Apple today updated a special version of the 21.5-inch iMac, which is in line third computer updated this year. Apple the day before yesterday reduced the delivery time for this all-in-one PC, and today's move indicates that the months-long situation with a lack of manufactured iMacs has improved. The new, cheaper iMac intended for educational institutions offers slightly less powerful hardware than the usual low-end model, which corresponds to the device's price set at $1099. However, at this price, the Mac is still $100 more expensive than the previous version of the computer, which offered an old, longer-used design.
However, whether organizations will prefer this version, which is $21.5 cheaper than the basic 200-inch model, is questionable. The computer provides almost 50% weaker hardware than the $1299 model – 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, dual-core Intel Core i3 processor with a frequency of 3.3GHz and an integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics card. The computer does not include an additional graphics chip, which can be decisive factor for working with video. For comparison, the basic 21.5″ iMac model has 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a quad-core Intel Core i5 processor with a frequency of 2.7GHz and an nVidia graphics chip with a Kepler core that offers 512MB of its own GDDR5 memory.
Apple however, even in this case, it allows customers to choose additional hardware upgrades, such as the option to purchase a 1TB Fusion Drive or 16GB of RAM.
*Source: 9to5mac
