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Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010

The iMac is a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers designed and built by Apple Inc. The iMac was described by Steve Jobs as, "The excitement of the internet. The simplicity of Macintosh." It has been the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since its introduction in 1998, and has evolved through four distinct forms. In its original form, the iMac G3, the iMac was gum drop- or egg-shaped with a CRT monitor, mainly enclosed by colored, translucent plastic. The second major revision, the iMac G4, moved to a design of a hemispherical base containing all the main components and an LCD monitor on a freely moving arm attached to the top of the base. The iMac G5 and the Intel iMac placed all the components immediately behind the display, creating a chunky unified design that tilts only up and down on a simple metal base. The current iMac shares the same form as the previous models, but is now thinner and uses anodized aluminum and black-bordered glass for its case.

As it stands now, the iMac is built primarily for computing performance. We would like to see a quad-core chip come to the lower-end iMac lineup before long. For now, Apple only offers fast dual-core Intel chips, which, for the most part, are more than enough to lift the iMac past its Windows competitors on our performance tests. The 500GB hard drive is on the smaller end of the drive space spectrum at this price (the Gateway outlined above sits on the opposite end), and if you want to dabble in Mac gaming you might bemoan the relatively small 256MB frame buffer allowed for the GeForce 9400 graphics chip. For sheer productivity-oriented performance, however, it's hard to argue with the iMac's fast CPU .... Read More

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As it stands now, the iMac is built primarily for computing performance. We would like to see a quad-core chip come to the lower-end iMac lineup before long. For now, Apple only offers fast dual-core Intel chips, which, for the most part, are more than enough to lift the iMac past its Windows competitors on our performance tests. The 500GB hard drive is on the smaller end of the drive space spectrum at this price (the Gateway outlined above sits on the opposite end), and if you want to dabble in Mac gaming you might bemoan the relatively small 256MB frame buffer allowed for the GeForce 9400 graphics chip. For sheer productivity-oriented performance, however, it's hard to argue with the iMac's fast CPU .... Read More


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21.5 Inch iMac 3.06GHz - MC413LL/A - Originally $1,499
* Oct, 2009 Model
* 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (optional 3.33GHz -- $200 extra)
* 4GB memory
* 1TB hard drive
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics with 256MB
Configurable options at the Apple Store
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Used
Amazon: $1,250

Refurbished
Amazon: $1,243
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$1,349 ... Free Shipping - Apple Canada Refurbished
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ClubMac : $1,280 ... Printer Rebate
MacMall : $1,280 ... Printer Rebate, Free Shipping
PowerMax: $1,449 ... Little Big Foot and a Forest,,Free Shipping

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Apple Education Store: $1,399 ... .Printer Rebate, Free Shipping
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ClubMac : $1,449 ... Printer Rebate, Software Rebate
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PowerMax: $1,488 ... Little Big Foot and a Forest,, Free Shipping
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MacZone : $1,490
Apple Store . : $1,499 ... Printer Rebate, Free Shipping
LA Computer: $1,499
Apple Store Canada : $1,599 ... Printer Rebate, Free Shipping


 

21.5 Inch iMac 3.06GHz - MB950LL/A - Originally $1,199
* Oct, 2009 Model
* 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (optional 3.33GHz -- $200 extra)
* 4GB memory
* 500GB hard drive
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
Configurable options at the Apple Store
User Reviews


Prices

Used
Amazon: $1,040

Refurbished
$999 ... Free Shipping - Apple Refurbished ... Best Deal
$1,099 ... Free Shipping - Apple Canada Refurbished

Open Box
PowerMax: $1,088 - $1,129 ... Little Big Foot and a Forest,, Free Shipping
ClubMac : $1,020 ... Printer Rebate
MacMall : $1,020 ... Printer Rebate

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Apple Education Store: $1,099 to $1,140 ... . Printer Rebate, Free Shipping
ClubMac : $1,159 ... Printer Rebate, Software Rebate
MacMall : $1,159 ... $30 Rebate, Printer Rebate, Software Rebate , Free Shipping
Amazon: $1,159 ... Free Shipping
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MacZone : $1,170 ... Software Rebates
PowerMax : $1,188 ... Little Big Foot and a Forest,, Free Shipping
Apple Store . : $1,199 ... Printer Rebate, Free Shipping
LA Computer: $1,199
Apple Store Canada : $1,299 ... Printer Rebate, Free Shipping

 

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