Small businesses looking to refresh aging office computers will have a new Apple option to weigh this fall: the company announced a redesigned iMac powered by its M6 chip, with a starting price of $1,499 and a stronger emphasis on artificial intelligence.

Apple says the new desktop will deliver faster performance, improved connectivity, and expanded on-device AI capabilities in a 24-inch all-in-one design. Customers can pre-order beginning October 28, with availability starting November 6. The announcement is detailed in Apple’s original newsroom release .

For small businesses, the most important question is not whether the iMac looks attractive in one of seven colors. It is whether the additional performance and AI tools can save time, support revenue-generating work, or extend the useful life of a company’s equipment.

Apple says the M6 iMac will include up to a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, with Neural Accelerators built into each GPU core.…