Mac in Europe

The Summer 2010 iMac with 27 inch screen and an Intel Core i5 processor is a desktop with the largest screen in the segment of all-in-one desktops. This desktop has Apple’s new sleek aluminium unibody design that has won over the hearts of many computer users. And Apple continues to do so with this new product.

Overview

This iMac Core i5 all-in-one desktop by far has the largest screen in the all-in-one desktops category where the large screen makes for a great, high-resolution viewing experience for the user. This desktop has the latest Intel Core i5 processor which incorporates Intel’s Turbo Boost technology and hence imparts greater performance capability to the iMac. The new processor also has a functionality wherein if there are applications running which do not need all the cores, the remaining cores shut down to save power. Hence the new desktop is better at power management and power saving.

Features

The new iMac Core i5 keeps up with the latest Apple unibody design where the panel is crafted from a single block of aluminium for a sleek, fascinating look with sharp edges and classy finish.  The glossy black Apple logo at the centre of bottom bezel stands out and makes for a good look. Apart from this there are no additions to the screen to keep with the simple but classy look with great built quality.

The dimensions of the iMac Core i5 are, height – 51.7 cm, width – 65 cm and depth – 20.7 cm and the all-in-one desktop weighs approximately 13.8 kg.The iMac Core i5 has a 27 inch LED backlit widescreen which is a glossy TFT active-matrix LCD with IPS technology. The screen has a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratio which is excellent for high-definition media viewing.

For connectivity, the desktop has 4 USB 2.0 for greater range of connectivity with peripherals, a FireWire 800 port for high speed data connectivity with external drives and a Mini DisplayPort for external display to broaden the viewing experience. The new iMac Core i5 also has a SDXC card slot for wider range of connectivity with media transfers where it supports cards up to 2TB.

The iMac has the new Intel Core i5 processor (Lynnfield) which runs at 2.87 GHz with 8MB L3 cache and supports Turbo Boost technology and the iMac has 4GB 1333FSB DDR3 SDRAM. For storage, the desktop packs a big 1TB 7200 RPM SATA HDD which is great for ever increasing media storage needs. The slot loading type optical drive, which is a DVD rewriteable drive, is neatly stacked on the side.

The graphics for this desktop are provided by the new ATI Radeon HD 5670 GPU that has 1GB GDDR5 memory. This is what packs the punch for a great viewing experience with this large screen Mac.The wired communications are provided by the standard Gigabit Ethernet Port (RJ45) whereas the wireless communications are carried via AirPort Extreme 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. Along with this high speed connectivity with the internet, there is also iSight Camera for greater online video conferencing experience.

The iMac comes boxed with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse and power cord among other things. The Magic Mouse and the Wireless Keyboard also help in delivering a great user experience with the latest Mac OS X.

Bottomline

With the all aluminium casing, brilliant sturdy built, great performance thanks to the Core i5’s and its Turbo Boost and most of all the big bright 27 inch display, this desktop is a great buy to suit all productivity intensive, gaming as well as multimedia use.