In the end, if the predictions and rumors that pointed to a renewal of the all-in-one Apple and after having the website offline for a while, a new iMac model appears with a lower price and also with fewer features. The new iMac model has already arrived on the Mac App Store and reduces its initial price to 1.129 euros for the 21,5-inch model.
This price drop It can be a double-edged sword depending on the use we have to give the iMac, because the new machine adds clearly inferior specifications to the second cheapest, a processor dual core Intel Core i5 a 1.4GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2,7 GHz) while the next higher model has a 5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i2,7 mounted, among other differences that we will see after the jump.
The hard disk also undergoes changes in its capacity being this slightly lower, but to better see each and every one of the changes we leave this image taken directly from the Apple website in which these modifications made to the new iMac that appear in the Apple catalog and that it costs 200 euros less than the top model:
Significant of this change is that Apple indicates in all iMac that 8GB RAM is installed in two 2 x 4GB modules, except in the new iMac that does not specify anything and leaves only 8GB of RAM. The graphics section also changes and the new iMac adds an Intel HD Graphics 5000 while its 'older brother' adds the Intel Iris Pro.
Honestly, and seeing the rumors, I thought that Apple wanted to add better processors for its all-in-one and thereby improve all the hardware that accompanies it somewhat, but this time it seems that the changes were to directly reduce the price against adding better benefits.
let's go back, I hope they get something better than what we have now by the end of the year, greetings, by the way thanks for the info !!
This is Fran Reus, we all want improvements and they present us with an iMac with inferior hardware to reduce the price by 200 euros 😔 Let's hope for improvements in every way for October.
Regards!