Comments on: Apple iMac 27-inch (Core i5) Review

By: So Richard Keomisy

So Richard Keomisy — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:04:27 +0000

waiting for the touch screen features!..come Apple get it out now..everyone else has…

By: So Richard Keomisy

So Richard Keomisy — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:04:27 +0000

lol…i am a clean freak so fingerprints are wiped away as soon as they appear..plus Gateway and HP have done a remarkable job with their touch interface products…it should be a normal progression for the touch screen features to appear on Imac.

By: Rhys Lloyd

Rhys Lloyd — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:50:38 +0000

Yeah me too, but I don't want to be wiping the screen every 10 seconds.

Everyone I've seen with a touch screen desktop uses it for about a week, then they just plug in a mouse and never touch the screen again.

Touch screens are great for kiosk or jukebox style applications, but day to day simply impractical.

By: Digital Trends

Digital Trends — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:50:38 +0000

This system boots up in 19 seconds. Pretty amazing!

By: Rhys Lloyd

Rhys Lloyd — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:50:37 +0000

Touch screen? Really? I don’t want finger marks all over my beautiful screen. That and I don’t want the sore arm from holding it at the screen all the time. I’ll stick to my keyboard shortcuts and mouse.

By: Rhys Lloyd

Rhys Lloyd — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:50:37 +0000

Analogue 5.1? Guys… living in the dark ages. For the average consumer, they wouldn’t even know what it means. You can’t beat digital optical for convenience. Single cable into the receiver… so easy.

I’m planning on getting the i7 Quad-core with 8GB RAM. Finally will be able to run Photoshop, Illustrator AND InDesign, whilst still having iTunes, Mail, Safari, Adium, iCal and my other various background apps running.

By: Guest

Guest — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:33:05 +0000

Just wanted to point out - From the Apple Store, you can get, for the same price, a full sized wired keyboard (with full numerical keypad) and extra keys not included on the wireless keyboard.

Also, I find the magic mouse to be an incredible, extremely intuitive mouse that's easy and fun to use. This review lacks any real detail about the mouse. It is very touch sensitive, allowing you to scroll through pages easily and quickly with the slide of your finger.

I find my iMac boots up extremely quickly, multi-tasks without a problem, runs game pretty well, and has an amazing screen. It is amazingly high-definition, clear and glossy, perfect for nearly any task. (It may, however, be distracting if you have a window behind it, as it can be slightly reflective.)

All in all, I generally agree with this review. The iMac is a GREAT all in one computer!

By: allmotor91

allmotor91 — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:37:56 +0000

And at the end of the day you still have a cheap plastic pc that sucks.

By: Juan

Juan — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:12:16 +0000

I have a 1 year old Dell laptop 2.66mhz, with a 128gig SSD drive and it takes 15 second to the log on screen.
I bought a mac pro for my wife and it starts and shuts down way faster than mine.

By: gakio12

gakio12 — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:51:30 +0000

The headphone jack is also a mini toslink port, which is optical out. Same goes for the microphone jack.

By: ioman

ioman — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:14:15 +0000

Did you watch the video? The resolution is over 2000 pixels, not 800.

And no, your Windows 7 system (which is 3-4 years old) does not boot up from a cold start in 20 seconds. That's a lie.

By: George

George — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:18:11 +0000

Wow… 19 second start up on that Mac. I am a big Mac user and I know they have fast start up times. I use a Windows machine at work and I know from experience that I could start and shut down may Mac 2 or 3 times before my windows machine can start fully once.

By: gctwnl

gctwnl — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:34:31 +0000

I just bought the i7 with 8GB in The Netherlands. I actually went to the NL Dell store to configure something comparable (same CPU, unrestricted OS, memory, Wifi, Bluetooth, 3 year warranty, 27" screen). Guess what? Apple was several hundreds of € cheaper. And I would not be surprised if the Apple screen was better. And I did not add anything comparing iLife.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:27:08 +0000

Re two of the cons listed in the video:
- When ordering the iMac you can opt for a fullsize USB keyboard and the traditional "Apple Mouse" at no charge.

- You missed one of the best new features of the 27" iMacs - they can be used as just a monitor! The display port on the back can be both an output and an input. This way you don't lose the investment in the great 27" LED screen the next time you upgrade your computer.

By: ricardo

ricardo — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:07:40 +0000

Wow, it can run halflife 2 at almost full definition (aaa 8x).
I guess you can run crysis at 640x480 hehe. By the way, my windows 7 pc boots in around 20 seconds, and it's like 3 or 4 years old(intel q6600,4gb ram), and resume from sleep is done immediately, just like your mac.

By: Big Stevie J

Big Stevie J — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:12:04 +0000

Now that Apple software runs on normal PC hardware, I can't think of one good reason why to buy directly from Apple. You can build a computer for much cheaper, with more funtionality, and pick up the latest MAC OS for like $30.00. So unless you have a special rebate deal with Steve Jobs in which he promises to give you magical powers in return for purchasing his over priced product, well, you've been _______ <—— fill in blank with your favorite choice of dirty words.

By: Wootwagon

Wootwagon — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:25:59 +0000

Im typing this comment from my PC as my girlfriends i7 iMac sits behind me, she loves it, i find it doesn't have the flexibility that my PC has, then again, my PC is a watercooled gaming BEAST =]. I just wanted to point out that my PC, with a SSD, cold boots windows in about 10 seconds including POST, excluding me typing in my password, and from sleep mode its on Desktop before the screen even finishes its power-up cycle. iMacs are getting better, the new AMD graphics proves that, but at the end of the day, my computer does more, stores more and is generally faster and it cost me almost 500 less than an iMac, and i can expand on that in a few years without forking out more than 1k, keep in mind im not bagging macs, they preform well for what they are, but the price-point for me is a bit too high for something that you cant really upgrade without serious out of pocket expenses (if you do it right).

By: ioman

ioman — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:43:49 +0000

Agreed, although HDMI output or SPDIF output would have been nice. A single headphone out jack is pretty old-school!

By: Rhys Lloyd

Rhys Lloyd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:47:29 +0000

Agree with keyboard and mouse, I'll probably get a Logitech set up if I find it too irritating.

Analog 5.1? Dark ages fellas... digital is sufficient and simple enough. Only purists use analog cables, and said purists often use vinyl stereo. If it's really that important, buy an external soundcard?