Apple Reveal All New iMac

Along with the iPad mini, Apple has updated their iMac All-in-One PC. The last update of the iMac line was back in 2009. The new iMac can be configured with a new breakthrough technology Apple calls – Fusion Drive. Fusion Drive apparently combines the high storage capacity of a traditional hard drive with the high performance of flash storage.

According to Apple:

With Fusion Drive in your iMac, disk-intensive tasks — from booting up to launching apps to importing photos — are faster and more efficient. That’s because frequently used items are kept at the ready on speedy flash storage, while infrequently accessed items go to the hard drive. The file transfers take place in the background, so you won’t even notice. As the system learns how you work, Fusion Drive makes your Mac experience even better. And you don’t have to do a thing.

 

Other key features of the new iMac include:

Ultra Thin With a Great Display

The new iMac display is not set behind the cover glass — it’s right up against it. The LCD itself is 5 mm thinner than before, and we used an advanced process called full lamination to eliminate a 2-mm gap between the LCD and the glass, something that has never been done on a display this large. Although it may not seem like much, those few millimeters are enough to make images look as if they’re leaping off the glass.

• All new thing profile. The  iMac is  5 mm thin at its edge with up to 40 percent less volume than the previous generation.

• Led-backlit widescreen display. The iMac comes in 21.5- and 27-inch displays. The new display design reduces reflection by 75 percent. In addition, because the LCD now sits right up against the glass, your content seems to leap off the screen.

• The iMac display features in-plane switching (IPS) that gives a bright picture with excellent colour from nearly any angle.

• Glossy display that is rich and vibrant with colors are more true to life, too.  iMac display is individually color-calibrated using state-of-the-art spectroradiometers to match color standards recognized around the world.

Powerful

Powered by third-generation Intel Core processors, the new iMac is the fastest yet. Every model in the lineup comes standard with a quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, starting at 2.7GHz and topping out at 3.2GHz. And at the Apple Online Store, you can configure your iMac with an even more powerful Intel Core i7 processor, up to 3.4GHz.

Connectivity

Thunderbolt

Ultrafast and ultraflexible, the tiny Thunderbolt port offers unprecedented transfer speeds and incredibly versatile expansion capabilities. Connect high-performanceperipherals such as external drives, cameras, audio and video capture devices — even Mini DisplayPort displays for more screen real estate. All iMac models include two Thunderbolt ports, so you can create the ultimate do-anything desktop.Learn more about Thunderbolt

USB 3

iMac comes with four USB 3 ports — with speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2.