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Position taken from the EveryMac description that it sits on the left edge of the display.","webcam_resolution":"Camera section: 1080p FaceTime HD camera with an advanced image signal processor.","speaker_count":"Audio section: high-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers. Not six stereo pairs.","microphone_count":"Audio section: studio-quality three-mic array. Beamforming is a capability and is not counted as extra microphones.","in_the_box":"Stock Two ports bundle: Magic Keyboard without Touch ID, Magic Mouse, 143W power adapter, 2 m power cord and USB-C to Lightning cable. Touch ID keyboards, Magic Trackpad, Gigabit Ethernet and memory or storage upgrades are configure-to-order.","energy_star":"Footnote 9 states the iMac is ENERGY STAR certified. The ENERGY STAR public dataset no longer lists A2874, so no TEC value is stored.","other_certifications":"Regulated-substances footnote states Apple products comply with EU Directive 2011/65/EU and its amendments, including lead exemptions such as high-temperature solder. Manufacturer declaration, not an independent certificate.","os_family":"macOS is the operating system. The pre-installed version comes from EveryMac."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-supercharges-24-inch-imac-with-new-m3-chip/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["announce_date","release_date","launch_price_usd","markets","series","form_factor"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Press release dated October 30, 2023. Orders opened that day.","release_date":"Orders opened October 30, 2023. 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Education price EUR 1,539 is excluded."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/108054","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"iMac (24-inch, 2023, Two ports): Model Identifier Mac15,4 and part number series MQR93xx/A, MQRA3xx/A, MQRC3xx/A and MQRD3xx/A for silver, green, blue and pink. The four-port Mac15,5 is excluded. The A2874 model number and the LL/A US suffixes come from EveryMac."}},{"url":"https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-m3-8-core-cpu-8-core-gpu-two-ports-24-inch-2023-specs.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["model_numbers","status","os","case_materials","front_io_position"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Identifiers: MQRC3LL/A (blue), MQRA3LL/A (green), MQRD3LL/A (pink), MQR93LL/A (silver), Mac15,4, A2874, EMC 8207.","status":"Discontinued Date October 28, 2024. The model was replaced by the 2024 M4 iMac.","os":"Pre-installed macOS 14.1 (23B2073). 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No M4 hardware is copied."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/118620","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Official iMac (24-inch, 2023, Two ports) Repair Manual, Manual ID GDXKNQ, published February 26, 2025."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/105134","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["fans","wifi_antenna","proprietary_parts","ram_upgradeable","motherboard_model","motherboard_form_factor","cpu_cooler"],"notes":{"fans":"Exploded View lists one Fan, part 923-05162. The Four ports model has its own fan part 923-05161 and uses two fans. Size, position, lighting and PWM are not stated.","wifi_antenna":"Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna 923-09603 and Wi-Fi antenna 923-09605 sit inside the housing. No external antenna is supplied.","proprietary_parts":"Logic board is ordered by exact CPU, GPU, memory and storage configuration (661-35833 to 661-35841). The housing is a colour-specific Apple assembly.","ram_upgradeable":"Logic board is ordered by exact memory and storage (661-35833 for 8GB and 256GB), with no memory slot in the parts list. EveryMac states the unified memory is onboard and cannot be upgraded later. Stored as integrated, following the unified memory design used for the catalog's other Apple silicon desktops.","motherboard_model":"Orderable parts item 8: logic board 661-35833 for 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB, 256GB. This is an Apple service part identifier and matches the base configuration.","motherboard_form_factor":"Apple service logic board sized for this enclosure, ordered by chip, memory and storage. Not an ATX class board.","cpu_cooler":"Orderable parts item 12 lists one fan (923-05162) inside the housing. The SoC is cooled by air. No heatsink or fan model is named."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/103942","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["tool_less_access","front_panel"],"notes":{"tool_less_access":"Display removal: the display is bonded to the housing with adhesive strips and needs an adhesive cutter and other tools. No tool-less access exists.","front_panel":"Broken Glass Safety applies to the procedure, and the display front is the glass cover bonded to the housing."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/desktops/iMac_PER_Oct2023.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["epeat"],"notes":{"epeat":"Endnote 4 states iMac achieved a Gold rating in the United States and Canada under IEEE 1680.1 or UL 110 and is listed on the EPEAT Registry. The report evaluates the US iMac with two ports and 256GB. Carbon figures are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/embedded-mac-warranty-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["warranty_years","warranty_service_type"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"US Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty from original retail purchase. AppleCare and statutory rights are excluded.","warranty_service_type":"US warranty service options are carry-in and mail-in when Apple finds the product eligible. No onsite service is promised."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/10/apple-unveils-m3-m3-pro-and-m3-max-the-most-advanced-chips-for-a-personal-computer/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-13","fields":["process_node_nm"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"M3 is built using the 3-nanometer process technology. Maker process class, not a foundry node name. 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