{"id":25088,"date":"2014-06-18T11:27:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=25088"},"modified":"2021-04-29T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:43:52","slug":"apple-releases-new-more-affordable-imac-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25088-apple-releases-new-more-affordable-imac-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Releases New More Affordable iMac Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9976\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Globe-New_Macs.png\" alt=\"Globe-New_Macs\" width=\"250\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Globe-New_Macs.png 250w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Globe-New_Macs-93x120.png 93w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Globe-New_Macs-148x190.png 148w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Globe-New_Macs-93x120@2x.png 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>While WWDC came and went <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/24894-highlights-from-apples-2014-wwdc\">earlier this month<\/a> with no new hardware announcements, Apple did finally announce on Tuesday the much-rumored more affordable iMac models.<\/p>\n<p>The new iMac\u2019s entry-level price point is $1,099 \u2013 a $200 savings off the $1299 previous base model from Apple. The key differences in the new lower-end iMac are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500GB <strong>vs.<\/strong> 1.0TB HDD<\/li>\n<li>HD 5000 Graphics <strong>vs.<\/strong> higher-end Iris Pro Graphics<\/li>\n<li>1.4GHz Dual-Core i5 Processor with 2.7GHz single-core Turbo Boost <strong>vs.<\/strong> 2.7GHz i5 Quad-Core with 3.2GHz dual-core Turbo Boost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our tear down and testing later today will confirm whether there is a difference in the factory memory offering as well. The memory is slotted in the $1,299 model, and Apple offers a factory upgrade option to 16GB on the $1,299 model (OWC also offers <a href=\"http:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/memory\/iMac\/2012_21.5\/DDR3L\">an aftermarket option to 16GB<\/a>), but 8GB is the only option for the new low-end $1,099 model. The question is whether the memory is soldered into the $1,099 low-end model or is it still socketed \u2013 making it either a marketing choice by Apple to not offer a 16GB option or an actual new limitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Price Point<\/strong><br \/>\nWith these new more affordable iMacs priced at $1,099, Apple seems to have missed out on the \u201csweet spot\u201d price point of $999. And to some, the sacrifices may be too steep to justify \u201conly\u201d a $200 discount from Apple\u2019s $1,299 models featuring a 2.7GHz Quad-Core processor. However, the discount may be substantial enough to users who are not likely to use a 2.7GHz processor to its full capabilities. The previous low-end iMac prices begin at $1,299 and are still available in the Apple Store.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the new more affordable iMac models? Let us know in the comments section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While WWDC came and went earlier this month with no new hardware announcements, Apple did finally announce on Tuesday the much-rumored more affordable iMac models. The new iMac\u2019s entry-level price point is $1,099 \u2013 a $200 savings off the $1299 previous base model from Apple. The key differences in the new lower-end iMac are: 500GB [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":9976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2366,90,2646],"class_list":["post-25088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-news","category-fresh-from-apple","category-industry-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2 (Yoast SEO v20.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple Releases New More Affordable iMac Model<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the difference in the new models\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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