Now that the new iMac has been on the market for about 2 days, lets answer the question, “What’s new about it?” Some of you may have seen it already. You are blessed. For the rest of us, here are some major changes.
One of the biggest changes and most apparent to the eye is the material of the encasing. Apple has chosen to use aluminum and glass to construct the casing for the new iMac. This brings the iMac inline with the rest of the Pro line of computers. The MacBook Pro and Mac Pro are made of aluminum. In addition, the new iMac is thinner and comes with a new redesigned keyboard. The keyboard is also thinner and looks similar to the one on MacBooks. And all iMac now come with a glossy screen.
Beside the changes on the exterior there are some changes under the hood. The new iMac is faster, with processor speeds up to 2.8 GHz. And it accommodates more memory – up to 4 GB. Furthermore, the new iMac comes with a larger hard drive, up to 1 TB of storage. To enhance the video speed, Apple upgraded the video card to the new ATI Radeon HD. Now all of the iMac models include a FireWire 800 port.
With this upgrade, Apple has discontinued the 17″ iMac. It is replaced with a 20″ model, but offered at the same price as the outgoing 17-incher. If you haven’t seen the new iMacs, head over to the nearest Apple Store and check them out. I’ll be doing that in the next day or so.