iMac models with Touch ID
As happens with every movement made by the Cupertino company, when it announced that only some iMac models with M1 chip were going to have Touch ID incorporated into the Magic Keyboard, many users complained and did not understand the reason for this distinction between the buyers of these equipments.
This unlocking method has already been incorporated by Apple in its laptops, on both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, but had never made it to the iMacs. Well, unfortunately, as we were saying, not all models of this equipment incorporate it, since iMacs with a more basic configuration, that is, with 8 core CPU and 7 core GPU do not have Touch ID on the Magic Keyboard. Therefore, all users who want to purchase an iMac and who also want this unlocking method will have to buy a model that has 8 CPU cores and 8 GPU cores.
In addition, another of the differentiations that the Magic Keyboard of these iMacs have is that, andn color function you choose from computerboth the keyboard and the mouse will also come in that hue, making them truly exclusive, since Apple does not sell colored Magic Keyboards or Magic Mouses.
So you can have it in the rest
Although the iMac M1 with 8 CPU cores and 7 GPU cores does not have Touch ID built into the Magic Keyboard, users do have the ability to use this unlock method with their computers. To do this, all they have to do is buy one of the Magic Keyboards that Apple sells separately and that have Touch ID.
The negative point of this is that, if you want to maintain the aesthetics of all the accessories, taking into account that these are the same color as the iMac, when you buy the Magic Keyboard you can only do it in silver or space gray, depending on the model you buy. you choose However, below we leave you the models available with Touch ID.
- Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and number pad in black.
- Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and numeric keypad in white.
- Magic Keyboard with Touch ID in white.
Something that you have to keep in mind is that these keyboards that have Touch ID, for this unlocking method to work, your computer must have an apple chipi.e. an M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, or M1 Ultra chip. Therefore, if you were thinking of purchasing it to be able to use it with a Mac that has an Intel processor, we regret to inform you that this will not be possible since they are not compatible.
