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There’s been plenty of rumor and speculation over the past few months, but Apple have finally unveiled their updated iMac desktops, and we’ve already got the 27-inch model here to review. Already up for sale in the Apple Store for $1,699, our review unit has a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and ATI Radeon HD4670 graphics. After the cut, our image gallery with some hands-on first impressions.
As with all of Apple’s kit, the iMac packaging is a story in itself, but the overwhelming first impression of the desktop is its size. The 16:9 display is an IPS panel running at a massive 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, and it’s incredibly bright and with impressive 178-degree viewing angles. We’re also keen on the new metal back panel; the previous model’s plastic always felt a little cheap.
We’ll be covering the multitouch Magic Mouse – which now comes as standard with all new iMacs – in a separate article, and we’ll have plenty more feedback – together with benchmarks – of the 27-inch iMac in our full review. Until then, enjoy the image gallery.
2 Responses to “Apple new iMac first-impressions”
SamhainKnight October 21, 2009
haha Apple finally has a real mouse!? Welcome to the 21st century… Must run pretty nice with all the PC hardware in it now. Still think they’re overpriced, underpowered, hipster, novelty, noobsauce machines. :D
http://www.typicalmacintoshuser.com
-59BeeQAL October 21, 2009
I don’t think he deserved to be voted down that much just because most of you can’t contain your sensitivities. Sure, he was a little over the top but everyone knows how hipsters do use Macs for the trendy factor – there are A LOT of them that have recently jumped on the Apple bandwagon. There are exceptions of course as there are plenty of genuine tech enthusiasts, like myself even though technically I grew up on a Mac, whom very much appreciate Apple’s designs and innovations.
This new iMac may have only had an ever so slight design change but to the keen eye it looks much better than it already did. Also, Macs have gotten much better in terms of value. You can DEFINITELY get much more on the PC side but this will never change and has always been the status quo so it’s become a non issue for me personally. While I will always use a PC more, if only because I’m a hardcore gamer, I’ll probably recommend for the average user such as my mom to go with a Mac for various reasons which I won’t bother indulging.
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