New iMac gets Quad Core, FaceTime HD

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 3, 2011 · 2 min read

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Apple just outed a whole new line of iMacs featuring 2nd-generation Intel Core i5 quad-core processors, AMD Radeon HD 6770M and FaceTime HD.

21.5-inch: 2.5GHz
2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
1920 x 1080 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
500GB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB
FaceTime HD cam
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Php 60,990

21.5-inch: 2.7GHz
2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
(optional) 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
1920 x 1080 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 512MB
FaceTime HD cam
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Php 75,990

27-inch: 2.7GHz
2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
2560 x 1440 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 512MB
FaceTime HD cam
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Php 85,990

27-inch: 3.1GHz
3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
(optional) 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
2560 x 1440 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M with 1GB
FaceTime HD cam
Bluetooth 2.1
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Php 99,990.00

All units come with a Firewire 800 port, Thunderbolt 10Gps port, Gigabit LAN port, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, IR receiver, SDXC card slot, mini DisplayPort output (with support for DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI) and slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVDÂ±R DL/DVDÂ±RW/CD-RW).

An Apple Magic Mouse and wireless keyboard comes included in the box. See Philippine Apple Online Store for complete details.

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55 Comments

Emmitt Tagle · 15 years ago

Brilliant post, Anders.
Keep up the good work, looking forward to next post.

Bryan · 15 years ago

Apple is apple just like Louis Vuitton is Louis Vuitton. You can never change that. hehehe..

lol · 15 years ago

its not overpriced guys, if you say it is, then it means you cannot afford this top class machine and definitely your not apple’s market.

lolol · 15 years ago

its overpriced.. if in case a product can stand on its own w/ a certain price tag and there is no competition in terms of function/speed @ a lower price, then it is not overpriced.

but since other computers can do more & is a lot faster w/ almost half the price, then that product is overpriced.

a bugatti veyron is not overpriced as it is the best and the fastest atm. a luxury Mercedes benz priced like a bugatti veyron is OVERPRICED!. ;)

earl · 15 years ago

if anything is overpriced, it simply just means you cannot afford it.

its what separates from those who have, to those who have nots.

lolol · 15 years ago

im want to be humble but i can afford two of those in 2 1/2 months, im binata all my earnings are all mine.

but thats what separates a smart consumer from a blind fanboy. again mercedes benz/ferrari are luxurious but if you price it like a veyron then they are overpriced. ;) digs?

just like bill gates…”$30 for a haircut? are you kidding me?!”

earl · 15 years ago

you know what, i fully understand you especially after saying where you are coming from.

but give yourself a few years from now, where you reach age 30, and earning 5times your current income, then ask yourself honestly, if your taste have not yet changed.

“expensive” is relative only to your purchasing power.

transit ads · 15 years ago

at least its more affordable now, before you get a 2gb c2duo imac and now its 4gb i5 intel quad. I for one, would buy this fancy gadget bec. of its O.S. kinda expensive but it pays on the long run :)

benchmark · 15 years ago

after sales kasi daw ang maganda sa mac kaya ganyan kamahal…as in professional ang magaayos ng pc nyo regardless of defect, software man or hardware…

well that is what I heard…

nameless · 15 years ago

But you still have to pay more :D even the accessories cost a lot. softwares, etc. WTH. im not gonna be a slave of MAC. Once you buy one, it’ll cost you a lot and you’ll be spending more.

zeratul88 · 15 years ago

Sir, correct me if I’m wrong. Ang Intel i5 ay 2cores, 4threads and not 4cores. Ang intel i7 naman ay 4cores, 8threads.

So technically hindi legit na quad-core ang mga imacs na yan since core i5 lang sya having just two cores.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

Some Core i5 have 4-cores as well.

sylv3rblade · 15 years ago

Take note that these are Sandy Bridge based, not Arrandale.

Paul · 15 years ago

Sandy Bridge Core i5 with 6MB of L3 cache (which these iMacs have) are all quad cores.

So yes, you are wrong.

zeratul88 · 15 years ago

noted. :)

Steve Jobs · 15 years ago

Quad core nga di ba? Ibig sabihin hindi dual core. Kilangan pa ba pagdibatihan…

electrogadgetfreak · 15 years ago

omg, ong mohol! I really envy mac users because they choose to buy these overpriced computers when they can get the same features for half the price ;)

Junalquis · 15 years ago

overpriced piece of %#^@. lol I’m not saying Macs are bad in fact they are just as great the built quality on those things are second to none but with that price I can get an even better hardware like core i7 2600k and an amd 6970 gpu and an OS of my choice

lolipown · 15 years ago

I guess you haven’t heard of the term IPS.

Paul · 15 years ago

It’s overpriced only if you have the money to buy one of these to begin with.

It’s like whining how a sports car or helicopter is overpriced when you never had a chance in your lifetime to acquire one.

wrong · 15 years ago

macs are nice but true they are overpriced. apple are for simple minded consumers. PCs are for advanced users. w/ the 99k price, a pc would kill the mac interms of speed/graphics overall function @ just 50k. the mac would win in out-of-the-box multimedia editing.

a sportscar is more fitting for a pc w/ monster parts. macs are the luxury cars being used by the government/elite people.

Junalquis · 15 years ago

it’s overpriced for a computer and yes I’m not gonna spend an extra 20k for the same hardware and built quality because I’m not that stupud and I can assemble any pc I want, that way I can save money cuz I’m not rich. also the computer I built almost has the same specs except for the GPU and maybe a slightly slower CPU cuz my core i5 older it’s the 1366 socket and the thunderbolt and firewire port for 2/3 of that iMac’s price