New iMac versus Old iMac

With summer fast drawing to a close, one can expect manufacturers to start coming up with updated versions of various tech gadgets, not the least of which will be computers. Apple already made headway with the new, updated iMac. According to a feature on Digital Trends, the new iMac looks like its predecessors, but in updates such as this one, it is what goes on behind the scenes that make the difference.

iMac The new iMac is equipped with Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, as opposed to the earlier Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad. The new and old processors reportedly share clock speeds, but the fact that 32nm fabrication is used on the new chips mean improvement in performance and efficiency. Other technologies that may contribute to improved performance are hyper threading and smart cache.

The GeForce 9-series cards used in the previous iMacs have been replaced by AMD’s Radeon HD cards. So what? If you are not much of a gamer it may not mean that much to you, but for those who intend to install Bootcamp, it is expected to provide improved gaming performance.

Forget about the old Apple practice of having to make a choice between an iMac with a standard magnetic drive, or one with a speedy solid-state drive. Now users can have the best of both worlds: the iMac can now have both a 256 GB solid-state drive and a conventional drive. Not everyone will appreciate the need for both, but load times can be improved by loading operating systems and some programs onto the SSD, while keeping large multimedia on the conventional drive.