Apple iMac MB953LL/A 27-Inch Desktop
- Ships in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
- 2.66GHz Intel Quad Core Processor
- 1TB Hard Drive, DVD SuperDrive, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 27″ LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 2560×1440 HD resolution, ATI Radeon HD 4850-512MB
- Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, includes new wireless Magic Mouse
Product Description
Featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 widescreen display in a edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The iMac, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz. Storage is never an issue with the iMac, this unit features a 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive. The iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the wireless Magic Mouse, the worlds first mouse with Multi-Touch technology. 21.5 iMac – 3.06GHz/1TB HD plus ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics with 512MB Apple Wireless Keyboard Magic Mouse Cleaning cloth Power cord Install/restore DVDs Printed and electronic documentationAmazon.com Product Description
Updated with a brilliant 27-inch LED-backlit widescreen display in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure, the new Apple iMac is ideal for watching high definition movies and TV shows from iTunes, or editing and watching your own videos or photos using iLife. The iMac now also … More >>
Apple iMac MB953LL/A 27-Inch Desktop
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4 comments
Cautious Buyer on December 7, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Just a little bit of caution for those looking at this item. You can go to the Apple Store and get the exact same iMac priced at $1999 (or $1899 if you have an education discount). As always you should do research before buying any product. I hope this is just a typo and Amazon isn’t taking advantage of people who fail to look elsewhere.
But as far as the computer goes, all I can say is wow! Best screen I’ve ever seen, and more than twice as fast as my maxed out Macbook Pro from 2 years ago. The wireless keyboard and Magic mouse are a nice addition and really add to the clean and professional look of the computer. Be aware that the iMac will feel hotter than previous models on the back panel, but this is normal because the aluminum backside is actually used as a heat sink to cool the desktop level processor (all previous models and the lower end model iMacs used laptop processors which don’t use as much power).
I would recommend this computer to anyone who is looking for a professional level machine at a consumer level price, but of course I wouldn’t recommend buying from Amazon as they appear to be price gouging!
D. Everts on December 7, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I have this review on the other 27 inch model as well. Thought it best to post it both places.
OK, firstly I want to say that the 5 star review is only there because you have to give the rating.
I am not rating this device per say, I am giving information that helps people understand a functionality of the device.
I was going to purchase this computer with the understanding that I can connect my PS3 and or Xbox 360 to the machine via adapters. Specifically a Mini Displayport to DVI adapater connected to a DVI to HDMI adapater which would then connect to the HDMI from my PS3 or Xbox 360. It was also my understanding that this functionality is available on the 27 inch models only and not the 21.5 inch models.
After a few phone calls to Apple themselves I got all this info put together.
Yes, the 27 inch model does accept input through the Mini Displayport and the 21.5 inch models do not.
However, after talking with a sales rep, who brought one of Apple’s engineers into the call, I have learned that this functionality will not exactly work as I was previously told it would. He said for one, that the adapters would not bring the signal into the monitor from PS3’s or Xbox 360’s and two, that I would need another device, the name of which escapes me at this time, in order to hook it up to the monitor. This other device however would not do 1080p; it would only do 640×480 or something like that.
He basically said that the input into the 27 inch monitors is so you can hook up your laptops and such for the benefit of having the nice 27 inch screen.
He recommended that I purchase a Mac mini and hook it up to a 1080p HD TV through a DVI to HDMI adapter and then hook my PS3 and Xbox 360 to that TV.
So all in all, if your looking to hook up your consoles to an iMac you still do not have that option. Well you do, but at such a resolution that it wouldn’t be worth it anyways.
Apple, if your reading this, PUT AN HDMI input on the iMac’s. Your customers will thank you.
Its a shame to have an awesome display and not have the ability to hook up things to it that matter. And since the iMac also doesn’t have a Blue Ray player this would allow for it to have one through the HDMI port via a Blue Ray player or a PS3. I mean, could you imagine watching a blue ray movie on an iMac? Stunning to say the least.
Busy Executive on December 7, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I have the 27″ iMac with the 2.8 Ghz Intel i7 processor, and so far, I’m completely happy with it.
The “out of the box experience” was just about perfect. Minimal packaging, and after lifting the system, keyboard and mouse out of the box, it was up and running in under five minutes. Very impressive…batteries already installed in the keyboard/mouse (I have the wireless ones) and everything “just worked”.
I was a little nervous about the small wireless keyboard, but now that I’ve been using it a while, it’s actually very good. The keys have a good feel, and although it looks somewhat flimsy, it’s not. The wireless connection (Bluetooth) works great, and I like that I can move it around on my desk any time I want. Same for the mouse…the new mouse design is cool, and being able to just run my fingers over it rather than having a scroll wheel is very handy. It works smoothly and I like it better than the Microsoft wireless mouse I had been using up to now.
The system comes with built-in wireless networking, which seemed to work great with my 802.11N Cisco/Linksys router. I’ve since switched to the wired connection as I have Gigabit Ethernet in my home…it also works flawlessly. On the network, it’s connected to my Windows systems, my networked printers – even my DVR – without incident. From an application perspective, it’s worked 100% perfectly with everything I’ve tried, including VMware, Microsoft Office for Mac, Photoshop, etc. It comes with Snow Leopard pre-installed.
The display is simply stunning, whether running traditional applications, looking at movies, editing photographs, etc. It’s bright and crisp corner to corner, and big enough to comfortably run about any two apps side by side. Indeed, it’s almost too big (never thought I’d say that!)…I find I need a little more distance between my eyes and the monitor to take it all in. Next to my (admittedly 3 year old) Dell LCD monitor…well, it’s no contest. I’m hoping to figure out how to connect another PC and a few HDMI devices to the monitor, using the Mini Display Port input (which is more difficult than it sounds, since you need VGA/DVI/HDMI to Mini Display Port conversion, and few of these devices seem to be available).
As for performance, my i7 2.8Ghz is scoring about 8500 points on the “Geekbench” benchmark – the fastest iMac ever, and within striking range of a quad-core Mac Pro. It’s fast – blindingly fast – in day to day use, and at least so far, I haven’t found anything that really taxes its limits.
Great machine and it comes with my highest recommendation!
D. Bowman on December 7, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R7CJP8XZ3V1HK It is hard to capture how beautiful this computer is in words much less video.
You have to see it in person.
I accidentally listed it on-screen as 2.26GHz, it should say 2.66GHz.
I took a stab at a video review.
I hope you enjoy.
Let me know your feedback, thanks!