Just Announced: New iMacs

This week, Apple quietly introduced new iMacs to their line of desktops. The iMac has long been a favorite of businesses big and small, and these improvements only serve to make it a more ideal choice for many offices.

Here’s a rundown of the new specs:

They include fourth generation Intel Core i5 processors, brand new Intel Iris Pro graphics, PCIe flash storage options, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi that is crushing previous Wi-Fi technology speeds.

The processor speeds got bumped up to start at 2.7GHz on the 21.5in base model iMac and all the way up to 3.4GHz on the beefed-up 27in model iMac. We also find the new Intel Iris Pro graphics chipset in the 21.5in base model iMac. This is a huge leap in graphics processing and speed.

According to Intel, this marks a 75x increase in graphics performance since 2006 and almost double the performance of the HD 3000 from last year. Both the 21.5in and 27in iMac come standard with a 1TB 5400rpm or 7200rpm HDD, which is certainly nothing to scoff at. It’s the PCIe 1TB Flash storage drive that is really mind-blowing!

One of the latest and greatest technologies being taken advantage of with this new lineup is the new 802.11ac Wi-Fi. We saw Apple launch the new AirPort Extreme and Time Capsules earlier this year, and after a software update, these new networking tools did not disappoint. Just imagine up to 1.3GBps transfer speeds over Wi-Fi and up to 800MBps read-and-write via the newly added PCIe bus for flash storage.

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