Apple has updated its iMac range with faster quad-core processors, improved graphics, and the Thunderbolt connector which first appeared in the MacBook Pro. The iMacs also have the new FaceTime HD camera.
‘Our customers love the iMac’s aluminum enclosure, gorgeous display and all-in-one design,’ said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. ‘With next generation quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, Thunderbolt technology and a FaceTime HD camera, we’ve made the world’s best desktop even better.’
There are four models in the new iMac range; two 21.5in iMacs with 2.5GHz and 2.7GHz Core i5 processors, respectively; and two 27in iMacs with 2.7GHz and 3.1GHz processors. All four have 4GB Ram, and all but the lower spec 21.5in model have 1TB hard drives.
ALl four iMacs have ATI Radeon HD graphics processors.
Prices start at £999 and run to £1649. Build to order options include upgrading the CPU to Core i7, though that’s not available on the 2.5GHz 21.5in model.
