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Apple 27-inch iMac With Intel's Haswell Inside Tested

Posted by Unknown on from the shinier-newer dept.

MojoKid writes "Apple's late 2013 edition iMacs are largely unchanged in external form, though they're upgraded in function with a revamped foundation that now pairs Intel's Haswell 4th Generation Core processors with NVIDIA's GeForce 700 Series graphics. The Cupertino company also outfitted these latest models with faster flash storage options, including support for PCI-E based storage, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, all wrapped in a 21.5-inch (1920x1080) or 27-inch IPS displays with a 2560x1440 resolution. As configured, the 27-inch iMac reviewed here bolted through benchmarks with relative ease and posted especially solid figures in gaming tests, including a 3DMark 11 score of 3,068 in Windows 7 (via Boot Camp). Running Cinebench 11.5 in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks also helped showcase the CPU and GPU combination. Storage benchmarks weren't nearly as impressive though, for iMacs based on standard spinning media. For real IO throughput, it's advisable to go with Apple's Flash storage options."

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  1. They are still damn overpriced by metrix007 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Let's let that dominate the discussion.

    There's always some Apple fanboys (jo_ham, where you at?), who insist the machines are higher quality etc etc, but this is mainly nonsense.

    They use almost the exact same components for PC's, and are ridiculous overpriced.

    Not to mention the barriers to self-repair, amping up the cost over the lifetime of the machine.

    The only value they have is in the aesthetics, or if you need OS X for some reason. Generally not worth the cost except to people who like to burn money.

    The same people who buy a $100 burger in a restaurant that costs $12 to make, cause it costs $100.

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    1. Re:They are still damn overpriced by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I bought a mac pro in 2008, in the 3 years of applecare, I had to repair it 4 times (every time drag that heavy thing, and loose it for 3 days), just for burn out nvidia card (2x), broken power supply (3x) and not working motherboard. Two months after the 3 year period it broke again, and has been sitting somewhere now for the last 2 years doing nothing anymore (repair costs would be over 750 euro's). Doing it yourself is almost no option, different connectors and too much packed away. Everytime they repaired it, the put in again something from 2008. Same shitty nvidia card (almost no ventilation), same shitty power supply (makes too much noise).

      I bought a new pc (just the parts and but it together), now 2,5 years ago. And it never has any problems. Makes a lot less noise, and is almost weightless in comparison.

      I will never ever try such a shitty apple hardware again...

    2. Re: They are still damn overpriced by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      You do if you want your Unixy OS to work worth a damn. Oh, or, rather, work worth a damn w/o twisting thousands of hard to find knobs.
      There.

  2. Re: Fast shiny expensive thin computer is fast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You mad bro?
    Which 27" aio has a better res?

    TROLL!

  3. Price not an Object? by tuppe666 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Price up a PC based system including monitor with equivalent resolution, ssd caching, etc. Now find that spec in an all in one.

    Moderation has modded down an 100% factual comment regarding Apple on Price. Ignoring that Apples PC continuing slump in sales because of this very fact. The bottom line is this iMac is a low resolution, small slow, and fast memory with the usual proprietary connection crap(Ironically lower specification than my old PC). The fact that it is non-upgradable as a justification is stupid; I personally plan throwing a high resolution 29" monitor or A Discrete graphics card or Another hard drive in...Depending on whether Linux gets android compatibility; or My games are struggling a little; Or I run out of space on my raid Array :). Ironically phone has equivalent resolution, ssd cashing etc.

    Apple sell standard components in an attractive package at a massive mark up. If Monopolists like Intel and Microsoft weren't sitting on their 60% gross profits too it would look more obscene; Post PC...hardly just sick of being gouged on price. The bottom line is "Apple Still Costs A Fortune"