The CPU options now include either a 3GHz, six-core Intel Core i5, or the eight-core, 2.6GHz Intel Core i9 in our review model. The latter is from Intel's latest and greatest 9th Generation "Coffee Lake" line.
New graphics options include Radeon Pro 500-series GPUs with either 4GB or 8GB of video memory or the Radeon Pro Vega 48 in our review unit. The Vega 48 is a significant upgrade because it moves the 27-inch iMac just below the entry-level iMac Pro, with its Radeon Pro Vega 56. For people who need lots of graphics muscle but don't care about the Xeon CPU or other elite accouterments that make up the iMac Pro's lofty $5,000 starting price, the 27-inch iMac is now a more viable option.
The iMac is available in 21-inch and 27-inch screen sizes, but I believe that the latter looks the best on your desk, assuming you've got enough room. That's because its proportions seem the most appropriate. The large black borders-bezels-that surround the display are thick and prominent, matching the reflective black Apple logo mounted at the bottom center. On the 21-inch iMac, these borders seem oversize relative to the screen size and incongruous in a world of ever-slimming bezels on competing all-in-ones and large PC monitors.
With its much larger screen, however, the 27-inch iMac takes these borders in stride, managing to make them look sleek and modern. The rest of the iMac mirrors that classy, minimalist look, clad in the same brushed-silver aluminum case that's been around since 2015. Apple describes it as simple, stylish, and uncluttered, and I tend to agree. I also think the Space Gray iMac Pro and MacBooks look even better, but the iMac remains available only in silver.
Stand included, the system measures 20.3 by 25.6 by 8 inches (HWD) and weighs 20.8 pounds. The stand lets you tilt the iMac forward or back, but as ever, it doesn't feature height adjustment. That makes it much less flexible than the stands on two of the iMac's chief competitors. Both the Dell XPS 27 and the Microsoft Surface Studio 2 ($3,499.00 at Microsoft Store) are far more flexible, withstands that even allow you to lay them flat on your desk.
In lieu of the stand, you can opt for an iMac with a VESA mounting bracket preinstalled, for mounting it to the wall or a third-party stand. In either case, the dimensions compare favorably with one of the iMac's chief Windows-based competitors, the Dell XPS 27 ($1,399.99 at Dell Technologies). That all-in-one PC is roughly the same size (17 by 25 by 3 inches without stand), but its abundance of built-in speakers makes it an astonishing 38 pounds, far too unwieldy to rotate should you need to plug peripherals into the rear ports.
The iMac, by contrast, is easy to swivel with one hand on your desk, which is a good thing because all of its ports are mounted at the rear, along the right edge. These include four USB 3.0 Type-A ports, two oval-shaped USB Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 3 support, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, a full-size SD card slot, a headphone jack, and the port for the power adapter.
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