If I buy an iMac in US, is it gonna be locked?

Hi, I'm from Europe and I'd like to buy an iMac. In US it costs 1,499 dollars, in my country it costs 2,090 dollars which is insane. I'm thinking of buying it in the US. The only questioin is: is the mac gonna be 'locked' like iPhones bought in US?

No

The reason it costs more is because of Value Added Taxes. You'd have to make certain that you wouldn't have to pay those taxes once it come to your country.

The other problem is the warranty. You'd have to ship it back to Apple USA if it breaks. Apple Europe will probably tell you to take a hike. Warranty services are regional.

You'd have to buy a cable that supports the outlet on your wall. NA uses a different cable.

It will work but if something goes wrong then the money you saved is out the window. IMO, it's more trouble than it's worth. There are plenty of younger American citizens who would gladly pay the taxes because they are enthusiastic about supporting their government.

The lock of phones is about telephone companies and rebates to Apple. Telephone wireless is not part of iMac.
You do have three other issues to resolve or consider.
1) Actual cost - USA prices exclude tax. If buying in the USA, you usually have an added State and Local sales tax or a resident usage tax. And then you have to get it from the USA to your country where taken with you often has customs charges and government tax whether through the mail or carried with you There may be exemption of some amount in carrying it. There could be added baggage charges or size for the overhead and checking an extra bag. Overall, consider border taxes and shipping and handling charges.
2) Warranty and damage - Damage in shipping would need resolution, and warranty by Apple needs to be looked up for international coverage. Apple will not sell it on their web site for international shipping. If buying it online to be shipped, you need a reliable seller who will have it properly shipped.
3) Keyboard and power supply. You might buy local versions for extra money, or need to check if the power supply as 120V 60Hz accepts your local power and a plug adapter. The keyboard has US Dollar $ on uppercase 4. Does the keyboard match your country or do you accept or adjust it in some way.

You should also look at models carefully.
iMac at $1300 is i5-7400, 1tb 5400rpm laptop hard drive, Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB ram
imac at $1500 is i5-7500, 1TB Fusion drive, Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB ram
iMac Pro is not yet for sale
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/...u_list.php
Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz score 7415 $165.00 tray, $180 retail box with cooler
Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz score 8093 ( 9% cpu stronger) $180 retail box price with cooler

https://www.notebookcheck.net/...849.0.html
Radeon Pro 555 rank #119
Radeon Pro 560 rank #103
GTX 950M is rank 132 and 960M Rank #106
so about a 15% difference in graphics processing.

IMacs do not connect to a cell provider and thus there's nothing to lock

Computers aren't locked like phones. There are no carriers involved. For the record not all US bought & sold iPhones are locked to a carrier. I own of those iPhones.

As far as buying the iMac from the US instead of whichever country in Europe you are from, you would also have to factor in shipping costs as well & you'd have to get some European plug in adapter since the US model wouldn't account for that. If after those additions it still ends up being cheaper to buy it from the US, then by all means.

Oh & keep in mind that if you plan to order it from Apple.com, they don't ship outside of the US, much like if the roles were reversed, Apple.com/UK wouldn't ship outside of the UK.