Apple's "Scary Fast" event unleashes iMac M3 with 100% recycled materials, like aluminium

On Halloween, October 31, Apple's "Scary Fast" event, solely shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max, sent ripples across the tech industry. Tim Cook created a special post on Twitter commemorating the launch of Apple's revolutionary M3 chips alongside the latest MacBook line and a compact 24" iMac. An interesting feature that came under our radar is the use of 100% recycled aluminium in the iMac's stand.

This new iMac incorporates Apple's M3 chip, providing an incredible speed for multitaskers. It takes inspiration from its M1 chip-powered ancestor. The M3 chip offers impressive performance statistics, with speeds up to twice as fast as the M1 iMac, 2.5 times faster than the 27" Intel-based iMac, and 4 times faster than the 21.5" Intel-based iMac.

The new iMac has been developed to negate the chances of an end-of-life carbon footprint, which is extremely detrimental to the environment. The use of 100% recycled aluminium is a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to sustainability, as the non-ferrous metal can retain its original properties after vigorous transformational rounds, inducing a material loop.

For the first time in Apple's history, recycled gold has been used in the plating of various printed circuit boards. Other than that, recycled tin and rare earth magnets have been used in iMac's design. The packaging material consists of 100% recycled wood fibre sourced from responsibly deforested jungles, which is seriously commendable.

iMac comes bereft of innumerable harmful substances like mercury, beryllium and brominated flame retardants, making it one of the most sustainable gadgets available in the digital space.

Some of its salient features have been discussed below:

• The M3 iMac is now more powerful and offers more memory options
• The 8-core GPU model offers 8GB, 16GB, and 24GB RAM options and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB SSD storage choices
• The 10-core GPU version provides a 2TB storage option, and there's a 10-core GPU variant with 512GB base storage
• The 8-core GPU model comes in classic blue, green, pink, and silver colours, while the 10-core GPU version offers three additional options in yellow, orange, and purple
• The M3 iMac now supports Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 and offers connectivity enhancements with two Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports on the 8-core GPU variant and two additional USB-3 ports on the 10-core GPU model
• The 10-core GPU models even offer Gigabit Ethernet, which is configurable on the 8-core GPU version
• iMac M3 also sports a mesmerising 4.5K Retina Display with a resolution of 4,480×2,250 pixels and a peak brightness of 500 nits

With sustainable development being the backbone of future tech industries, Apple is moving forward to adopt greener options. At the moment, the company claims to be carbon neutral for international corporate ventures and has plans to go carbon neutral throughout the global supply chain and all products' lifecycle by 2030. This implies that the tech giant will oversee every aspect of its production line, beginning from parts production to assembly, transportation, client use and lastly, the collection and responsible recycling of end-of-life products.