Apple Announces the Next-Gen iMac with Ultra Thin Display

[dgstorm]

Apple also officially unveils their newest iMac with an ultra-thin (5mm) display, using a huge host of new and innovative technologies!

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[sparkyscott21]

An all new iMac has been released. It’s beautiful, has a ridiculously 80% thinner design, and it’s a whopper with specs. The 21″ model starts shipping in November, the 27″ arrives in December. Here are some of the details:

New iMac (2012) Specs

27″ display at 2560×1440
21″ display at 1920×1080
Laminated IPS display with 75% less brightness
Quad-core i5 or i7 CPU
8GB RAM standard, up to 32GB RAM
Fusion Drive option – 128GB SSD & 1TB HDD
FaceTime HD camera
Stereo speakers
Four USB 3.0 ports
No optical drive, external option available

New iMac Base Pricing

21″, 2.7GHz Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD – $1299
27″, 2.9GHz Core i5, 8GB RAM, – $1799

[JezzerP]

It looks gorgeous

No retina display though Scott....you still going to upgrade?

[sparkyscott21]

Yeah, I think I will upgrade. All reports I see, say it is retina quality... My question is, when can I pre-order the thing?????

[sparkyscott21]

Consistent with Apple's quest to make its new computers as thin as possible at the expense of expandability, the new 21.5" iMac contains no user-accessible RAM slots. Instead, it can be configured with 8GB or 16GB of RAM direct from the factory. This was first noticed by Cult of Mac.

The 27" model, on the other hand, can be equipped with up to 32GB of RAM, and has four user-accessible RAM slots via an "easy-to-access memory panel" on the rear of the machine.

From one of Apple's iMac marketing pages:

The 21.5-inch iMac comes with 8GB of memory and can be configured online with 16GB. On the 27-inch iMac, 8GB of memory comes standard, and you can upgrade to 16GB or 32GB. Configure and buy your iMac at the Apple Online Store and it will arrive with the memory already installed. Or add more memory to the 27-inch model yourself by popping open the easy-to-access memory panel on the back.

The 21.5" model ships in November, while the 27" model will begin shipping in December.

10-24-12

www.macrumors.com

[Yptcn]

Hey Moe ! I thought of you yesterday while watching the keynote;-) This is absolutely gorgeous , I can't believe how thin it is !

[sparkyscott21]

Does the iMac look like it is a white color or is it my imagination???

[Yptcn]

It looks silver to me ...

[sparkyscott21]

It must be my eyes, as I am color blind a bit...
It still won't stop me from wanting one though!!!

[sparkyscott21]

French language site MacBidouille claims to have some bad news from their retail sources. While they were expecting to see iMacs arrive on November 27th (we also heard a similar time frame – with availability beginning around Black Friday) for the 21.5-inchers and later in December for the 27-inchers, both may now miss the all important holiday shopping season.

The source blames a welding process for the delays which would push the iMacs into 2013.

We first noted the delays in new iMac production in October and questioned whether or not the devices would be announced at the Mini event. Interestingly we’ve also heard that Apple may also be introducing an updated Thunderbolt Display in the not so distant future as well which may be tied to the launch of the 27-inch iMac. Stay tuned for more information on that soon.

11-14-12

9to5mac.com