the imac was the first all-in-one
macintosh computer announced by steve
jobs in 1998
although the first imac computer only
had 32 megabytes of ram and a hard drive
with a storage of only four gigabytes
the imac has evolved to become one of
the fastest
and most reliable computers today
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this is the evolution of the imac
the first apple personal computer was
the macintosh 128k
released on january 24th 1984 for 2495.
it had a nine inch display and extremely
low specifications
but at the time these specifications
were impressive and that led to strong
sales of the macintosh within a few
months seventy thousand units were sold
apple made many more computers including
the apple performa series
unfortunately for apple these led to a
series of setbacks
with more consumers choosing a windows
computer instead
steve jobs returned to apple in 1996
and realized that things at apple had to
change
he saw the internet as a real
opportunity to build an internet
computer
an imac comes from the marriage of the
excitement of the internet
with the simplicity of macintosh this
is imac
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so just two years later in 1998 apple
announced the imac
g3 no one had imagined that a company
struggling to keep up with its
competitors would design and build
something that would change the personal
computer industry
the first advantage that this computer
had was that it gave the users faster
access to the internet
unlike what we have today the internet
was just becoming mainstream and devices
were not
optimized for internet use in fact it
became one of the selling points of the
imac
g3 with the popular catchphrase there's
no step three
meaning that users only had to go
through two steps to connect to the
internet
this may not sound like a big deal now
but it was back then
also at the time many computers were
simply boxes and towers
the imac g3 looked completely different
with a translucent
bondy blue egg-shaped chassis with a
15-inch screen that forbes magazine
described as an
industry altering success the g3 also
used a cd
drive instead of a floppy disk drive
which was a controversial change
the imac g3 featured a g3 power pc
processor
32 megabytes of ram 2 megabytes of video
ram
4 gigabytes of storage and a price of
one thousand two hundred ninety nine
dollars
it was a huge success and it sold more
than two hundred eighty thousand units
in the first
six weeks after its launch in 1999 a new
model of the g3 was launched with more
colors
the ram video ram and storage were all
upgraded
one year later another model of the g3
was released with significantly better
specifications
fun fact the i in imac stands for the
internet ken seagal
proposed this name and steve jobs didn't
agree at first because he wanted to call
it
wait for it the mac man
that would have been a funny name for a
computer that couldn't play the official
pac-man together
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in 2002 apple introduced the imac
g4 with an improved design the ctr
monitor in the imac g3 was replaced with
a flat panel screen
in the imac g4 the screen was supported
by a stainless steel
arm attached to a hemisphere base the
design gave this new computer a unique
look that made it seem as if the screen
was
floating in the air this time customers
could choose between
15 17 and 20 inch models
the g4 featured a faster processor
improved ram and video ram
40 gigabytes of storage and it had a
starting price of 1299
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two years later apple completely changed
the design of the imac with the imac
g5 this was the first imac that had its
entire computer hidden behind a flat
screen
the flat screen was supported by an
aluminum stand
and it was considered the thinnest
desktop computer at the time
the g5 was available in 17 and 20 inch
displays
and the specifications were improved
significantly
the lower end model cost one thousand
two hundred ninety nine dollars
while the more expensive twenty inch was
sold for one thousand eight hundred
ninety nine dollars in 2005 the imac g5
received an
integrated eyesight camera the ram video
ram and storage were also improved
it had a base storage of 160 gigabytes
but was also available in 250 or even
500 gigabytes
fun fact 2006 saw the arrival of the
first
imax to use intel processors and this
started a historic partnership between
the world's leading chip
innovator and in my opinion the world's
most
innovative computer company just when
you think that apple has
nothing new to offer they'll always
surprise you with an outside of the box
innovation
in 2007 they replaced the white
polycarbonate plastic that has been used
in the previous models
with aluminum and a black bezel around
the display in the imac aluminum
this model was more aesthetically
pleasing and it was the first to use the
wireless keyboard
and magic mouse the imac aluminum was
the first to have one gigabytes of ram
and storage options ranging from 250
gigabytes to one terabytes
surprisingly the starting price was
lowered to one thousand one hundred
ninety nine dollars
that is one hundred dollars less than
all previous models
in 2009 apple further improved the imac
aluminum by introducing the unibody
unlike previous models it was the first
one to have an
end-to-end glass screen with a larger
screen size of 21.5 inches
also unlike previous models it had a 16
to 9 wide screen
aspect ratio which since became an
international standard for computer
monitors
all the features were upgraded with
significantly more ram
video ram and 500 gigabytes of storage
in 2012 apple released the imac slim
unibody
slim because it was indeed much slimmer
than all the previous models
the processor was upgraded to a core i5
processor
making it much faster that's not all it
also had eight gigabytes of memory and
it had a whopping one terabyte of fusion
drive storage
this type of storage combines a hard
disk drive with a solid state drive
and offers a substantial speed boost
compared to the hard disk drive used in
previous models
the 21 inch model cost 1 299
and a few months later the 27 inch model
was released for 1
799 dollars
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in 2014 apple launched the first imac
with a 5k retina display on an imac the
experience begins with the display
and now we're really proud to introduce
the first imac
with the retina 5k display
with 14.7 million pixels this goes way
beyond hd
it gives the ultimate all-in-one
computer the ultimate display
although the appearance did not change
much compared to its predecessor
some specifications like the 2 gigabyte
graphic card were greatly improved
the price however was increased to a
whopping 2
499 a more affordable model came to the
market one year later with the 21.5 inch
4k
imac
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the imac pro is what would later be
known as the most
powerful mac ever this model was
introduced in 2017
and is the last imac that would have an
intel processor
the imac pro also has a 27-inch 5k
retina display and is equipped with
powerful processors and graphic cards
all these features come in a very high
starting price of
wait for it 4999
in 2019 options of an astonishing 256
gigabytes of memory
and a 16 gigabyte radeon pro vegas 64x
graphics card became available
making it not just the most powerful
imac ever
but also one of the most powerful pcs in
the world fun fact
if you would have bought the imac pro
with all of the best specs
the price would have been a massive 14
299
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say hello to the new imac you've never
seen a computer like this before
in april 2021 the new imac was announced
it is available in seven different
colors and is very thin
it can be this thin because of the new
m1 chip
this chip combines cpu and gpu
and is expected to be 85 faster than the
imac pro
it's the m1 chip which is kind of magic
and it makes the new imac fast like your
apps open instantly fast
like check that text while you clean
your inbox while you share that photo
while you stream that show fast
that's fast the new imac comes with a 24
inch 4.5 k
retina display eight gigabytes of
unified ram
256 gigabytes of solid-state drive
storage
and a starting price of 1299
it is very impressive to see how the
imac has evolved throughout the years
and i can't wait to see how apple will
continue to innovate
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