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May 2011
(84%)
80 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
7 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
As the most-affordable iMac
The Apple iMac 21.5-inch offers competitive speed
The unique potential of its Thunderbolt port
And Apple's trademark design leadership
Sandy Bridge means big performance increases from last year's Macs
You can now order a Magic Trackpad for free
Unparalleled design
High resolution screen
Great peripherals
The best performance
Design and largest display among current allinones
Exciting potential from the Thunderbolt ports
Core i5
Lots of screen space
Gigabit Ethernet
Very fast
Beautiful screen
Better built-in webcam than past models
The editors didn't like
The 21.5-inch iMac isn't the best all-in-one for home entertainment
And its performance competitiveness suffers without an option for more video memory
Only incremental upgrades since the last iMac model
There's still no Thunderbolt gear
No HDMI
No Blu-ray
Limp gaming ecosystem
No Bluray
No HDMI inputs
Hardware options more expensive than Windowsbased competition
and recommendations If I were to recommend any changes to the configuration out of the box, it wouldn't be RAM or processor upgrades -- although both are useful if you need the extra horsepower. What I would recommend is swapping out the Magic Mouse f...
Fantastically powerful, looks great, Thunderbolt has potential
Very expensive, few Thunderbolt devices
Such is the performance of the iMac that even those spending the extra would be impressed. The future appearance of Thunderbolt devices means, at the current time, more potential is yet to be realized but if prior models are any evidence the likelihoo...
Gorgeous 16:9 screen. Two Thunderbolt ports. FaceTime HD camera. Two empty RAM slots.
No Thunderbolt devices yet. Video input only works from other Thunderbolt devices. We’re still waiting for a matte screen option.
The new Core i5 iMac represents a significant performance boost over the last generation of machines. Especially for graphics and video use, the performance gains are significant -- not to mention the killer I/O speeds of Thunderbolt. But of course, ...
The new 27-inch iMac repeats all of the things I liked about the new MacBook Pro. It's stylish and as always Apple was pretty smart about most of its component choices. Thanks to Intel's quad-core Sandy Bridge CPUs, the system is very fast. In fact, as ma...
Abstract: The Apple iMac 27-inch (Thunderbolt) ($1,999 list) is the newest top-of-the-line iMac, and it adds second-generation Intel Core i processors (aka, Sandy Bridge) to Apple's class-leading all in one Mac desktops, along with Thunderbolt ports first seen...
Published: 2011-05-09, Author: Tim , review by: engadget.com
Excellent designPlenty of performanceThunderbolt capability
ExpensiveSD slot still close to optical driveStill no Blu-ray option
So could a pro-level user, someone who spends their days in Photoshop or Premiere or even REDCINE be happy here? Yes, surprisingly, they could -- especially with the addition of an internal SSD (a $500 option for 256GB) and a high-speed external storage a...
Abstract: An already excellent all-in-one computer has been improved upon. Apple has some options from this computer if you want better performance. The RAM can be upgraded up to 16 GB and there is larger platter hard drive options too. You can also put in a sol...
Huge 27inch display. 2,560by1,440 (larger than 1080p HD) screen resolution. Highend discrete 3D graphics. Two Thunderbolt ports. Supports two external displays. 802.11a/b/g/n 5GHz WiFi. Wireless keyboard and mouse. No cost optional Magic Trackpad. No b...
Only Thunderbolt input for display (No HDMI in, no mini DisplayPort in). No Bluray. Could use a matte screen. Pricier than other highend allinone desktops.
Huge 27-inch display. 2,560-by-1,440 (larger than 1080p HD) screen resolution. High-end discrete 3D graphics. Two Thunderbolt ports. Supports two external displays. 802.11a/b/g/n 5GHz Wi-Fi. Wireless keyboard and mouse. No cost optional Magic Trackpad. No bloatware. Includes iLife suite and FaceTime HD. New ambient light sensor. Color calibrated display.
Only Thunderbolt input for display (No HDMI in, no mini DisplayPort in). No Blu-ray. Could use a matte screen. Pricier than other high-end all-in-one desktops.
It's pricey, has a huge screen, and is as powerful as an Asgardian thunder god. If you need a graphics PC for your business, the new Apple iMac 27-inch (Thunderbolt) will rival the huge tower workstations currently available. For the rest of us who do...
