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Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end

By | July 27, 2010, 6:34am PDT

Apple has upgraded the iMac line, now offering Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs.

There are now Core i3, i5 and i7 options available in the iMac range, so there’s plenty of price and power options.

21.5-inch display (1,920 x 1,080)
3.06GHz Core i3
4GB of DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB RAM
500GB hard drive
Price: $1,199

21.5-inch display (1,920 x 1,080)
3.20GHz Core i3
4GB of DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB RAM
1TB hard drive
Price: $1,499

27-inch (2,560 x 1,440) LED-backlit display
3.20GHz Core i3
4GB of DDR3
ATI’s Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB RAM
1TB hard drive
(Optional upgrades include 3.6GHz Core i5, 2TB HDD, 256GB SSD and up to 16GB of RAM)
Price: $1,699

27-inch (2,560 x 1,440) LED-backlit display
2.8GHz quad-core Core i5
4GB of DDR3 memory
ATI’s Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB RAM
1TB hard drive
(Optional upgrades include 2.93GHz Core i7 CPU, 2TB hard drive, 256GB SSD and up to 16GB of RAM)
Price: $1,999

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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
dimodragon 29th Nov 2010
i am new to apple and i chose an i3 imac with 500gig harddrive and 4 gig RAM over a dell with an i7, 1 Terrabyte harddrive and 12 gig RAM with a 24 inch monitor. The imac costed 1100, the DELL was 1200. Why did I do it? Two reasons, I think it looks better and I'm pretty sure it will last longer but I'm still not convinced I made the right decision. Trial by Error/or lack thereof if you will...
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How many advertisements are ZDNet bloggers going to post for Apple?
ye 27th Jul 2010
Seriously. I see no discussion just what amounts to reposts of configurations from Apple's web site.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
mep01378 27th Jul 2010
@ye

Well said. I used to really enjoy reading this blog, but lately it seems to be lacking in substance. All it needs is a little bit of gushing and it can be a David Morgenstein (sp?) post.
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We could talk about all the ms products released
Richard Flude 27th Jul 2010
... Oh wait;-)
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The problem is these blog posts aren't discussions.
ye 27th Jul 2010
@Richard Flude: They're essentially reposts of material found on Apple's website.

And what's to discuss? All Apple did was update the internal components to higher specs. Something that happens in the PC market all the time yet we don't see a dozen blog posts about them.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
msalzberg 27th Jul 2010
@Richard Flude

As ye said, these articles don't lead to discussion. They do, however, lead to a lot of "Apple Sux" postings. Clicks are clicks.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
msalzberg 27th Jul 2010
@ye

While I don't necessarily disagree, if it bothers you so much, don't read the articles. Fewer clicks, fewer blog posts like this.
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What makes you think I read them all?
ye 27th Jul 2010
@msalzberg: With so many posts appearing on the main page it's difficult to not see how many there are.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
msalzberg 27th Jul 2010
@ye

But you felt compelled to read and comment on this. Personally, if the headline doesn't interest me, I don't read the article. Pretty simple.
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What's to read? There's two sentence and a list of specifications.
ye 27th Jul 2010
@msalzberg: That's the problem. There's no substance, just specifications. And it's essentially the same with all of the other blogs.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
msalzberg 28th Jul 2010
@ye

"There's no substance, just specifications. And it's essentially the same with all of the other blogs."

In other words, you did read them all, despite the fact that the headline indicates an article you don't want to read. wink

But, yes, there is indeed very little content. But there are always a lot of clicks when Apple is mentioned.
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Wow!
Cylon Centurion 28th Jul 2010
Look at those prices! 2K for something I could build for a few hundred less. Apple is a poster child for paying for the logo.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
ssaha 28th Jul 2010
@NStalnecker Wow! You can build a precision-machined aluminum case full of premium-quality components by your little old self? Then why don't you set up shop and make billions yourself?
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why i3 while most of the competitors use i5?
kkavehma 28th Jul 2010
I was wondering and kind of surprised that why at such fairly expensive desktop prices apple goes for almost cheapest core-i's which is i3. I totally expected to see core -5 as kind of basic set up. Maybe Apple prefer to put more focus on video card rather and I know that the difference between core-i3 and i5 is shrinking in new models of i3 and i5 and i7.
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RE: Apple upgrades iMac, adds Core i3 at low-end
dimodragon 29th Nov 2010
i am new to apple and i chose an i3 imac with 500gig harddrive and 4 gig RAM over a dell with an i7, 1 Terrabyte harddrive and 12 gig RAM with a 24 inch monitor. The imac costed 1100, the DELL was 1200. Why did I do it? Two reasons, I think it looks better and I'm pretty sure it will last longer but I'm still not convinced I made the right decision. Trial by Error/or lack thereof if you will...

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