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    21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display (Mid 2017)

    by MATT BOLTON Aug 16, 2017 6 minutes

    $1,499 From Apple, apple.com

    Features 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB video memory, 8GB memory, 1TB Fusion Drive, 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports, 4x USB 3.0 (Type-A) ports, SDXC card slot, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2

    TOUGH TESTING, TRUSTED RATINGS

    21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display (Mid 2017)

    + Excellent 4K display

    + Big graphics boost…

    - …though still not that strong for the money

    - Divisive keyboard

    GREAT

    elieve it or not, the 2017 models of the 4K iMac are the first updates since the original debuted in October 2015; Apple’s desktop Macs have had it very quiet of late. When it came out, this was a bit of an oddball machine. For a lot of people, it ought to be a nearly ideal desktop computer – with a fantastic, highly detailed display for viewing photos or working, the power of a quad-core processor, and the inherent advantages of a desktop, such as lots of ports and a large amount of storage fitted as

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