alphr.com Updated:
2017-01-06 03:01:33
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So, the 27-inch iMac is too big, you don't want a MacBook and the Mac mini doesn't quite hit the spot. The 21.5-inch iMac could be just what you've been looking for. Following in the much larger footsteps of its king-sized cousin, the baby iMac of the fam...
Depending on your point of view, and which model you're looking at, the 21.5in iMac is either a stroke of minimalist genius or an overpriced poseur. Apple's decision to employ slow HDDs across the range is cynical at best and, given the complete lack of u...
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The 21.5in iMac has finally gained a Retina display. It's a 4K display, as opposed to the 5K display that the 27in Retina iMac gained in 2014. The 21.5in Macs hadn't been updated since 2013 so this update was long overdue.Apple has finally updated its ran...
The 21.5in iMac with 4K Retina display might not be as big as the 27in iMac, and it might not have as many pixels as that model, but it finally brings the Retina display on the iMac to around the £1,000 mark, which we think it a great deal - especially si...
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T3.com
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2017-01-06 03:01:33
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Apple's 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs received the computing equivalent of liposuction toward the end of 2012, shedding chunks from their aluminium frames. The next big upgrade arrived toward the end of 2014 when the larger of the two was upgraded to an eye-cat...
Display, Design, Build quality...
Fusion Drive not standard, No height adjustability, No discrete GPU...
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Fans of compact all-in-one desktops rejoice: Apple has finally upgraded its 21.5-inch iMac with a 4K Retina display. If you've owned one of the company's non-Retina iMacs in the past and grimaced at its jagged fonts and wonky lines, an upgrade to the newe...
Display, Design, Speakers, Accessories...
Fusion drive not standard, Chunky display bezel...
Apple's smallest all-in-one features a great design and fantastic 4K display. Just make sure you upgrade to the Fusion Drive (at the very least) for faster boot and resume times...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2017-01-06 03:01:33
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Fans of compact all-in-one desktops rejoice: Apple has finally upgraded its 21.5-inch iMac with a 4K Retina display. If you've owned one of the company's non-Retina iMacs in the past and grimaced at its jagged fonts and wonky lines, an upgrade to the newe...
Display, Design, Speakers, Accessories...
Fusion drive not standard, Chunky display bezel...
Apple's smallest all-in-one features a great design and fantastic 4K display. Just make sure you upgrade to the Fusion Drive (at the very least) for faster boot and resume times...
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With the 4K 21.5-inch iMac and the 5K 27-inch iMac before it, Apple has made 4K technology a compelling feature for next generation computer displays and all-in-one PCs in a way that many TV manufacturers have failed to so for high-end 4K TV sets.A 4K Dis...
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When Apple introduced Retina displays on the iPhone 4 and iPad 3, those sharp screens made older models feel instantly outdated. Launched in late 2014, the first Mac with Retina 5K display had a similar effect. Featuring a display stuffed full of pixels...
Display, Peformance, Sound, Accessories...
Core i7 costs extra, No height adjustability, No Target Display Mode...
Apple's best iMac gets even better thanks to a subtle, but noticable improvement in colour support, alongside Intel's latest Skylake processor...
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cybershack.com.au Updated:
2017-01-06 03:01:33
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Last year's 5K Retina iMac was the first big refresh in a product line that hasn't really changed since Apple slimmed it down at the of 2012. Unsurprisingly, a high resolution screen warrants an appropriately high price point, putting the 5K iMac well int...
Amazing 4K display, New accessories are great, Slick design...
5400RPM HDD is unacceptably slow, Last generation processor, No dedicated GPU...
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4K screens of varying quality have been slowly making their way into laptops, but they've been surprisingly absent from all-in-one desktop computers. The new 21.5in Apple iMac is the first that we know of to come with a 4K monitor which isn't a surprise g...
High resolution, high quality screen, Quiet, Easy tilt and swivel stand...
Not easily upgradeable or serviceable, No SSD or hybrid drive as standard...
The 4K screen looks superb, although one too many compromises have been made for the sake of the slender casing...
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A new iMac range is here to woo you into staying with the desktop in 2015 rather than going mobile. With new processors, new displays, and new graphics options there is plenty to be tempted by. We've been using the new 21.5-inch model with 4K display to...
4K screen resolution in top-end model looks great, new keyboard, faster performance than predecessor...
Slow 5,400rpm hard drive as standard, mouse uncomfortable to use, no post-purchase RAM upgrades, Fusion Drive limits flash to 24GB (down from 128GB)...
If you are still wanting to be bound to the desk and go Apple then the iMac is certainly the way to do it. Going Retina is certainly worth the extra cash with this 21.5-inch model - delivering ultra high-definition 4K without breaking the bank. The...
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For £899 you get a fabulous-looking, wafer thin aluminium chassis, complete with sharp corners, tapering backside and robust stand. The current design is practically unchanged from when it first appeared in 2012, which itself is a mere evolution of the or...
The 1TB hard disk is more than a little disappointing, as is the fairly significant cost of upgrading to a Fusion Drive and a Magic Trackpad 2, and don't get me started on the placement of those ports, but the cheapest 21.5in iMac is a capable and well-bu...
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The Mac is a small fraction of Apple's total business, and of that, roughly three-quarters of the Macs sold are laptops. Apple could probably be forgiven if it put the entire iMac line into maintenance mode: after all, sometimes it seems like that's what...
The 5K iMac is an incredible computer, one of the best Macs ever made—but it's also just too much for many people. A 27-inch display can dominate a desk or a room, and though the price tag has come down a lot in the past year, it's still on the pricey...
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itpro.co.uk Updated:
2017-05-09 01:20:05
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Sign up for our daily newsletter 4K screens of varying quality have been slowly making their way into laptops, but they've been surprisingly absent from all-in-one desktop computers. The new 21.5in Apple iMac is the first that we know of to come with a 4...
High resolution, high quality screen, Quiet, Easy tilt and swivel stand...
Not easily upgradeable or serviceable, No SSD or hybrid drive as standard...
The 4K screen looks superb, although one too many compromises have been made for the sake of the slender casing...
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The best all-in-one there is, now in both 4K and 5KLast year's iMac brought the Retina display to Apple's desktop product line in dramatic fashion. The 27-inch 5K screen was a jaw-dropping addition that made the all-in-one impossible to look away from. An...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2017-01-06 03:01:33
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Not so much, here in late 2015. UltraHD TVs and 4K monitors are becoming increasingly common, and the screen on Apple's 27-inch ( "Ginormous," in Apple-speak ) iMac all-in-one computer has a whopper of a 5K panel. Sony even recently jammed a 4K display in...
Stunning, pixel-dense 4K display, Bundled peripherals are now rechargeable, Very good performance for an all-in-one...
Hard drive in entry-level model makes for slow bootup, occasional sluggishness...
With a pixel-dense 4K display, refined design, and now-rechargeable peripherals, Apple's $1,499 compact iMac is an eye-pleasing, premium computing machine. (As good as it is, just know that the larger-screen 5K model doesn't cost that much more.) Read Mo...
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Apple's marketing team didn't need to dig deep to dream up a campaign for the new 21.5‑inch iMac with Retina 4K display —its best feature is in the name. The stellar ultra high-resolution screen mates well with Apple's chosen internals, but it would have...
4K Retina display with P3 color gamut, Powerful internals, Small footprint...
5,400 rpm HDD is a snail, Price borders on 27inch 5K iMac, Slight backlight bleed at screen periphery...
The 4K iMac's main draw is its gorgeous Retina display. For desktop users interested in having the best display around, the 21.5-inch 4k iMac is an easy recommendation with one caveat: it needs the HDD upgrade. An SSD would be preferable, obviously, but...
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The Mac is a small fraction of Apple's total business, and of that, roughly three-quarters of the Macs sold are laptops. Apple could probably be forgiven if it put the entire iMac line into maintenance mode: after all, sometimes it seems like that's what...
Gorgeous Retina screen, Thunderbolt 2 support...
Fast flashstorage available as an option, Hampered by slow 5200 rpm hard drive, Discrete GPU available only as configuration option, Uses previous generation Intel chipset...
The 5K iMac is an incredible computer, one of the best Macs ever made—but it's also just too much for many people. A 27-inch display can dominate a desk or a room, and though the price tag has come down a lot in the past year, it's still on the pricey...
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Andrew CunninghamThe new 4K iMac hooked up to an external 4K display.Andrew CunninghamThe new 4K iMac hooked up to an external 4K display.Andrew CunninghamThe back of the iMac. It really does look exactly like the non-Retina models.Andrew CunninghamNearly...
Gorgeous screen with an improved color gamut, Retina scaling modes let you use the 21.5-inch iMac to display as much information as the 27-inch iMac, a nice feature for people without much space, Quad-core Broadwell CPUs aren't the newest on the block but...
No dedicated GPU options, and the integrated GPU chugs if you increase the resolution or hook up another 4K display, No user-accessible RAM (or any user-accessible parts, really), No Thunderbolt 3 or USB Type-C, No Target Display Mode, Putting all the por...
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4k.com
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2017-06-11 02:36:15
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As we can pretty much expect of any Apple product and especially of any high-end Apple computing device, the 4K iMac is a fantastic performer on the whole. Its new single-fan cooling arrangement not only keeps the machine's temperature lower than what was...
Superb color rendering with DCI-P3 color space, Fast, powerful machine for most uses, Beautiful design, Wonderfully quiet, cool running, Decent price tag, 9.4 million pixels, El Capitan OS X works great with 4K display...
No HDMI connectivity, Uses slightly older Intel processing chip architecture, No discrete Graphics card technology, Storage memory could have been more advanced...
While we consider Apple's 5K Retina iMac to be the superior machine overall, the new 4k iMac has plenty going for it and comes at a relatively reasonable price for a piece of Apple technology with such a superb integrated True 4K display. On the whole, i...
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The Apple iMac all-in-one (AIO) has long been the darling of photographers and videographers, thanks to its combination of sleek design, excellent performance, and its affinity with content-creation tools like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere. For...
Bright 4K Retina display, DCI-P3 color gamut, New rechargeable wireless peripherals, Includes Lightning cable...
No discrete graphics option, Base hard drive is only 5,400rpm, Headset jack and SD card slot are on back panel...
With a new Retina display, the latest Intel Core I CPU, and faster memory, the latest 21.5-inch Apple iMac is a very attractive option if you're creatively inclined and have limited space and/or funds...
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