Apple
iMac
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When Apple first reveled the new slim unibody iMac in 2012,
everyone was awestruck by the thin design of the all-in-one desktop. Continuing
the same minimalist design Apple has just updated the internals of the new iMac
(fall 2013). Even though Apple has kept the same design with an extremely thin
edge and a bulge at the back, no other all-in-one desktop has reached that
level of beauty in design.
The new iMac gets the Intel's latest fourth generation processors (a.k.a
Haswell) along with faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi, more powerful NVIDIA GeForce 700
graphics processors and the flash storage connected via PCIe in the flash
storage or fusion drive models of the iMac.
All in all these updates don't bring about radicle change in the previous iMac
experience but definitly make it more smoother and polished than the other
all-in-ones in the market.
Design
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The design of the iMac is very appealing and
elegant as the other Apple products. When looked from a specific angle from the
side the system looks totally flat even though there is a bulge in the middle
where all the components rest. The edge of the iMac is just 5 mm. thin. The LED-backlit LCD display now is 75% less reflective
with a native resolution of 1,920x1,080-pixels on the 21.5-inch
model 2,560x1,440-pixels on the 27-inch model. All the I/O ports are
located on the lower left side of the curving back.
Besides the system monitor Apple continues to offer the wireless keyboard
along with the magic mouse or the magic trackpad which work over the bluetooth.
The keyboard is very good with wide and deep keys and the magic mouse and
trackpad enhance the experience of using the mac with different gestures.
Hardware and Connectivity
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The new iMac comes in two display sizes as the older one that are 21.5 inch and 27 inch(diagonal) and then each one of these models has two variants.
The first variant of the smaller 21.5-inch iMac comes with 2.7GHz
quad-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 4MB L3 cache,
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory, 1 TB(5400-rpm) hard drive and Intel Iris Pro
graphics.The second variant of the 21.5-incher has a 2.9GHz quad-core
Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with 6MB L3 cache, 8GB of
1600MHz DDR3 memory, 1 TB(5400-rpm) hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 750M graphics
processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.
The bigger 27-inch iMacs have a user replaceable RAM
and they all most carry the same hardware, but the only difference being
in there Processors and Graphics. The following table shows the difference:
iMac(2013) 27-inch Variants
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Processor
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3.2GHz
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3.4GHz
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Memory
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8GB
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8GB
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Storage
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1TB
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1TB
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Graphics
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NVIDIA
GeForce GT 755M graphics processor with 1GB of
GDDR5 memory
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NVIDIA
GeForce GT 755M graphics processor with 2GB of
GDDR5 memory
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Software
Apple OS X
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iMac comes preinstalled with Apple's latest desktop
operating system, OS X Mavericks, which is a decent update from the older
generation OS X Mountain Lion. It adds features like tagging, push
notifications, i-cloud keychain, app nap and a lot more. According to the
company there are more than 200 new features in OS X Mavericks. The OS is very
easy to understand for the first users. The multi-touch gestures on the magic
mouse or magic trackpad intuitive and simple.The OS X is a very stable and easy
to use operating system paking a lot of power.
Final Thoughts
The new iMac is not a very essential upgrade for those having the last
genration iMacs but if upgraded it will definitly improve the speed and the
workflow. For the newcomers this system is one of the best out in the market
even though it lacks some of the features that other all-in-one desktops have
like the touchscreen. But it is a bit costly starting at Rs.99,900 for the 21
inch and Rs.139,900 for the 27 inch. Also the iMac is not
as customizable (before purchace) in India as it is in other
countries. Finally the iMac(2013) is an excellent product from Apple but a bit
overpriced.
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