Rich Brown wonders for CNET, “Who would have guessed that Apple would become the standard-bearer for traditional desktop computing?”
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“The new 27-inch iMac is an easy recommendation. For those who need or simply want a fast computer with a large, gloriously crisp display, the iMac — even our jumped-up, $2,599 review model — delivers,” Brown writes. “The back is tapered such that you can stand 60 to 75 degrees off-center and the iMac still only looks as thin as its 5mm edge. Even when you take notice of the round back portion, the curve comes across as graceful.”
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Brown writes, “Our iMac includes a Fusion Drive, which means it has a 1TB mechanical hard drive and a 128GB solid-state drive joined in a single 1.2TB drive volume. Apple has designed Fusion so that it’s seamless. The OS itself, as well as the files you use most frequently, load from the solid-state drive… The bottom line is that launching pretty much anything on the system happens almost instantly… This is a computer for serious, performance-driven users, particularly those who need a high-resolution display, and fast graphics and disk performance.”
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