The former is an excellent keyboard and there’s the option for a large one with a numeric keypad at no extra cost. Sticking to more grounded items, our particular 2013 iMac came with a small standard keyboard and the Magic Mouse. Those two Thunderbolt ports are pretty important, partly because you can daisy chain numerous peripherals on the same port, partly because of Thunderbolt’s breathtaking speed (double USB 3.0 in ‘theoretical’ terms), but mainly because they mean you could drive two further monitors at up to 2,560 x 1,600 – a prospect so tantalising our inner geek is doing somersaults at the very idea. Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi round-up the connectivity such as it is, the latter being a small upgrade on the Apple iMac 27-inch (2012) model.

There are four USB ports, two Thunderbolt ports (which double as mini-Display Port outputs), an SD card slot, Gigabit Ethernet and a single combination audio in/out jack. Any holdouts may want to stick with what they’ve got, or buy an external drive if needed.Įlsewhere the features are typical of Apple, minimal but just enough for the great majority of people. The most controversial issue is the lack of any optical drive, but this is 2013 and we’ve got quite used to this now. The slim body, flawless aluminium finish and effortlessly smooth hinge talk both to its beauty and its quality. We won’t dwell too much on the design because: one, it hasn’t changed and two, it speaks for itself. Get a quick snapshot of our comprehensive review with our video review:Īpple iMac 27-inch (2013): Design & Features After last year’s breathtaking new design, however, the 2013 update deals with the insides only, with new Intel Haswell processors, updated graphics and faster flash memory being the key upgrades. Prices start at £1,599 and rise exponentially depending on the options. The 27-inch versions are really for power users. These days it comes in 21.5-inch and 27-inch versions, and it’s the 2013 iMac update of the latter we’re looking at today. The first iMac was the beginning of a new era for Apple and it remains one of its most iconic products. Apple’s iMac range needs little introduction.

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