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But for a consumer monitor it’s very good and many regular professionals should find it ample for their needs.

IMAC 27 LATE 2013 SUPPORTED OS PROFESSIONAL

We wouldn’t qualify these as ‘professional’ level results, but then the glossy finish rules out genuine professional use (by which we mean absolute colour critical work) from the outset. The peak brightness is a retina burning 337 nits, while a DeltaE (a measurement of colour accuracy) of 2.13 is good. The default colour temperature of our review sample was 6,730K, which is only a little off the 6,500K benchmark (nothing a little tuning can’t fix) and the contrast ratio 1147:1 is among the best we’ve seen lately – only the 3,200:1 BenQ GW2760HS (a VA-based monitor) has recorded much above 1,000:1 in our recent testing. The result is very good, albeit with one small caveat.

IMAC 27 LATE 2013 SUPPORTED OS PRO

It might happen in future, but not right now.Īs with our monitor reviews, we broke out our Xrite i1 Display Pro 2 to get an idea of how the screen measures up. Its 2,560 x 1,440 resolution is very high, not ‘retina’ high but that’s not a realistic expectation with a screen this size as making it ‘retina’ would be extortionately expensive. The size of the 27-inch iMac means the screen is the first thing most people notice. It costs no more and works seamlessly with the various gestures supported in Mac OS.Īpple iMac 27-inch (2013): Screen Quality It’s a reasonable compromise for anyone who can’t countenance the idea of using a trackpad, but we strongly prefer (and recommend) the Magic Trackpad (a wireless version of a MacBook trackpad) instead.

The former is an excellent keyboard and there’s the option for a large one with a numeric keypad at no extra cost. Sticking to more grounded items, our particular 2013 iMac came with a small standard keyboard and the Magic Mouse. Those two Thunderbolt ports are pretty important, partly because you can daisy chain numerous peripherals on the same port, partly because of Thunderbolt’s breathtaking speed (double USB 3.0 in ‘theoretical’ terms), but mainly because they mean you could drive two further monitors at up to 2,560 x 1,600 – a prospect so tantalising our inner geek is doing somersaults at the very idea.

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Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi round-up the connectivity such as it is, the latter being a small upgrade on the Apple iMac 27-inch (2012) model.

There are four USB ports, two Thunderbolt ports (which double as mini-Display Port outputs), an SD card slot, Gigabit Ethernet and a single combination audio in/out jack. Any holdouts may want to stick with what they’ve got, or buy an external drive if needed.Įlsewhere the features are typical of Apple, minimal but just enough for the great majority of people. The most controversial issue is the lack of any optical drive, but this is 2013 and we’ve got quite used to this now. The slim body, flawless aluminium finish and effortlessly smooth hinge talk both to its beauty and its quality. We won’t dwell too much on the design because: one, it hasn’t changed and two, it speaks for itself. Get a quick snapshot of our comprehensive review with our video review:Īpple iMac 27-inch (2013): Design & Features

IMAC 27 LATE 2013 SUPPORTED OS UPDATE

After last year’s breathtaking new design, however, the 2013 update deals with the insides only, with new Intel Haswell processors, updated graphics and faster flash memory being the key upgrades. Prices start at £1,599 and rise exponentially depending on the options. The 27-inch versions are really for power users. These days it comes in 21.5-inch and 27-inch versions, and it’s the 2013 iMac update of the latter we’re looking at today.

The first iMac was the beginning of a new era for Apple and it remains one of its most iconic products. Apple’s iMac range needs little introduction.

Imac 27 late 2013 supported os