Inside, the iMac now uses Intel's Haswell processors, paired with 8GB of RAM as standard and a one terabyte hard drive. Perhaps that will come with next year's iMac. The 2560 x 1440 resolution is great for HD content, but given there is the onset of 4K monitors now, it would be nice to see Apple pushing things in the resolution stakes. The LED backlit IPS screen is balanced and colourful with deep black levels. In terms of hardware, the stand out point on the 27-inch iMac is the screen. Its metal stand isn't particularly wide and the space left below the screen means you leave the rest of your office below the display, freeing up desk space. The iMac, even in 27-inch form, won't take up a large amount of room. An iMac sat in a living room or office doesn't necessarily catch your eye, but it doesn't detract from the rest of the space either. Really, we can't think of a better looking desktop computer. The usual brushed aluminium and gloss black is everywhere here and the included magic mouse and keyboard match perfectly with the iMac's design. It's not until you turn the thing around and realise that the internal hardware is packed into a neat bulge on the back of the screen, that Apple's clever design becomes most apparent. It shows, with the iMac looking absurdly slim compared to other computers from just about every angle. An entirely new laminating process was put together to reduce screen thickness to 5mm at the edges. Apple has gone to fairly extreme lengths to get the new iMacs looking as thin as possible.
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