Apple of course has patents out for what looks like a touchable iMac and we're a bit disappointed they didn't come to fruition here - though we would hate to smudge up that surface. That SD card slot is still dangerously close to the DVD-ROM slot (which still won't accept Blu-ray discs), and the power button is still in exactly the right spot to confound new users and frustrate experienced ones as they accidentally hit it every time they reach to tilt the display back.Īnd we can't help but wish we could get a little more interactive with that hyper-glossy display, which makes for a heck of a good mirror when turned off. It still looks good, modern and understated styling matching your modern and understated life, but we're left wanting some updates. It's the same design that Apple's been hawking for a few years now. In fact you probably already know a lot about how this looks because, other than the faster internals, there isn't a lot new here. We managed to get two additional displays lit up, but the LED-backlit monitor here is more than spacious enough for most use, and is certainly bright and gorgeous enough too - but you knew that.

That, thanks to the dual Thunderbolt ports tucked around the back, gives users a new-found ability to power a lot of external displays, in theory up to four thanks to the dual-channel nature of each port. Pushing pixels to that 27-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 resolution IPS panel is an AMD Radeon HD 6970M graphics card with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.

This is the processor you get if you opt for the pricier configuration of the bigger model and resist the urge to make any other customizations - but cycle-hungry users can spend an extra $200 to step into a 3.4GHz Core i7.Įither way you get four cores, ours came paired with 4GB of 1333MHz, DDR3 RAM, installed as two 2GB DIMMs, and a 1TB 7,200RPM, SATA drive. This time we moved up to the full 27-inch size, sporting a Core i5 processor that hums along at 3.1GHz. When Apple refreshed the iMac lineup last year we sampled the 21.5-inch model, svelte and sweet and a good choice for your average household.

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