Saturday, January 8, 2011

Review: 27-inch Apple iMac

That's right, the screen is a gigantic 27 inches. It dwarfs the other iMac variant, which is 21-and-a-half inches. It's a beauty.

All you need to do is take a look at the seamless edge to edge glass that seems to never end. Beyond the looks the moment it's turned on what strikes you the most are the vibrant images. The screen lives up to its size and packs in a great performance.

It backs up the great viewing experience with support for any format movies, except Blu-ray discs. We will have to wait for that.

You may almost miss the built-in camera. Together with a good microphone, it sets you up well for a chat with your friends.

The Magic Mouse is smooth and seamless. Single piece and it's feather touch. It recognises when you tap a finger to click and when you roll your finger to scroll. No track ball or the scrolling ball.

The intelligent mouse finds its match in the keyboard. It's clean, no strings attached. Absolutely wireless, compact and a pleasure to type on those pebble buttons.

Tech specs

Processor and memory
- 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (21.5-inch or 27-inch model)
- 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM

Storage
- 500GB, 1TB, or optional
- 2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive

Graphics and video support
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and 16-lane
- PCI Express support (27-inch models)

Display
- 2560x1440 resolution
- 1000:1 contrast ratio
- 16:9 aspect ratio
- LED backlighting

Other features
- Slot-loading SuperDrive
- Built-in stereo speakers
- SD Card slot
- Connectivity ports
- Built-in iSight camera
- Built-in microphone

Price: Rs 1,06,990

Is this Apple bite worth a lakh? Maybe not, if you compare it with other all-in-ones. Yet, in its category it is a beautiful buy.

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