When Apple introduced the iMac M1, one of the great novelties that it also announced was that the Magic Keyboard of some of its models would also have the built-in Touch ID to give users the possibility of using this unlocking method. In this post we are going to tell you what those models are and if it is possible to use them in the rest.
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 was already incorporated by Apple in its laptops , both in the MacBook Air and in the MacBook Pro, but it had never reached the iMac. 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 buy 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, depending on the color you choose from your computer , both the keyboard and the mouse will also come in that hue, making them truly exclusive, since Apple does not sell or Magic Keyboard or colored Magic Mouse.
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 has to have an Apple chip , that is, an M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max or M1 chip. Ultra. 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.
