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Wednesday unveiled the new iMac is talked about but not necessarily for the better!
He appeared Wednesday from larger family all in one Apple and consolidate input range. The new iMac is intended charmer with its attractive price of 1099 euros without option is 200 euros less than the previous model, but the price drop is not without consequence.
Performance back ...
Indeed, at this price, it will do with a desktop modest configuration, which is reminiscent of the MacBook Air recently unveiled an Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 1.4GHz, 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive at 5 400 rpm and a screen 21.5-inch Full HD. Few options are available since only the material side hard disk can be changed to a larger capacity (1TB for 50 euros) or an SSD more expensive cost (250 euros).
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And ... no possibility of evolution!
If we regret not being able to upgrade the processor, another bad news rears its nose when you look more closely at this new iMac. OWC team has decided to dismantle the machine , like experts iFixit site and found it impossible to change his machine. Indeed, Apple has decided to weld the 8 GB of RAM making it impossible to replace or add barrettes, a process reminiscent of the MacBook Air again. In the end, only one hard drive replacement remains possible.
Another delicate point for this iMac, the processor performance. Based on the Geekbench results (performance metrics), the site MacRumors we noted that the performance of the new iMac are comparable ultraportable Apple!
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An unflattering comparison since it means that the processor is 40% slower in multi-core than the previous generation! With a score of 2,820 simple heart in 5435 and multi-core, it is far from the 2882/9204 exhibited not its predecessor.
Therefore difficult to be excited about the release of the iMac "low-cost" which, however, allows you to enter in the Apple ecosystem for approximately EUR 1 000.