Apple iMac 27" - Early 2009

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Huge display. Quad-core CPU with TurboBoost. Wireless keyboard. Wireless Magic Mouse. Mini DisplayPort input. Better screen resolution than a 1080p HDTV. EPEAT Gold and Energy Star 5.0 certified.
Simply the fastest allinone PC we've seen, Beautiful big 27inch display.
Did we mention the screen? Sexpot good looks. Core i7 processor is fast enough for the autobahn, and quadcore technology means you get support for next year's apps today.

Cons:

Card reader is SD-only. No eSATA. Requires third-party adapter for HDMI or DVI input. No Blu-ray option. No numeric keypad on wireless keyboard.
Lacks extras: Multitouch, Bluray, TV tuner, etc, Pricey

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Last revision on April 13, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Huge display. Quad-core CPU with TurboBoost. Wireless keyboard. Wireless Magic Mouse. Mini DisplayPort input. Better screen resolution than a 1080p HDTV. EPEAT Gold and Energy Star 5.0 certified
Simply the fastest allinone PC we've seen, Beautiful big 27inch display
Did we mention the screen? Sexpot good looks. Core i7 processor is fast enough for the autobahn, and quadcore technology means you get support for next year's apps today

Reviewers Didn't Like

Card reader is SD-only. No eSATA. Requires third-party adapter for HDMI or DVI input. No Blu-ray option. No numeric keypad on wireless keyboard
Lacks extras: Multitouch, Bluray, TV tuner, etc, Pricey
Allglass front enclosure throws off enough glare to give you a tan. Screen is too big for anyone under 6foot2, unless they're sitting on a phone book. Speakers have too much lowend. You're better off hooking up some sleek Harman Kardons or, better

Expert reviews and ratings

Apple drops a Nehalem-based Core i7 processor in their class-leading iMac 27-inch. It has a fairly hefty price tag, but backs it up with stellar performance and the high-quality design we've come to expect from the fruit company in Cupertino. The...

By PC Mag on May 07, 2010

Fastest all-in-one PC we've seen runs Windows and OS X, and has a huge screen…but lacks extras like mulit-touch, Blu-ray, and a TV tuner....

By PCWorld on January 25, 2010

With both the 2.66GHz Core i5 iMac and the 2.8GHz Core i7 iMac, Apple has not only blurred the line between consumer and professional systems, it has darn near erased it. Unless you absolutely require...

By InfoWorld on January 09, 2010

I’ve had the chance to test drive one of the 2.8GHz, i7 quad-core processor versions, and let me tell you, this baby screams. The i7 boasts Turbo Boost technology; if an app isn’t using every available core, the cores that are just...

By Macsimum News on November 25, 2009

Put one of Apple's new 27-inch Core i7 iMacs on your desk, and you run the risk of alienating yourself from your friends, co-workers and loved ones. Sure, the sheer speed of the thing is amazing — the new Core i7 processor is outrageously fast...

By Wired on November 24, 2009

ONE look at the big, bright and beautiful 27-inch screen of the new iMac and I was smitten.Resolution, at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, is superb. The LED-backlit display with IPS panel technology means bright visuals, allowing the user to sit at either side...

By AsiaOne on January 22, 2010

My conclusion is that if you are trying to decide which of the two quad-core iMacs to choose for 3D gaming or other 3D graphics intensive tasks, either one will do the job. Also, those of you hard core Mac users who invested in...

By Bare Feats on November 26, 2009

Avec l'arrivée des nouveaux iMac 27 pouces Core i5 2,66 GHz et Core i7 2,8 Ghz, Apple n'a pas simplement estompé la ligne qui séparait les gammes d'ordinateurs grand public et professionnels, elle l'a tout...

By Macworld France on November 27, 2009

L'iMac 27 pouces Core i5 2,8 GHz et sa nouvelle carte graphique Radeon HD 5750 est-il vraiment plus performant que l'ancien modèle haut de gamme ? La semaine dernière, Apple renouvelait la gamme d'iMac avec de nouveaux processeurs...

By Macworld France on August 04, 2010

Comme nous avons pu le voir, l’iMac Core i7 adopte la technologie l’Hyper-Threading ce qui, pour mémoire et pour simplifier, permet aux cœurs processeur (quatre cœurs par unité processeur, un en l’occurrence) de...

By MacGeneration on December 01, 2009

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