IMac (Intel-based)
iMac (Intel based)
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Type | All-in-one |
| Release date | October 14, 2015 (current model) January 10, 2006 (original release) |
| Operating system | macOS |
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Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7 (current model) Intel Core Duo (original release) |
| Related articles | Mac Mini, Mac Pro |
| Website | www.apple.com/imac |
The iMac is a series of Macintosh desktop computers offered by Apple Inc. The current Apple iMac features either an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, Intel Iris, Nvidia GeForce 700 Series, or AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series graphics cards, and a choice of either a 21.5" or 27" LED-LCD display.
Previous iMac models featured either a white polycarbonate enclosure or an aluminium enclosure. The October 2009 iMac model featured a unibody aluminium enclosure, a version of which can still be seen on the current model. The current iMacs released in October 2012 also feature a much thinner display, with the edge measuring just 5 mm.
At the Macworld Conference and Expo on January 10, 2006, Steve Jobs announced that the new iMac would be the first Macintosh to use an Intel CPU, the Core Duo. The introduction of the new iMac along with the Intel-based MacBook Pro signaled the start of a six-month transition from PowerPC to Intel processors.
The features, price, and case design remained unchanged from the iMac G5. The processor speed, however, according to tests run by Apple using SPEC, was declared to be two to three times faster than the iMac G5.
Alongside the MacBook Pro, the iMac Core Duo represents Apple's first computer to feature Intel processors instead of PowerPC processors, a transition that completed in November 2006. Since the introduction of the iMac Core Duo, other lines have followed, including the introduction of the Intel Core-powered Mac mini on February 28, 2006, the MacBook consumer line of laptop computers on May 16, 2006, the Mac Pro on August 7, 2006, and the Xserve in November 2006, completing the Macintosh family transition to Intel processors.
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