Apple’s new iMacs go on sale

30 November, 2012 - Paul Dixon
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Just as Apple promised earlier this week, its all-new iMacs have today gone on sale. You can order the 21-inch model via the company’s online store, with a dispatch time of 1-3 business days. And if you can’t wait that long, you should also be able to pick one up at your local Apple retail store. The 27-inch model is also available to order online, but as expected, it will take 2-3 weeks to ship.

Priced at £1,099.00 ($1,299.00), the entry level 21.5-inch iMac comes with a 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1TB hard drive, and a GeForce GT 640 with 512MB of RAM. An extra £150 ($200) gets you a version with a 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB.

The entry level 27-inch iMac is priced at £1,499.00 ($1,799.00), it has a 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1TB hard drive, and a GeForce GT 660 with 512MB of RAM. For an extra £200 ($200) you can have a version with a 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce GT 675MX with 1GB.

Built to order configurations for both screen sizes include Intel Core i7 processors, increased RAM, flash storage, and the company’s new Fusion Drive, which combines a traditional hard drive with flash storage.

A top of the range 27-inch iMac configured with the best of the above options comes to a total of £3,499.00 ($4,249.00).

Will you be getting one of the new machines?

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Paul Dixon is the owner of Macsessed. He lives in Lancashire in the UK where he works as a web designer. You can find him on and Twitter.