#Os (27-Inch, Late 2013) 720P Video Calls

The 2012 introduction of a taper-edge aluminum casing suspended on a slim but sturdy tongue of metal may have been an evolution from iMac models before it, but the combination of visual sleight of hand and minimalistic design still wows.The refurbished Late 2013 27-inch iMac is an all-in-one Mac desktop that is just amazing to look at. CD/DVD Drive (Optional): Platinum Coverage (Optional): I have read and understand that this unit is Clearance for the reason (s) noted in the Tech Specs below: Bundle & Save (Keyboard & Mouse):MacBook Pro ModelsmacOS Big SurmacOS CatalinamacOS Mojave1110.1510.14iMac (Retina 5K, 27inch, 2020)YesYesNoiMac (Retina 5K, 27inch, 2019)YesYesYesView 56 more rowsThe iMac is, arguably, AppleвЂ™s most successful design from its entire range. 27-inch 3.2GHz Quad-core i5 (Late 2013) ME088LL/A.

Apple still offers 21.5- and 27-inch models, with 1920 x 10 x 1440 IPS LED-backit displays respectively, and they still get the antireflective screen coating which noticeably cuts down on glare during use. Memory Install Video.For 2013, outwardly nothing has changed. Interested in using these videos on your site view our video usage policy. Model ID: iMac14,2 How to find your Macs Model ID. In addition, the Late 2013 iMac incorporates fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor and fourth generation Intel processor.iMac 27-inch (Late 2013) OWCs step-by-step video of how to install memory in the Apple iMac 27-Inch Late 2013.

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A Magic Mouse is supplied as standard, though you can specify a Magic Trackpad instead as a no-cost switch.Stereo speakers fire downward, out of the lower edge of the screen, and sound impressively full-bodied given their size. An ambient light sensor hidden behind the glass bezel adjusts the displayвЂ™s brightness automatically, though you can of course tweak them yourself using the dedicated keys on AppleвЂ™s bundled Bluetooth keyboard. There have been times when weвЂ™d wished for side-mounted ports, just for the convenience of slotting in, say, a camera cable without having to look at the back, but thatвЂ™s more down to our not wanting to scratch the aluminum than anything else.Above the display thereвЂ™s a FaceTime HD camera for 720p video calls, and dual microphones for beam-formed audio. The power button itself is a slightly dimpled key on the opposite side. Mac mini (Late 2012 to late-2018) iMac (Late 2012 to mid-2017) iMac Pro (all models) Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid-2010 and mid-2012 models with recommended Metal-capable GPU) High Sierra compatibilityAs with last yearвЂ™s machine, thereвЂ™s no optical drive вЂ“ Apple will sell you an optional external SuperDrive if you want one, or you can plug in any third-party USB drive вЂ“ and the ports are clustered in a row along the lower side of the bowed aluminum rear panel.They too are unchanged: a headphone socket, SD card slot, four USB 3.0, two Thunderbolt, and gigabit ethernet, along with the power socket centered behind the cable tidy hole in the stand.

Again, thereвЂ™s a Core i7 option for online orders, this time running at 3.1GHz (up to 3.9GHz Turbo Boost). 8GB of DDR3 memory is included as standard, and can be either upgraded through AppleвЂ™s own store to up to 32GB, or вЂ“ by popping off the small hatch on the rear of the iMac вЂ“ fitting your own choice of third-party memory.As for the 21.5-inch iMac, that kicks off with a 2.7GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.2GHz Turbo Boost) with a 2.9GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.6GHz Turbo Boost) in the higher performance model. Our review unit has been upgraded to the 3.5GHz quadcore Core i7 (up to 3.9GHz Turbo Boost), which is an order-only option. Apple has updated the range with IntelвЂ™s fourth-fen Core i5 and i7 вЂњHaswellвЂќ chips, paired with new graphics options, and a boosted version of its own Fusion Drive storage technology.The entry level 27-inch iMac has a 3.2GHz quadcore Core i5 (with up to 3.6GHz Turbo Boost) while the higher-performance preconfiguration has a 3.4GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.8GHz Turbo Boost).

There are also now options for 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of all-flash, though theyвЂ™re unsurprisingly expensive options.Unfortunately, you still get a 1TB traditional hard-drive as standard on both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac (5,400rpm on the former 7,200rpm on the latter). 128GB of flash is paired with either a 1TB or 3TB hard-drive and OS X intelligently moves files between the two, learning how the user works and deciding which files to bring over to the faster flash, and which are okay to be left on the slower, larger-capacity drive. The iMac has both types, and by dynamically switching data вЂ“ whether your files, your apps, or some combination of the two вЂ“ between the two, it can give the feeling of all-flash speed without the expense.For 2013, the setup is effectively the same, but Apple has switched to using PCIe-based flash storage for a bump in performance. Our review model has the maxed-out NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M with a whopping 4GB of its own memory to play with.Apple introduced Fusion Drive in the 2012 iMac, its way of balancing the capacity of traditional hard-drives with the performance advantages of solid-state storage. All but the entry-level 21.5-inch model вЂ“ which gets Intel Iris Pro graphics вЂ“ have a GPU from NVIDIAвЂ™s 700 Series range, with the 27-inch line starting off with the GeForce GT 755M with 1GB of GDDR5 dedicated video memory, and the higher-performance version having the GeForce GTX 775M with 2GB of memory. Instead, upgrading to 16GB of memory has to be done at the point of ordering.Just as with the processors, so the iMacвЂ™s graphics have been upgraded across the board.

The 2013 iMac completed the test in 115.5ms (faster is better), versus the 133.3ms of last yearвЂ™s model. That pays dividends in the long-lasting MacBook Air, but is harder to demonstrate on a desktop.The gentle improvement in computational performance continued as we tested using SunSpider, the JavaScript benchmarking tool of browser performance. ThatвЂ™s roughly 1,000 points more than last yearвЂ™s Core i7, unsurprising given IntelвЂ™s goals with the Haswell architecture were more focused on making longer-lasting notebooks and ultraportables than they were raw performance. Benchmarks only tell part of the story, of course, but they give an initial idea of where a computer is coming from, so first we turned to Geekbench.There, in the tests of processor and memory performance, the 2013 iMac scored 15,129. If you were going to tick only one option box on the iMac order form, the Fusion Drive option should be it.As you might expect, with a 3.5GHz Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M graphics, and 8GB of memory, our review iMac doesnвЂ™t exactly stand around.

The 27-inch iMac starts at $1,799, or $1,999 for its higher-spec version. We exported a five minute 1080p video in 6 minutes, 50 seconds from iMovie, while the 720p version exported in 3 minutes 6 seconds.AppleвЂ™s 21.5-inch iMac starts off at $1,299, or $1,499 for the higher-spec version. The 128GB of dynamically-assigned flash in Fusion Drive means that thereвЂ™s effectively room for everything you might want to be doing at any one point in faster solid-state storage, and that really pays dividends. Apps, even heavier titles like Aperture and iMovie, load without lag, and even when handling huge numbers of image galleries, iPhoto shows no tendency to slow down. However, read rate shoots up by more than 67-percent over last year, now managing 686.4 MB/s against the 2012 iMacвЂ™s 409.6 MB/s.The upshot is a system that feels that extra bit perky during use. ThatвЂ™s more than enough grunt for games and video processing, and itвЂ™s helped even more by the switch to PCIe in Fusion Drive.The write performance of the new Fusion Drive is almost exactly the same as the old model, coming in at 318.9 MB/s in BlackmagicвЂ™s Disk Speed Test versus 2012вЂ™s 318.7 MB/s.

The upshot, certainly in the iMacвЂ™s case, is the resulting design and compact footprint: a full computer вЂ“ a powerful one at that вЂ“ in less space than many monitors.First things first: if you want a computer thatвЂ™s amenable to hardware tinkering, an all-in-one is not the way to go, iMac or otherwise. Apple has a few competitors on the Windows 8 side offering all-in-ones, and none are designed with much of a mind toward DIY upgrades. Those with a 27-inch iMac can always opt to switch out the memory themselves at a later date, however.Upgrade potential isnвЂ™t, really, though the primary goal of an all-in-one machine. If youвЂ™re opting for the 21.5-inch model, itвЂ™s worth giving serious thought to the 16GB memory upgrade, too: yes, it costs $200, but the absence of user-accessible ports means thereвЂ™s no option to increase it later on.

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