What you need to know
- Apple's March event means that some devices have had to be killed off.
- Apple has discontinued the 27-inch iMac.
- The new iPhone SE and iPad Air mean the old versions are no more.
Apple has today announced a raft of new and updated products, but that also means that some have now gone the way of the dodo — three, in fact.
While there is understandably a lot of talk about the new Studio Display and Mac Studio, there was also the refreshed iPhone SE and iPad Air, just as we had expected. But all of those new and refreshed products mean that some others had to pay a price.
The 27-inch iMac
As some had feared, the stalwart 27-inch iMac has now been removed from sale which means anyone who wants something of that size will now need to buy the Studio Display and a Mac to go with it. The current 24-inch iMac is still hanging around of course, but the 27-inch variety never got Apple silicon and while it might in the future, it definitely didn't today.
iPhone SE 2020
The new iPhone SE is here, which means the old 2020 iPhone SE is now very much dead. While the new iPhone SE comes with the same display and Touch ID, we now get something with a beefier CPU — an A15 instead of the older A13. And yes, there is now 5G connectivity which means the older model is already looking just that — old.
iPad Air 4
The new iPad Air obviously means the end of the old one, which means that the iPad Air 4 is now more. We get a new M1 chip in the updated version which makes it quite the powerhouse and means a 60% speed increase over the older model. That's a big deal, making this the best iPad for a whole ton of people. The old one is still a great tablet though — if you can find one on sale, snag it!
