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Earlier this week, Apple introduced the new Haswell-updated iMac line-up, following in the footsteps of other recent Haswell-upgraded product lines.
Each of the iMac offerings, 21.5" and 27", receive the upgraded Haswell processor while continuing to use last year's upgraded chassis. Internally, the iMacs will switch to a PCIe for SSD implementation. The new iMacs will also continue to include the Fusion Drive, which is Apple's version of a HDD/SSD hybrid storage drive, will still only use 128GB of flash as in previous versions. The new iMacs also come with new available upgrade options that include a 1TB SSD, various levels of graphic processors, multiple CPUs, and 802.11ac support.
A note to early adopters and Thunderbird enthusiasts, the new iMac will continue to use Thunderbird 1.0, instead of the available Thunderbird 2.0.
Apple iMac 21.5"
| Low-end Version | ||
| Price: | $1299 (base, no upgrades) | |
| Display: | 21.5" 1920x1080 IPS | |
| Processor: | Intel Core i5-4570R 4/4, 2.7/3.2GHz, 4MB L3 |
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| Memory: | 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 | |
| Storage: | 1TB 5400rpm hard drive | |
| Graphics: | Intel Iris Pro 5200 | |
| Connectivity: | Gigabit Ethernet 2x Thunderbolt 4x USB 3.0 Bluetooth 802.11ac WiFi SDXC card |
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| Available Upgrades: | ||
| 16GB DDR3-1600 | ($200) | |
| 1TB Fusion Drive | ($200) | |
| 256GB SSD | ($200) | |
| 512GB SSD | ($500) | |
| High-end Version | |||
| Price: | $1499 (base, no upgrades) | ||
| Display: | 21.5" 1920x1080 IPS | ||
| Processor: | Intel Core i5-4570S 4/4, 2.9/3.6GHz, 6MB L3 |
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| Memory: | 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 | ||
| Storage: | 1TB 5400rpm hard drive | ||
| Graphics: | NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M w/ 1GB GDDR5 | ||
| Connectivity: | Gigabit Ethernet 2x Thunderbolt 4x USB 3.0 Bluetooth 802.11ac WiFi SDXC card |
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| Available Upgrades: | |||
| Intel Core i7-4770S | ($200) | ||
| 16GB DDR3-1600 | ($200) | ||
| 1TB Fusion Drive | ($200) | ||
| 256GB SSD | ($200) | ||
| 512GB SSD | ($500) | ||
Apple iMac 27"
| Low-end Version | ||
| Price: | $1799 (base, no upgrades) | |
| Display: | 27" 2560x1440 IPS | |
| Processor: | Intel Core i5-4570 4/4, 3.2/3.6GHz, 6MB L3 |
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| Memory: | 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 | |
| Storage: | 1TB 7200rpm hard drive | |
| Graphics: | NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M w/ 1GB GDDR5 | |
| Connectivity: | Gigabit Ethernet 2x Thunderbolt 4x USB 3.0 Bluetooth 802.11ac WiFi SDXC card |
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| Available Upgrades: | ||
| 16GB DDR3-1600 | ($200) | |
| 32GB DDR3-1600 | ($600) | |
| 3TB 7200rpm HD | ($150) | |
| 1TB Fusion Drive | ($200) | |
| 3TB Fusion Drive | ($350) | |
| 256GB SSD | ($200) | |
| 512GB SSD | ($500) | |
| 1TB SSD | ($1000) | |
| High-end Version | ||||
| Price: | $1999 (base, no upgrades) | |||
| Display: | 27" 2560x1440 IPS | |||
| Processor: | Intel Core i5-4670 4/4, 3.4/3.8GHz, 6MB L3 |
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| Memory: | 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 | |||
| Storage: | 1TB 7200rpm hard drive | |||
| Graphics: | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 755M w/ 2GB GDDR5 | |||
| Connectivity: | Gigabit Ethernet 2x Thunderbolt 4x USB 3.0 Bluetooth 802.11ac WiFi SDXC card |
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| Available Upgrades: | ||||
| Intel Core i7-4771 | ($200) | |||
| GeForce GTX 780M | ($150) | |||
| 16GB DDR3-1600 | ($200) | |||
| 32GB DDR3-1600 | ($600) | |||
| 3TB 7200rpm HD | ($150) | |||
| 1TB Fusion Drive | ($200) | |||
| 3TB Fusion Drive | ($350) | |||
| 256GB SSD | ($200) | |||
| 512GB SSD | ($500) | |||
| 1TB SSD | ($1000) | |||
