
For £160 ($228/AU$321) more it can be configured with a 256GB SSD to make both boot times and general use fast and responsive. RAM can be doubled to 16GB for an extra £160 ($228/AU$322), and Apple offers two additional storage options.įor £80 ($114/AU$160), Apple swaps out the 1TB HDD and replaces it with a 1TB Fusion Drive that combines an SSD and HDD to speed up boot times without sacrificing capacity. The entry-level iMac starts at £899 (US$1,088 / AUS$1,699) and can be configured with more powerful components before you buy it. Connectivity: Headphone, SDXC Card slot, USB 3, Thunderbolt 2, Gigabit Ethernet.Display: 21.5 (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology.Operating System: OS X 10.11 El Capitan.CPU: Intel Dual-Core Intel Core i5 processor (1.6GHz, Turbo Boost to 2.7GHz).Here is the spec sheet of the 21.5-inch iMac configuration sent to techradar: Located underneath the display, the 21.5-inch iMac houses excellent built-in speakers that are surprisingly loud and pack sufficient bass for their size without sacrificing mid-range or treble tones. That's particularly the case if you're viewing content with a friend thanks to its wide viewing angles. Whatever you do on the iMac can be clearly seen thanks to its bright IPS display, which is ideal for streaming online video. By zooming out in a browser, it's possible to fit more onto the display. On the other hand, if you'll mainly be surfing the web, 1080p is enough to comfortably position two windows side-by-side. It can be a problem if you work with large spreadsheets and want to edit large images and videos with the toolbars in view.

They don't make reading text on the screen more difficult, but they are unsightly.Īnother issue with 1080p is that there isn't much real-estate on the desktop to play with. If you've been using a 4K monitor, or a laptop like the Retina MacBook Pro, you'll instantly notice the fuzzy fonts (or 'jaggies') that are absent on high-resolution displays. The 21.5-inch iMac features a 21.5-inch display with a 1,920 x 1,080 pixel-resolution.
