Redesigned Apple iMacs Available This Friday

Apple's iPad Mini and iPad 4 have been available for a while now, but we're still waiting on some of the other products Apple announced at its October event. This week, Apple announced that the new, redesigned iMacs would become available starting this week. Cupertino revealed that those hoping to get their hands on the new 21.5-inch model will be able to buy one starting November 30. If you're holding out for the 27-inch model, you'll be waiting into December, as Apple still hasn't announced a formal release date for that version.

The 27-inch iMac comes with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M for a suggested retail price of $1,799. You can also bump the specs in this one, pushing it to a 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.6 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX. Both models also come with Apple's new Fusion drive, which combines HDD and SSD technolgoy in a single storage drive.

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Of course, the iMac didn't just receive a specs bump. Apple redesigned the AIO from the outside, too. The skinniest iMac yet, the all-in-one carries over that razor thin aesthetic from the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines and measures just 5mm thin at its edge. Apple says it was able to shrink the depth of the new iMac by re-imagining how the entire machine is put together. For one thing, they laminated the glass. Another alteration was the elimination of the optical drive, which used to be on the right side of the machine. Now, customers will have to invest in an external USB optical drive if they really want that functionality.

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24 Comments Comment from the forums

-Jackson

Not by Zak Islam..?
Well, looks like the world just divided itself by zero.
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guru_urug

-JacksonNot by Zak Islam..?Well, looks like the world just divided itself by zero.Maybe he is too busy refreshing the play store for his secret nexus 4 :P
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wolley74

https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/11/27/ZIlEZfJ41US87-SHYNU7Uw2.jpg

sums this up, lets shrink the edge and keep the middle the same thickness, then sell it as thinner!
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jecastej

Great better late than in early 2013, I will get one and place it on my desk at the side of my beloved PC.
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SpadeM

Thinner or not, iMac from the late 2009 period to present day have a notorious fogging issues cause by improper sealing of the LCD screen. Outside of a sterile room, in a matter of months the screen would develop spots and would require dis-assembly. At least that issue i hope has been fixed.
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kellybean

They look gorgeous on the outside and because of OS X and the screens Apple use they are gorgeous inside too.
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internetlad

"Taper the edges, say it's thinner. Those idiots will eat it up."
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internetlad

internetlad"Taper the edges, say it's thinner. Those idiots will eat it up."
And pull the optical drive, too. Those things cost us, what, 6 dollars a pop? That's an easy 6 bucks right there.

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jacobdrj

internetladAnd pull the optical drive, too. Those things cost us, what, 6 dollars a pop? That's an easy 6 bucks right there.Makes it thicker. They are a frustrating mechanical point of failure in an otherwise already difficult to repair form-factor. You can add a USB CD/DVD drive if it makes you happy...
Honestly, optical media can't die fast enough...
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noreaster

Still ship recovery disks and sell all applications on disks, charge $120 for an external thunderbolt optical drive, and make yourself $114 profit each...well with R/D costs $113.99.
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