Testseek.co.uk have collected 32 expert reviews of the Apple iMac 21.5 inch - Mid 2010 MC508 / MC509 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iMac 21.5 inch - Mid 2010 MC508 / MC509.
August 2010
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The editors liked
Allaluminium case
Brilliant build quality
Big
Bright highresolution display
Decent performance
New processors and GPUs give the new iMac a welcome speed increase
Gorgeous screen
Object of desire
Elegant and compact allinone design
Attractive widescreen display
Improved performance
Good software bundle
Core i3 processor Great new ATI graphics Gorgeous screen SDXC compatibility An object of desire
Elegant and compact all-in-one design
Nice screen
Well calibrated
Nice look and finish
Satisfying across the board performance
Quiet
Compact
Absence of cords
Strong singlecore and multitasking performance for the price
Upgraded GPU handles most Mac games with ease
SDXC card slot supports highercapacity cards than older iMacs
Bestlooking allinone on the market
Design
Relatively powerful
Wireless keyboard and mouse included
Excellent screen
Good range of connectivity options
Superior operating system
Elegant design
The editors didn't like
Rather paltry connectivity
Reaching ports on the back of the iMac is a hassle
No Blu-ray
No third-gen connectivity ports
No option for anti-glare screen Lack of Turbo Boost
Expensive
Can’t be upgraded
Why no Blu-ray drive? Why no anti-glare screen option? Didnít get third-generation USB and FireWire Core i3 has no Turbo Boost Hard drive a little small
Limited and inaccessible connectivity
No BluRay player
Glossy screen subject to reflections
No HDMI input
No Bluray
Native quadcore CPUs better at multithreaded applications
New processors and GPUs give the new iMac a welcome speed increase, Gorgeous screen, Object of desire
No Blu-ray, No third-gen connectivity ports, No option for anti-glare screen Lack of Turbo Boost
The iMac is arguably today's best all-in-one computer, and the mid-2010 refresh takes it from strength to strength. It's expensive, but you're getting a lot of Mac for your money.
Strong singlecore and multitasking performance for the price, Upgraded GPU handles most Mac games with ease, SDXC card slot supports highercapacity cards than older iMacs, Bestlooking allinone on the market
No HDMI input, No Bluray, Native quadcore CPUs better at multithreaded applications, Small screen size for the price, Runs hot
Apple's iMac remains firmly grounded as a productivity device. Few all-in-ones offer comparable performance and none looks as pretty, which makes it easy to recommend for general-purpose computing and for the design conscious.…
Four RAM slots for 16GB maximum. SDXC slot supports cards larger than 32GB. Beautiful design and LED-backlit screen. Discrete graphics. Build-to-order 2TB hard drive and 3.6GHz Core i5 available from Apple.
A nonglossy display option would be nice. No eSATA port.
As expected, the 3.2GHz model outperformed the 3.06GHz model in our testing, but not by much. Only two of our 10 tests showed a speed gain of more than 5 percent. And the Call of Duty 4 frame rate was only 3.2 percent better with the 3.2GHz model’s be...
No Blu-ray optionSD card slot foolishly placedSuper-glossy display finish
The iMac line has long been a pinnacle of refined and elegant desktop computing, and nothing about that has changed with the new models. What has changed is that the low-end model now offers great performance at an extremely competitive price: the not-yet...
Abstract: On Monday, Apple updated its entire line of iMac and Mac Pro systems. And while the new Mac Pro models won’t be available until sometime in August, the new iMacs are in the Macworld Lab right now. The first system to finish our testing regime is the ne...
Discrete graphics. Core i3 processor. SDXC card slot. 1080p HD screen. Wireless keyboard and mouse. 802.11 a/n 5GHz support. Internal power brick.
No eSATA. No Blu-ray option. Mini DisplayPort is output only.
The Apple iMac 21.5-inch (Core i3) is the system that can convert your friend/relative/significant other into a Mac-faithful. It has a great design, stellar performance, and a pretty kickass price. For all these reasons and more, the Apple iMac 21.5-in...
Abstract: Excellent High Color Display, Strong Performance, Excellent Mouse And Keyboard, Glass Gisplay Produces A Lot Of Reflections, All Peripheral Ports On Back Which Is Inconvenient, Keyboard Doesn't Include Numeric Keypad
