Most buyers would be better off with a Mac mini and a bigger external display.

Steve Dent for Engadget

RATING : 8.5 / 10

Pros Powerful M6 processor

Improved wireless connectivity

Easy setup

Cons Design is starting to get stale

No longer a great value

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With its new iPhone Duo and MacBook Pro touchscreen models, Apple is finally embracing change and shaking up its product mix. Unfortunately the new iMac M6 all-in-one — once one of Apple's most revolutionary products — has not been a beneficiary of that new ethos.

It is faster than ever thanks to the new M6 chip and updated memory. But the design, which hasn't changed since the 2021 iMac M1, is getting stale. The 24-inch display's small size is more of an issue than ever, considering that 27- and 32-inch monitors are now the norm.…