Between the Magic Trackpad now shipping, new Mac Pros on deck for August and a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display coming in September, you’d think Apple would have exhausted their goody bag for Tuesday. But you’d be wrong, because the iMac line has also gotten a little love today.
MacRumors is reporting that Apple has updated its iMac line on Tuesday, featuring the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors, complete with new ATI Radeon HD graphics cards to boot. The rumor mill had been buzzing in recent days with advance word of the refresh, and Apple didn’t disappoint.
"We took the world's best all-in-one and made it even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With the latest processors, high-performance graphics and signature aluminum and glass design, customers are going to love the latest iMac."
Unlike the previous iMacs last updated in October, 2009, the new models released today all feature dedicated graphics cards instead of relying on the slower integrated graphics chips.
The refreshed lineup is as follows:
$1199 / 21.5" / 3.06GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 500MB / ATI Radeon HD 4670
$1499 / 21.5" / 3.20GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5670
$1699 27" / 3.20GHz Core i3 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5670
$1999 27" / 2.8GHz Quad-Core Core i5 / 4GB / 1TB / ATI Radeon HD 5750
+$200 27" / 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Core i7 BTO option
The only question that remains is: Which one will you be getting?
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roman.norris
July 31, 2010 at 12:08am
I am currently overseas, and will be returning to the US in a few months. I have been planning on getting an iMAC when I get back, but some of your comments have made me take a step back. Should I buy one or get something else!!??
mob1278
July 28, 2010 at 10:45am
Sad day for me, I just bought an i7 in late April and now for the same money it's a small speed bumb but that damn graphics card makes me kick myself for passing up the MacPro, well I will learn from this!
SpaceTrucker
July 27, 2010 at 9:27pm
No nVidia option means I'll be waiting a lot longer was hoping to upgrade in the next couple weeks but, it's not going to happen now!!!
tscurtis
July 27, 2010 at 7:32pm
I've been a Mac loyalist since 1994, and have learned not to expect cutting edge technology in Apple's mainstream computers. But I just can't buy another iMac (I've owned 5 over the years). The graphics hardware is anemic and the screens outlast the processors by 2 years at least. Most problematic with the new models is lack USB 3.0 and eSATA - both requirements for my personal needs.
Okay, great - so I'll just get a different Mac, right? Wrong. No USB 3.0 anywhere, no eSATA, and I have to get a $3,000 Mac Pro to be able to put in a decent graphics card.
C'mon Apple - are you trying to drive me away? I'm not a professional user ... more of a "prosumer" and I need more than what you're offering. Why not PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE release a mid-range tower? Something for $1,500 that I can build on? The Mac mini does NOT fill that need.
I'll be in the market in the spring when I retire my 2007 iMac. I've hung on too long already, and will wait a bit longer in hopes of further refreshes, but I'm afraid I will be forced to compromise to remain an Apple user.
