Apple iMac 21.5-inch

GADGET REVIEW


If you’re thinking about moving over to the macOS environment from Windows, Apple’s 21.5-inch iMac is one of the latest all-in-ones contending for your hard-earned money. It’s a more comfortable size for many desks than its 27-inch sibling, after all. This is a great choice for a desktop computer that will tackle general tasks like web browsing, email and productivity apps for managing your life effortlessly. The Mac’s operating system offers low-friction features like Mission Control to help navigate your on-screen workspace painlessly. One thing that does stand out on the smaller iMac, however, is its fan. During heavier tests, like HEVC video conversion in HandBrake, this fan is certainly more apparent and noticeable than on the 27-inch iMac fan. It isn’t so loud that your ears need time away from the noise. However, it is something to keep it in mind for creative work that benefits from noiselessness – in particular, anything to do with audio. Across the board, you get 8GB of DDR4 memory as standard, the clock speed of which Apple has bumped up to 2,666MHz this year. That amount is suitable for basic tasks, but on the 21.5-inch iMac you have a pressing choice to make. In terms of storage, the lower-cost 21.5-inch iMac has a 1TB hard disk, while the more expensive one comes with a 1TB Fusion Drive. Get the choice right, and you’ll be very content with the 21.5-inch iMac. Get it wrong, though, and you may end up resenting the fact that you didn’t get the SSD upgrade at the very least.

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