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iMac
From £1,049
Ever since the famous Bondi Blue iMac debuted in August 1998, Apple’s all-in-one desktop computer has been setting standards in gorgeous design and powerful performance. Apple’s innovation was as clear back then as it is today – the iMac was the first Macintosh to drop the floppy drive in favour of USB, and its colourful aesthetic set it apart as a playful option in a world of beige boxes.
The current entry-level 21.5in iMac is unchanged from 2017. Intel processors in the other models range from a quad-core, eighth-gen Core i3 up to a six-core, eighth-gen i5 as standard. A six-core, ninth-gen Core i5 comes as standard on the top-end 27in iMac, and is available as an option on the mid-range 27in – it’s pricy, though.
All but the entry-level iMac have a Retina 4K or 5K display with a wide P3 colour gamut, a fast and capacious Fusion Drive (which marries a traditional hard drive with a solid-state drive), and AMD
Radeon Pro graphics processors. Optional AMD Radeon Pro Vega upgrades are offered only on the most costly 21.5 and 27in models.
iMac super power
If you love the iMac form factor, but want even more oomph, the iMac Pro (introduced in 2017) is an impressive, if expensive, step up.
Prices start at £4,899 for a 27in iMac Pro with a Retina 5K display, eight-core Intel Xeon W processor 32GB of RAM, 1TB of solid-state storage and AMD Radeon Pro Vega graphics – and rise inexorably from there, thanks to an extensive Build to Order options list.
A fully kitted out iMac Pro – equipped with an 18-core Intel Xeon W CPU, 256GB of RAM, Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics and a 4TB SSD will set you back a cool £13,449, putting it well into Mac Pro territory.
The iMac Pro also gets four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports and a unique Space Grey finish, with matching keyboard and mouse.