Apple's iMac is a popular and speedy desktop all-in-one computer, and Mac aficionados have been in love with them since 1998. The latest edition was introduced on May 3, 2011, with Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and lightning-fast Thunderbolt I/O. Now Computerworld has weighed in with a review of the new iMac that is absolutely glowing.
Computerworld writer Michael deAgonia was impressed with the speed of the new iMac, noting that a complex 50-minute iMovie project he uses as an informal benchmark took an hour and eight minutes to render on the previous top-of-the-line iMac, and is now done in just 48 minutes. deAgonia recommends that potential buyers go for all of the HD capacity they can, since Apple is now using a proprietary hard drive in the iMac that can only be upgraded by Apple-certified techs.
He also makes a recommendation that I thoroughly agree with -- if you're about to purchase one of the new iMacs, get a Magic Trackpad instead of the more traditional Magic Mouse. Why? The soon-to-be-released Mac OS X Lion makes use of many gestures that make your day to day computing a snap. deAgonia also had nothing but good things to say about Thunderbolt, although he had no access to Thunderbolt-equipped peripherals during his testing.
The review is a good read for the holiday, and for anyone who is on the bubble about purchasing an iMac, it's highly recommended.
Apple's latest iMac receives glowing review from Computerworld originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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