/the usual background noise during the day). I rarely have the screen brightness over about 50% as I dislike bright light. I love my iMac
This is my second one, however; the first had quite an annoying whine.
I agree. I really don’t think the two tone approach worked quite as they had hoped it would. Either go all bold, or all pastel. Also throw in a logo on the chin while you’re at it, it still just looks like they forgot to add it to me.
I was in the Apple store yesterday picking up a new iPad Pro. And I had a good look at the new iMacs for the first time. And I am considering it and one in green! I thought I’d prefer the blue but thinking about it the green is really nice. It works well. I was thinking of the new upcoming Mac Mini Pro. But I’ll look at the M2 iMac as it’s a really nice compact all in one. Apple did a very good job on its redesign I think.
I was also set on getting the blue one until I checked them out in the store. Still very happy with my final choice!
I was really looking forward to silver or green
