Wednesday, May 4, 2011

iMac 2011: Apple relies on Quad Core

After Apple launched new MacBook and Ipad 2, releases the new version of the iMac series, which has undergone significant changes in the hardware department, finally adapting to the top of competitor is overcome in most cases, in the style of the house in Cupertino. Starting with the hardware equipment, as previously mentioned, the new iMac is based on an Intel Core i5 / i7 Quad core and DDR3 memory, with a mimic of 6 MB L3 cache, which provides a stunning power and performance for the components always equal to the situation in both models of the processor.

The available memory will be the basis for the 4 GB RAM divided into 2 banks of 2 GB each, up to a 16 GB which is the upper limit of expansion, while the hard drive prices starting from 500 GB to 1 TB obviously remains in the package internal hardware. Thanks to the hard disk or other data storage devices, iMac actually becomes a real database, allowing the storage of large amounts of data, especially in the business who need a hard disk capacity above the average.

The AMD Radeon HD graphics card will start from the most common 6750M with 512 MB of GDDR5 memory, up to the 6970M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory version of the most powerful graphics processor, suitable for programs that use heavily the hardware department, or from the games edited graphics that need high standards to do their best.

The screens have a size of 21.5 inches for the base model, and upon request, as in the 2010 version will be available 27-inch model, both glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display with support for millions of colors, resolution was increased to 21 inches at 1920 × 1080 pixels instead of 27 inches has a native resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels.

New essential to anyone who wants to exchange data at high speed is the input Thunderbolt, developed by Intel to exchange data at speeds up to 20 times higher than normal USB 2.0, the entrances will be available for two 27-inch version and only one by one to 21, among other available ports on the back of our iMac we'll find four USB 2.0 ports, the Gigabit Ethernet port 10/100/1000BASE-T, Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, DVI VGA and Dual-Link, one FireWire 800, 7 watts, the Slot SDXC card, 8x SuperDrive with 4x double layer burning, the inputs audio in / out and the IR receiver.

All this classifies as a new iMac ever, the brightest in the field terminal connections, providing news to which the competitors, in most cases, there are still appropriate and it is not that we are able in a short time. Last news to report the presence of FaceTime HD camcorder introduced as a new iPad 2, which will allow for high-definition video chat without the support of other accessories.

The price of this new line of iMac, as is customary for all Apple products, customization varies depending on the hardware and the associated programs that add to the cost of the basic model for the 21-inch version will start from 1149 €, while for the 27-inch version the price rises to € 1649.

The prices have remained roughly the same, so good news for fans of the series that are about to buy one of these models, from which you expect the best and is hardly disappointed with performance highly above the average of competitors, all in a design to hit the aesthetics and durability thanks to the choice of materials such as aluminum and glass.

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