techradar.com Updated: 2013-11-09 07:36:44
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The 2013 refresh comes less than a year after 2012's radical redesign. But while last year's iMacs brought us a new, ultra-slim form factor, this year's upgrades are all internal. The Ivy Bridge processors are upgraded to Intel's new Haswell chips, the gr...

Haswell processors, Wireless ac, Beautiful slimline design, Nvidia 7 Series graphics, Good custom build options...

No optical drive, Limited upgrade options, £50 or £100 more expensive than last year, No Hyper Threading on standard processors, Didn't get a Retina screen option...
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Apple's 27in iMac is the firm's flagship workstation for graphics and video applications, and has been a favourite within publishing and multimedia companies. The late-2013 refresh iMac continues where predecessors left off. It's got the gorgeous all-in-...

Attractive design; Stunning display; Haswell update and improved graphics; Thunderbolt ports...

Expensive; Limited serviceability; No optical drive; Fusion drive not standard...

The iMac's design is in a class of its own, performance is strong and display near faultless. But PC vendors are catching up and are starting to offer better value alternatives...
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What is the Apple iMac 27-inch (2013)? Apple's iMac range needs little introduction. The first iMac was the beginning of a new era for Apple and it remains one of its most iconic products. These days it comes in 21.5-inch and 27-inch versions, and it's th...

Awesome design and build quality, Very cool and quiet, Plays games decently, Convenience, Great screen...

Mediocre webcam, Default colour settings not great, Price...

Apple still has this market more or less to itself, and it's easy to see why. The 2013 iMac update is a small one, but nothing gets close to it. If you want a large-screen all-in-one PC, it's your best bet.Next, read our iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S4 comparison...
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You generally know what to expect from an Apple iMac: a powerful all-in-one computer with a fantastic display and looks to shame a supermodel, but one accompanied by a slightly wince-inducing price. This late 2013 version of the 27in iMac is all of those...

Stunning 5K display, Performance...

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The latest version of this 27in all-in-one is powerful and stylish but it’s no longer without rivals...
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alphr.com Updated: 2013-12-22 11:39:24
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After last year's iMac redesign, Apple has stuck to the tried and tested in 2013. As such, this year's new iMacs are little more than a refresh, sporting the same sumptuous exterior design as the 2012 models and a handful of upgrades. The most obvious ch...

A formidable all-in-one, with updated Haswell internals and new Nvidia graphics - at an even higher price...
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A new year, a new iMac, and in the latest model, Apple has taken Intel’s latest processors and thrown them in their impressive aluminium-clad all-in-one machine. Could this be desktop perfection? In the latest generation of Apple iMac desktop all-in-...

Built insanely well; Very, very fast; Still one of the prettiest computers you'll ever see; Excellent screen; Includes 802.11ac WiFi;...

SD card slot is still in an awkward position; No optical drive may still be a hurdle for some;...

Anyone in the market for a fast, solid, and nicely designed computer will no doubt find something to love about the new iMac, as it delivers the same Apple quality you've come to expect in an excellent all-in-one.We still take aim with the placement of th...
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businesscomputingworld.co.uk Updated: 2014-02-12 01:54:17
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The 21-inch version of the iMac has found its way into reception areas in many businesses as a kind of technological fashion statement. However, its 27-inch big brother is a different proposition altogether. The iMac’s large, high-resolution display has a...
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uk.hardware.info Updated: 2014-02-19 01:51:56
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Never change a winning team. That frequently seems to be an important (and successful) part of Apple's design philosophy, and it's certainly true for the new iMac. It appeared without too much fanfare, has the same chassis design as the previous generat...
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macworld.com.au Updated: 2014-03-07 01:26:20
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Back in October, we , the first of the new models that we could get our hands on. Regrettably, it took us a while to get the other three standard-configuration iMacs in the Lab to test. We finally took a good look at the rest of Apple’s iMac line.Ext...

Same strengths as 2012 iMacs; thin edges; decreased screen glare; faster than predecessors...

Same weaknesses as 2012 iMacs; no optical drive; no RAM upgradability in 21in models, from $1599...

The new iMacs have the same strengths and weaknesses as the 2012 iMacs that ushered in the current design: strikingly thin edges and decreased screen glare, but at the cost of eliminating the optical drive from the iMac line and RAM upgradability in the...
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The original iMac, launched back in 1998, was a breakthrough product that rescued Apple from being sucked into the sort of death spiral that Blackberry is currently speeding down. But now, in 2013, the latest version of the all-in-one desktop computer ap...

The slimline design of the iMac is still impressive, but it comes at quite a price. That said, other big-name AIOs are not much different. Lenovo's 27-inch IdeaCentre A730, for instance, is £100 cheaper, but you only get 6GB of memory, a GeForce GT 745M...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated: 2014-03-16 01:32:43
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After last year's iMac redesign, Apple has stuck to the tried and tested in 2013. As such, this year's iMacs are little more than a refresh, with a handful of upgrades. The most obvious change is the inclusion of new Intel Haswell CPUs. Haswell's prime...

Still very desirable, but not the most affordable update...
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The iMac is a beautiful thing. It's a matter of personal opinion, but we feel it's the best looking thing that Apple makes. A refresh in 2012 saw the iMac get even thinner, with a clever trick of the eye design that makes the whole computer look as thin a...

While the new iMac looks the same as last years, we don't have any issue with that. It's a gorgeous piece of kit and feels far more premium than virtually every other desktop computer.OS X is a joy to use and the power on offer, particularly on the higher...
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A formidable all-in-one, with updated Haswell internals, but an even higher price. After last year's iMac redesign, Apple has stuck to the tried and tested in 2013. As such, this year's iMacs are little more than a refresh, with a handful o...
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fatducktech.com Updated: 2014-03-23 03:34:37
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Apple's updated the iMac line with fourth generation Intel Core processors, making for powerful desktop machines with just a few compromises.The Late 2013 version of the iMac brings with it Intel's fourth generation (“Haswell”) processor lines in a variet...

As should be evident, I'm not the biggest fan of the current thin thinking around the iMac, if only because while it's pretty, there's not much functional benefit to it, but there are functional drawbacks. That aside, though, the new iMacs are solid produ...
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After last year's iMac redesign, Apple has stuck to the tried and tested in 2013. As such, this year's iMacs are little more than a refresh, with a handful of upgrades. The most obvious change is the inclusion of new Intel Haswell CPUs. Haswell's pri...

The new Apple iMac is a formidable all-in-one, with updated Haswell internals, but at an even higher price. Read the review.PerformanceFeatures & designValue for moneyOverallSpecs$2689 AUD(pricing info)...
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Although we saw the new iMac 21.5in at the end of 2012, Apple has kept us waiting impatiently for the redesigned iMac 27in. Thankfully, that wait is now over. It's a stunning transformation: where the previous model was a thick slab, the all-new incarna...

Apple's top-end 27 inch iMac reasserts its position as the best all-in-one. Read the review.OverallSpecs$2889 AUD(pricing info)...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-04-13 03:29:49
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The 2013 refresh comes less than a year after 2012's radical redesign. But while last year's iMacs brought us a new, ultra-slim form factor, this year's upgrades are all internal.The Ivy Bridge processors are upgraded to Intel's new Haswell chips, the gra...

Haswell processors, 802.11ac, Beautiful slimline design, Nvidia 7 Series graphics, Good custom build options...

No optical drive, Limited upgrade options, £50 or £100 more expensive than last year, No Hyper Threading on standard processors, Didn't get a Retina screen option...

The 2013 refresh is a solid, if unremarkable, update for Apple's most popular desktop computer. It wasn't a radical overhaul, but nor did it need to be. Instead, the specifications got a welcome boost while retaining the well received form factor of the...
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Like so much computing tech in use today, the Apple iMac serves as the widely copied template for other brands' products. Look over the range of all-in-one PCs from the likes of Dell, HP and Lenovo, and we see the same essential form as the flatscreen iMa...
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Apple has updated its range of iMacs for 2014, reducing prices across the range and also introducing a new low-cost model that costs £899 - we look at this new entry-level iMac here: 1.4GHz 21.5-inch iMac reviewed.We will be updating this first look revie...

This new range of iMacs benefits most from the price drop when compared to last year's line up. While there is the new £899 model on offer, we think it will be worth paying the £150 extra to upgrade to the 2.7GHz model.Share this articleFind the b...
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It's hard to believe there's a full fledged system packed inside Apple's slim and sexy iMac chassis. It was roughly a year ago when Apple revamped its all-in-one line, tasking the company's engineers to flatten the design as much as possible without sa...

Haswell and NVIDIA form a powerful foundation, Best looking all-in-one on the market, period, Incredibly thin High end panel looks great from all angles, Built in speakers aren't crap, Boot Camp allows you to run Windows without a perforance hit...

Expensive compared to Windows systems, Connectivity ports are inconveniently placed on the back of the iMac...

The late 2013 edition iMac line leverages the performance punch of Haswell and follows it up with NVIDIA GeForce 700 Series graphics. As configured, the 27-inch iMac reviewed here bolted through our benchmarks with ease and posted especially impressi...
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I should say this right from the start: When it comes to Apple's current line of iMac all-in-one desktop computers, I love the design. Love, love, love it. I've always been a big fan of the aluminum enclosures Apple employs across its product line, but...
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The new iMac Apple introduced without much fanfare a couple of weeks ago is an evolutionary upgrade, retaining the slimline design it debuted with last year's pre-holiday refresh , and introducing some major specification bumps under the hood. For owners...
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techreviewsource.com Updated: 2014-01-29 03:16:58
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Editor's Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0The Apple iMac 27-inch (Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M) ($3,099 direct) desktop is a powerhouse system for those who need high-octane performance. It can be upgraded to 32GB of memory and a high-end third-generation Intel Core i7 p...
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Apple was once on the brink of complete failure years ago, but its revolutionary iMac, an all-in-one machine that houses the computer inside the monitor, was the beginning of a new, profitable era for the company.Last year, Apple polished the design, maki...
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Apple doesn't love us enough to send us devices for review, nor can we afford to purchase one of every new Mac that hits the market. Fortunately, our sister site TechCrunch was able to take a close look at the 2013 iMac and did a short-but-sweet review of...
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maclife.com Updated: 2014-05-02 04:48:31
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The update of Apple's iMac range has come less than a year after November 2012's radical redesign, so it's no surprise that it's an internal refresh — Apple's upgraded the processors to Intel's newest chips, the Wi-Fi to the new, fast 802.11ac standard, a...

More power for the same price. Slim form factor still looks great. Solid upgrade to the 2012 model.

No optical drive...
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How fast is the 2013 Retina MacBook Pro compared to the 'best' early 2012 Retina MacBook Pro? And how do both compare to the 'best' 2013 iMac? We have a sampling of games plus Heaven and Valley results. GRAPH LEGEND2013 iMac = 2013 iMac (27") with 3...
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How fast is the 2013 Retina MacBook Pro compared to the 'best' early 2012 Retina MacBook Pro? And how do both compare to the 'best' 2013 iMac? We have twelve tests that should help answer those questions...
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I picked up a new 27″ iMac a couple weeks ago when B&H dropped the price of the previous generation iMac by $300. Specifically, I bought the 3.2GHz Core i5 unit with a nVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX 1GB GPU. I paired the iMac with a HP ZR2740w 27″ IPS displa...
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consumersearch.com Updated: 2014-06-27 04:11:48
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Only slightly better than its excellent predecessor. The late 2013 update for the 27-inch Apple iMac was relatively modest. The most significant change was a jump to 4th generation Intel processors and the small performance boost that provides (experts sa...

Stunning design, Good performance, Gorgeous, lowglare screen...

No optical drive, Limited user upgrades, No height adjustment...

Stunning to look at and stunning to use, the 27-inch iMac wins accolades as the best all-in-one desktop computer on the planet. You might be equally stunned when you look at the price tag, especially for an upgraded system, but most say you at least get w...
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about.com Updated: 2014-07-24 04:56:38
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The 2013 version of the 27-inch iMac has little to distinguish it from the 2012 model, at least on the outside. The same slim figure that was radically new in 2012 greets us again in the 2013 model. But while the outside of the new iMac appears familiar...
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REAL WORLD SHOOTOUT:iMac Retina 5K i5 w/M290X versusiMac Retina 5K i7 w/M295XPosted Friday, October 31st, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistThe iMac with Retina 5K Display comes in two CPU 'flavors': The quad-core i5 and quad-core i7. Both ship with th...
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We used AJA System Test to test file level sequential transfer speed using a 16GB test document.SMALL RANDOM TRANSFER TESTWe used the range of 4K to 1024K blocks in the Standard Random test of QuickBench as a predictor boot volume 'house keeping' performa...
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PRO APPS: iMac Retina 5Kversus other MacsPosted Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistOctober 31st corrected characterization of iMac 5K compared to Mac Pro Quad-Core.We tested three popular pro apps on the iMac with Retina 5K Displa...
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SHOOTOUT: iMac Retina 5Kversus other Quad-Core MacsPosted Wednesday, October 22 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientistOctober 24th, added Single-Core Cinebench resultsThe iMac with Retina 5K Display arrived yesterday so we rushed to get you some speed test...
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