Apple iMac 27-inch unboxing

By Craig Simms on 23 October 2009

Apple's iMac has given birth to a new brother, at a giant 27-inches, 328 ounces.

That's 9.3kg for the rest of us, and at AU$2199 it represents excellent value too. The base model features a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB RAM, 1TB hard drive and an ATI Radeon HD 4670. Another AU$290 will upgrade you to a Core 2 Duo 3.33GHz, but if you want to make the jump to the quad core Intel Core i series, you'll need to pony up AU$2599 for the base Core i5 2.66GHz version, and another AU$290 on top of that for the Core i7 2.8GHz.

By default this includes Apple's wireless keyboard (without numpad, although picking up a corded one with a numpad will cost no more), and its new multi-touch Magic Mouse, which features no physical buttons.

Other options include a 2TB hard drive (for the usual Apple overpriced AU$350 extra), up to 16GB RAM (for the usual Apple over-priced $1960 extra), and ATI's Radeon HD 4850 for AU$210 extra. AppleCare, which extends your coverage to three years will cost you an extra AU$268.

The LED back-lit, IPS-based screen supports an impressive 16:9, 2560x1440 resolution, and rather nicely can double as an external display for recent model MacBooks through its Mini-DisplayPort connector, or simply allow another monitor to be daisy chained off the iMac.

(Credit: CBS Interactive)

The box is quite large, but still presented in Apple's distinct, oft-imitated style.

Topics: imac, 2009, 27, magic mouse, cbs, credit, interact

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Comments (11)

  • GME commented on 05/11/2009 15:06 Report abuse

    Love how Craig blames the Apple store for his mistake. Guess what, the new i5 and i7 were listed as options on the Apple store as soon as the store reopened after being updated with the new imacs overnight. Media releases and other media outlets who posted stories before you all had the complete specs. Best to just admit mistakes.

  • 23212 commented on 01/11/2009 23:58 Report abuse

    the quad i5 2.66ghz can actually shut down 2 cores and boost it to 3.46ghz on 2 cores therefore is much faster the the core 2 duo. the 2.8ghx i7 does the same thing but higher speeds.

  • filip_mac commented on 26/10/2009 17:12 Report abuse

    sorry thought you where talking bout the quad core version im getting this cnt wait

  • Anthony commented on 24/10/2009 23:20 Report abuse

    Feel so ripped off. Bought the previous model 3 months ago.

  • moldor commented on 24/10/2009 22:46 Report abuse

    I'd go for the quad-core. Two additional cores make up for the lower processor speed. A friend in the US picked his up this morning and it's an absolute screamer !

  • jake is the best commented on 24/10/2009 18:19 Report abuse

    macs rule

  • pedro commented on 24/10/2009 10:31 Report abuse

    The base model 27 inch actually has the 3.06 Core 2 Duo - not the i5! The quad core models start at $2599 and aren't available until November.

  • filip_mac commented on 23/10/2009 20:59 Report abuse

    what would be better the i5 2.66 27inch or the dual core 3.0 27 inch im not sure which to get

  • Craig Simms commented on 23/10/2009 19:57 Report abuse

    How surreal. At the time of writing, for some reason the i processors were missing. I'll update the article to reflect the updated store.

  • filip_mac commented on 23/10/2009 19:55 Report abuse

    umm theres a i5 and i7 out on the aple store online you have the option of 2.66 i5 or 2.8 i7 :D:D QUAD CORE

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