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Creating the stunningly thin design of the new iMac took some equally stunning feats of technological innovation. We refined, re‐imagined, or re‐engineered everything about it from the inside out. The result is an elegant all‐in‐one computer that’s as much a work of art as it is state of the art.

How did we make an already gorgeous widescreen display even better? By making it 75 percent less reflective. And by re‐architecting the LCD and moving it right up against the cover glass. So you see

your photos, games, movies, and everything else in vivid, lifelike detail.

With third‐generation Intel Core processors, the latest NVIDIA graphics, Thunderbolt, and groundbreaking new storage options, the slimmest iMac yet is also the most powerful.

OS X Mountain Lion makss every Mac intuitive and easy to use. It also makes it simple to find, organize, share, and do just about everything. And thanks to iCloud, it makes your Mac, iPhone, iPad

and iPod touch work wonderfully together.

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A big, bold display. Third‐generation Intel quad‐core processors and the latest NVIDIA graphics. Cutting‐edge storage options. And much more.

No desktop has ever brought so much to the table.


Innovations you can see.You won’t want anything to distract you from what you’re viewing on these big, beautiful 21.5‐ and 27‐inch displays. And nothing will, thanks to a new display design that reduces reflection by 75 percent. In addition, because the LCD now sits right up against the glass, your content seems to leap off the screen.

IPS technology and LED backlighting.The gorgeous iMac display looks great from any seat in the house. A technology called in‐plane switching (IPS) gives you a bright picture with excellent color from nearly any angle. And LED backlighting offers instant‐on, uniform brightness with no waiting. So you’re always ready to share that vacation slideshow with the family.

Vivid, true‐to‐life color. Every time.Everything you see on the big, glossy display — from skin tones and dark shadows to bright blue skies and green fields — is rich and vibrant. And the colors are more true to life, too.That’s because every iMac display is individually color‐calibrated using state‐of‐the‐art spectroradiometers to match color standards recognized around the world.


Powered by third‐generation Intel Core processors, the new iMac is the fastest yet. Every model in the lineup comes standard with a quad‐core Intel Core i5 processor, starting at 2.7GHz and topping out at 3.2GHz. And at the Apple Online Store, you can configure your iMac with an even more powerful Intel Core i7 processor, up to 3.4GHz.


Across the line, the new iMac features advanced NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors built on the Keplerarchitecture, delivering up to 60 percent greater performance for graphics‐intensive tasks. You’ll see more frames per second in 3D games, and you can edit HD home videos with more speed and responsiveness than ever before.


Up to a 3TB hard drive.Go ahead and take all the photos, buy all the music, and shoot all the video you want. A 1TB hard drive comes standard on the new iMac, with the option to upgrade to a massive 3TB drive2 — which is 50 percent more storage than ever before offered on iMac.

Up to 768GB of flash storage.For maximum performance, you can configure a 27‐inch iMac with 768GB of flash storage instead of a traditional hard drive. Flash storage delivers up to three times the performance of a traditional drive3 — speed you’ll notice when you start up your iMac, launch an app, or browse your photo library.

Introducing Fusion Drive.The new iMac introduces a breakthrough storage option called Fusion Drive, which combines a high‐capacity hard drive with high‐performance flash storage. Fusion Drive automatically and intelligently manages your data so that frequently used apps, documents, photos, and other files stay on the faster flash storage, while infrequently used items move to the hard drive. You’ll enjoy shorter boot times, and as the system learns how you work, you’ll experience faster application launches and quicker file access.


ThunderboltUltrafast and ultraflexible, the tiny Thunderbolt port offers unprecedented transfer speeds and incredibly versatile expansion capabilities. Connect high‐performance peripherals such as external drives, cameras, audio and video capture devices — even Mini DisplayPort displays for more screen real estate. All iMac models include two Thunderbolt ports, so you can create the ultimate do‐anything desktop.

USB 3Bring on your printer, digital camera, mobile phone, and external hard drive. Every iMac comes with four USB 3 ports — with speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2 — so you’ll have plenty of peripheral possibilities, including your iPhone or iPod, printer, or Apple USB SuperDrive.

Wi‐Fi and BluetoothThe latest 802.11n wireless technology in iMac makes it effortless to connect to a Wi‐Fi network.4 Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology is also built in, so you can use your favorite wireless accessories — such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse — right out of the box.


FaceTime HD camera for high‐resolution video calls.Get everyone in the picture with crisp, widescreen HD video. The built‐in 720p FaceTime HD camera lets you make video calls that are so clear, it seems like everyone’s in the same room. Make FaceTime calls from your iMac to any FaceTime‐enabled Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Dual mics. Be heard loud and clear.iMac has two built‐in microphones that work together to home in on your voice and filter out the sounds around you. That means more accuracy when you’re using Dictation and better clarity during FaceTime video calls.

Higher‐fidelity sound and a larger soundstage.Even though the iMac enclosure is thinner than ever, the new built‐in speakers deliver higher‐fidelity sound than before. So when you’re listening to that new album, watching the latest flick, or playing your favorite action game, you’ll get immersive sound and a surprisingly wide soundstage.


Choose your perfect cord‐free setup. Magic Mouse —which comes standard with iMac — lets you perform simple gestures across its smooth, seamless top shell. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double‐click anywhere. To take advantage of all the Multi‐Touch gestures that make OS X Mountain Lion so easy and intuitive to use, choose the Magic Trackpad option when you buy from the Apple Online Store. Designed with a touch‐friendly all‐glass surface, it’s the largest Multi‐Touch trackpad made by Apple. So there’s plenty of room for scrolling, swiping, pinching, rotating, and then some.

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OS X Mountain Lion takes full advantage of the incredible technologies in every Mac. It makes a powerful computer intuitive and easy to use. It makes Multi‐Touch gestures on the trackpad feel fluid and natural. It makes it easy to find, organize, share, and do just about everything. And thanks to iCloud, it makes your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch work wonderfully together.


iMac comes loaded with the iLife suite of apps: iPhoto for organizing, editing, and sharing your photos; iMovie for creating Hollywood‐style movies at home; and GarageBand for making great music. You also get apps for sending email, managing your schedule, and automatically backing up your Mac. There’s even an app for shopping for new apps at the Mac App Store.


iCloud stores your content and lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more from whatever device you’re on. So if you take a picture with your iPhone or make changes to your meeting schedule on your iPad, iCloud makes sure everything appears on your Mac, too.


Sit down in front of the new iMac and something incredible happens: The world around you seems to disappear, and you lose yourself in the big, beautiful display. To create an experience this immersive, we pushed every limit, rethought every detail, and advanced iMac in the most astonishing ways.

The ultimate all‐in‐one. Honed to the cutting edge.The first iMac was a revolution: An all‐in‐one computer that put everything —display, processor, graphics, storage, memory, and more — inside one simple, stylish enclosure. Countless innovations later, we’ve raised the bar yet again. The new iMac includes the most advanced, most brilliant desktop display we’ve ever built, and it’s filled with the latest high‐performance technologies. Yet it’s just 5 mm thin at its edge with up to 40 percent less volume than the previous generation. To do all that required unprecedented feats of engineering — and imagination. We invented new technologies, pioneered new manufacturing techniques, and devised all‐new ways to do more in less space.

Innovations at the molecular level.One of the biggest challenges our engineers faced was how to join the front and back of the new iMac. The enclosure is so thin, it’s not possible to weld the pieces using traditional methods. So we searched far and wide for other ideas, and we found one in a process called friction‐stir welding. It’s commonly used on airplane wings, rocket booster tanks, and other parts that simply can’t fail. This process uses a combination of intense friction‐generated heat and pressure to intermix the molecules of the two aluminum surfaces —creating a seamless, precise, and superstrong join. You may not see it, but the new iMac wouldn’t be possible without it.

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Now you’re closer to the action.The new iMac display is not set behind the cover glass — it’s right up against it. The LCD itself is 5 mm thinner than before, and we used an advanced process called full lamination to eliminate a 2‐mm gap between the LCD and the glass, something that has never been done on a display this large. Although it may not seem like much, those few millimeters are enough to make images look as if they’re leaping off the glass.

75 percent less reflection.Full lamination has a second major benefit: It eliminates the reflection of light off the LCD panel and off the back of the display’s cover glass. But we also figured out how to reduce reflection off the front of the glass without compromising color quality. Instead of applying an antireflective coating to the glass in a conventional way, we adapted a process used on smaller surfaces like camera lenses and fighter pilots’ helmets. It’s called plasma deposition, and it involves coating the glass with layers of silicon dioxide and niobium pentoxide so precise and so thin they’re measured in atoms. The result: an astounding 75 percent reduction in reflectivity — and vibrant, accurate colors.


Individually calibrated for true‐to‐life color.None of these innovations would matter much if the iMac display didn’t deliver vivid, true‐to‐life color. Which is why we put every single display through an exacting color‐calibration process using three state‐of‐the‐art spectroradiometers: one to measure gamma, one to measure white point, and one to check the work of the other two. This equipment is tuned to meet color standards recognized around the world for precision and accuracy.


More energy efficient.Not only does the new iMac offer higher performance than any previous iMac, it’s also more energy efficient, using up to 50 percent less energy in the idle state with the display on. And its hardware components work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve even more power.

Friendly to the environment.The environmentally friendly iMac design is free of many harmful toxins, including mercury, arsenic, BFRs, and PVC. It’s also made from materials such as aluminum and glass, which are more likely to be recycled and reused.

Highly rated designs.As a result of all our efforts, iMac meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, giving it ENERGY STAR 5.2 qualification. And it has earned the highest rating of Gold from EPEAT, which evaluates the environmental impact of a product based on how recyclable it is, how much energy it uses, and how it’s designed and manufactured.

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The new iMac is amazingly thin, yet it offers faster quad‐core performance, up to 60 percent faster graphics, ultrafast Thunderbolt, and the all‐new Fusion Drive option. So it’s powerful enough for a design studio, production house, or science lab. And beautiful enough for any room in your home.


Turbo Boost 2.0.Say you’re using a processor‐intensive application like Aperture or Final Cut Pro that benefits from extra power. Turbo Boost 2.0 automatically increases the speed of the active cores, so the Core i7, for example, can offer up to 3.9GHz. And by shifting core frequency in small increments, Turbo Boost allows the processor to manage performance without sacrificing efficiency. All this takes place behind the scenes, so your work — and play — goes smoother and faster.

Core i5 and Core i7 processors.The third‐generation quad‐core Intel Core i5 processor — built on the latest Ivy Bridge architecture — is standard on the new iMac. It’s available at a clock speed of up to 3.2GHz. Or configure iMac with a quad‐core Intel Core i7 at up to 3.4GHz. Since OS X is designed to take advantage of each core, iMac captures every bitof performance from the processor. OS X also supports Hyper‐Threading in the Core i7, allowing two threads to run simultaneously on each core — giving you eight virtual cores of processing power.


iMac uses NVIDIA’s new Kepler graphics architecture to deliver up to 60 percent faster graphics performance than the previous generation.1 That translates into more frames per second, smoother animation, and better responsiveness when you’re using graphics‐intensive apps like 3D games, high‐resolution photo and video editors, and more. If you choose the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX on the 27‐inch iMac, you get the best graphics performance available in an all‐in‐one computer.

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With Thunderbolt, you get superfast data transfer speeds and huge expansion capabilities. It features two 10‐Gbps data channels per port, each up to twice as fast as USB 3 and up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800. And don’t worry about a single drive or peripheral tying up a Thunderbolt port: You can daisy‐chain as many as six devices and a display. All iMac models include two Thunderbolt ports for even more expansion possibilities.


Available as a configurable option at the Apple Online Store, Fusion Drive is a breakthrough concept that combines the high storage capacity of a traditional hard drive with the high performance of flash storage. With Fusion Drive in your iMac, disk‐intensive tasks — from booting up to launching apps to importing photos — are faster and more efficient. That’s because frequently used items are kept at the ready on speedy flash storage, while infrequently accessed items go to the hard drive. The file transfers take place in the background, so you won’t even notice. As the system learns how you work, Fusion Drive makes your Mac experience even better. And you don’t have to do a thing.


Built on a rock‐solid UNIX foundation, OS X is engineered to take full advantage of the technologies in every new Mac. And to deliver the most intuitive and integrated computer experience.


Hardware and software made for each other.Since the software built into every Mac is created by the same company that makes the Mac, you get a fully integrated system in which everything works together perfectly. OS X works with the processor in your Mac to deliver the best possible performance. It works with the Multi‐Touch trackpad in Mac notebooks so they feel natural to use. Power Nap takes advantage of the Mac hardware to keep the entire system up to date while it sleeps.1 And OS X gives you long battery life by working with the computer’s built‐in sensors to dim the screen in low‐light conditions and even regulating processor activity between keystrokes.


Multi‐Touch, Mac style.Use your fingers to tap, scroll, pinch, and swipe your way around the Mac. Because Apple makes both the hardware and software, Multi‐Touch gestures are remarkably precise. This precision makes Multi‐Touch the most natural and intuitive way to use a computer. When you scroll down on your trackpad or Magic Mouse, your document scrolls down. When you scroll up, your web page scrolls up. When you swipe left, your photos move left. These and many more gestures make all you do on your Mac easier, intuitive, and fun.


It’s remarkably simple.From the desktop you see when you start up your Mac to the applications you use every day, everything is designed to be easy and intuitive. And it all makes perfect sense, especially if you have an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The desktop is clean and simple. It takes one click to open an app and a few more to buy, download, and install new apps from the Mac App Store. On a Mac, it’s easy to find, share, and do just about everything. And a Mac does so many things automatically, sometimes you don’t have to do anything at all.


It’s incredibly powerful.Making powerful things simple requires some seriously advanced technologies. OS X is loaded with them. It’s built on a rock‐solid, time‐tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability and industry‐leading support for Internet standards. And the incredible graphics performance in OS X allows applications like Aperture and Final Cut Pro to give you unprecedented photo and video editing capabilities. OS X is engineered to take advantage of the latest technologies in every Mac.


It’s easy to get around.On the Mac, everything is right at your fingertips, right where you need it. The Dock is a handy place for all your favorite apps. From the Dock, you can launch apps quickly and switch between them easily. If an app isn’t on the Dock, you’ll find it in Launchpad. Go there to see all the apps on your Mac full screen and organize them however you like. And Mission Control gives you a bird’s‐eye view of all your open windows, so you can keep track of everything you’re working on. OS X offers systemwide support for gorgeous, full‐screen apps that use every inch of your Mac display. You can have multiple full‐screen apps open at once — along with multiple apps in windows. And it’s easy to switch between full‐screen and desktop views.

Full‐Screen AppsLaunchpadMission Control

Quick WidgetsDashboard gives you quick access to your widgets.

Handy ThumbnailsFull‐screen apps and your desktops appear at the top of Mission Control.

Organized FilesExposé groups application windows together.




Reorder apps any way you like, or organize them in folders.




Click to switch between full‐screen and desktop views.


Find, organize, and share files fast.The Finder helps you find, organize, and access practically everything on your Mac. And features like Spotlight and Quick Look make locating the file you’re looking for effortless — even if you don’t know what it’s called. Say you’re searching for a document, and the only thing you recall about it is the phrase “surrealist painters.” Open Spotlight, start typing “surrealist painters,” and your Mac generates a list of files that contain those words. And with Quick Look, you don’t need to open an application to know you’ve found the right file —just hit the space bar and you’ll see a full‐size preview. Want to share a file with someone nearby? Just drag and drop to send it wirelessly with AirDrop.

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Four Finder ViewsWith just a click, choose how you’d like the Finder to appear.

Large IconsApp icons are clear so you can find files easier.

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Enter a word or phrase, and Spotlight generates a list of where it appears.




Drag and drop a file to send it wirelessly to someone on the same network.


iCloud. It’s how Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch work even better together.Sign in once with your Apple ID on your new Mac, and iCloud is automatically set up in all the apps that use it. So if you have iCloud set up on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, whatever you do on your Mac happens on those devices, too. And it works the other way around. Update something on another device, and the same update will be made on your Mac. So your mail, contacts, calendars, messages, documents, data, and more go wherever you go. From your Mac to your iPhone to your iPad and back to your Mac.


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Safety. Built right in. Built‐in appsyou’ll use every day.

Every Mac is designed with powerful, advanced technologies that work together to constantly scrutinize, encrypt, update —and ultimately keep your Mac safer. For starters, OS X is built on a proven, secure UNIX foundation. It also includes a host of features designed to protect your Mac and the information on it. Gatekeeper makes it safer to download and install apps. FileVault safeguards data using powerful encryption. Find My Mac helps you locate your missing Mac on a map, set a passcode remotely, and more. Customizable privacy settings keep your personal information under your control. And the best way to keep your Mac up to date with the latest security features? Just install software updates with a click.

OS X comes standard with a wide range of assistive technologies that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac has to offer, including many features you won’t find in other operating systems — at any price. For example, built‐in VoiceOver screen‐reading technology, available in over 20 languages, makes it possible for those who are blind or have low vision to control their computers using key commands or gestures on a Multi‐Touch trackpad. OS X also offers out‐of‐the‐box support for more than 40 braille displays (including Bluetooth displays) and many other accessibility features, such as dynamic full‐screen magnification, playback of closed captions, and a scalable screen.

The versatility and power of OS X help a Mac fit in just about anywhere — including Windows networks. Want to transfer your files, photos, and other data from a Windows PC? OS X lets you do that easily. If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you can do that, too.3 OS X has built‐in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use your Mac at home and at work and keep all your messages, meetings, and contacts in one place. OS X works with virtually all of today’s digital cameras, printers, and other peripherals without the need to manually download separate drivers. And it opens popular file types such as JPG, MP3, and PDF, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

OS X comes in a single version that includes a collection of Apple‐designed applications. Not only do they let you surf the web, make FaceTime video calls, send messages, manage your contacts, and accomplish other day‐to‐day tasks, they also work together to make you more productive — and let you have more fun.


It comes with apps for sending email, managing your schedule, making video calls, and backing up your Mac automatically. It even comes with an app for shopping for new apps. With OS X

Mountain Lion, your Mac is more than full‐featured, it’s fully loaded.

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iPhoto is an easy‐to‐use photo application that makes it fast and fun to organize and find your pictures, as well as make them look their absolute best. With features like Faces, Places, and Events, iPhoto helps you keep track of your photos by who’s in them and when and where you took them — all in an immersive full‐screen view. Quick and simple editing tools let you make so‐so shots picture perfect with just a few clicks. Photo Stream in iCloud automatically pushes new photos to all your devices, so you’re never without your latest shots.1 And if you feel like showing off what you’ve captured, iPhoto lets you share with beautiful photo books and letterpress cards or online via Facebook and Flickr.

See more of every shot as you view and edit your photos in full‐screen mode.

Share your photos with Facebookfriends or update your profile picture — right from iPhoto.


Don’t settle for boring home movies. With iMovie, you can transform the videos you shoot into your very own indie flicks. Create a Hollywood‐style trailer that’ll make your audience laugh, cry, and cheer for more. If you know how to drag and drop, you can make a movie in iMovie. It comes with Apple‐designed themes that look fun and professional. Just choose one and iMovie does the rest, adding animated titles and sophisticated transitions automatically. Customize your screen gem further with your own words and audio.

Make your very own Hollywood‐style trailers with iMovie.


Whether you’re musically gifted or mostly curious, GarageBand is the application for you. Plug in your electric guitar or USBmusic keyboard and get ready to rock with virtual replicas of the most revered amps and stompboxes in the world, as well as over 100 software instruments. Just because you didn’t grow up learning your A, B, and C sharp doesn’t mean you can’t. Basic Lessons teach you just that: the basics. Choose from 40 lessons that cover blues guitar, rock guitar, classical piano, pop piano, and more. Or get a private lesson from one of your musical heroes, like Sting or Death Cab for Cutie, with Artist Lessons. GarageBand even tells you how well you’re playing in real time with a feature called “How Did I Play?”

Groove Matching brings all your tracks together beautifully —even the ones that are out of rhythm.

Flex Time lets you quickly change the timing of your recording to fix mistakes or extend a riff.


Download thousands of apps from the Mac App Store straight to Launchpad on your Mac.

Just like shopping the App Store on iPad and iPhone, the Mac App Store offers endless possibilities to browse and purchase apps on your Mac. New apps install in one step right to Launchpad. And the Mac App Store lets you know when app updates are available, so you always have the latest versions.


It’s faster, smarter, and more than just a browser. View web pages full screen on every inch of your Mac display. Save articles to your Reading List and read them later — even without an Internet connection. And peruse pages from the clean, uncluttered, ad‐free Safari Reader. Safari works great with iCloud. It keeps your Reading List up to date across all your devices. iCloud Tabs makes the last web pages you looked at available on all your devices, too. So you can always pick up browsing, reading, shopping, and doing just about everything wherever you left off.

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There’s one field for search and web addresses. And Safari knows what you’re looking for.




Save articles to your Reading List and read them later — even without an Internet connection.




When you open tabs on your iOS devices, iCloud Tabs makes them accessible on your Mac, too.


Mail makes it easy to manage all your email from a single, ad‐free inbox. It features powerful search capabilities, with search suggestions and tokens built in. It works with the free me.com email account you get when you sign up for iCloud, as well as most email standards — including POP3 and IMAP — and popular email services such as Gmail, Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, Cox, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail. Mail supports Microsoft Exchange 2010, too. If you have more than one email account, no problem. Add your accounts to Mail and you’ll be able to access all your email from one place. And Mail looks as great as it works. It makes full use of your display with a gorgeous widescreen view featuring a full‐height message and a message list that includes snippets. With Conversations, messages from the same thread appear in an elegant timeline showing each communication as it was sent while hiding redundant text.

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Get a widescreen view of your inbox. See one open message and a list of messages with previews.


Conversations keeps messages from the same thread together in the order they were sent.

Mail makes it easy to manage all your email from a single, ad‐free inbox. It features powerful search capabilities, with search suggestions and tokens built in. It works with the free me.com email account you get when you sign up for iCloud, as well as most email standards — including POP3 and IMAP — and popular email services such as Gmail, Comcast, Time Warner, Charter, Cox, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail. Mail supports Microsoft Exchange 2010, too. If you have more than one email account, no problem. Add your accounts to Mail and you’ll be able to access all your email from one place. And Mail looks as great as it works. It makes full use of your display with a gorgeous widescreen view featuring a full‐height message and a message list that includes snippets. With Conversations, messages from the same thread appear in an elegant timeline showing each communication as it was sent while hiding redundant text.

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Messages on the Mac replaces iChat. It does everything iChat does, and so much more. For starters, it comes with iMessage. So you can send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac — and on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later, too. You can even start a conversation on your Mac and pick it up on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Send photos, videos, documents, and contacts. And send messages to a group. You can see when your message has been delivered and when someone’s typing a reply. Turn on read receipts, and friends can see when you’ve read their messages. With end‐to‐end encryption, your messages stay safe and private.

Send unlimited iMessages to anyone on a Mac or an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later.


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Messages on the Mac replaces iChat. It does everything iChat does, and so much more. For starters, it comes with iMessage. So you can send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac — and on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later, too. You can even start a conversation on your Mac and pick it up on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Send photos, videos, documents, and contacts. And send messages to a group. You can see when your message has been delivered and when someone’s typing a reply. Turn on read receipts, and friends can see when you’ve read their messages. With end‐to‐end encryption, your messages stay safe and private.

Start a conversation on your Mac and continue it on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.


Keep track of your busy schedule and share it with others using Calendar. Create separate calendars —one for home, another for school, a third for work, and so on. See all your calendars in a single window or choose to see only the calendars you want. Calendar lets you create invitations using information from Contacts, update your guest list, keep track of responses, and receive the latest status information. When you or another Mac user receives a Calendar invitation via Mail, it’s automatically added. Calendar also works with iCloud, Yahoo!, and Google. And when you use iCloud, every Calendar edit you make on your Mac automatically appears on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. So no dinner dates are missed, no meeting goes unattended, and no anniversary is forgotten.

See all your calendars in a single window. Or choose to see only the calendars you want.


Contacts is a flexible and convenient place to store information for everyone you know. It’s easy to import names, numbers, addresses, and photos from other applications. And it’s designed for Facebook, too. Contacts automatically includes your friends’ profile photos and information. And when friends update their information, Contacts updates your Mac. You can create smart groups for clubs, activities, and business purposes; print address labels and envelopes; and more. iCloud updates your contacts on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac — so when you enter someone’s contact info once, you have it everywhere. And since Contacts is built on vCard, an industry standard for storing contact information, your friends can send you cards that you can add simply by dropping them into your contacts list — no typing required.

When you add, delete, or edit a contact, iCloud updates your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac.


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Reminders helps you get all your to‐dos done — on the Mac and on your iOS devices. Make as many to‐do lists as you need and easily add to them. Set due dates and you’ll get alerts as deadlines approach. Check items off your lists as you go and keep track of what you’ve completed. And to be sure you don’t forget anything, iCloudkeeps your reminders up to date on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Make lists. Check off your to‐dos. And see everything you’ve completed.


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Reminders helps you get all your to‐dos done — on the Mac and on your iOS devices. Make as many to‐do lists as you need and easily add to them. Set due dates and you’ll get alerts as deadlines approach. Check items off your lists as you go and keep track of what you’ve completed. And to be sure you don’t forget anything, iCloudkeeps your reminders up to date on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

iCloud keeps your reminders up to date on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.


Time Machine works with your Mac and an external hard drive or Time Capsule (sold separately). Connect the drive, assign it to Time Machine, and start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day — so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past.

Browse by date to see how your system looked at any previous time. And restore your Mac with a click.


Time Machine works with your Mac and an external hard drive or Time Capsule (sold separately). Connect the drive, assign it to Time Machine, and start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, movies, and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day — so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past.

Make video calls to anyone on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or another Mac — from your Mac.


Take fun snapshots and make short videos in Photo Booth. Right from there, you can share what you shoot on Facebook and Twitter. Use photos as your Messages icons. Assign them to friends and family in Contacts. And add photos to your iPhoto library. But the real fun starts when you use the effects and backdrops. Snap a photo of yourself at the Eiffel Tower or in outer space. Choose from nine effects that use facial tracking technology so effects look great whether you’re front and center — or left of center. Snap single photos or shoot multiples in a four‐photo burst. You can even shoot and trim video clips, complete with effects. And see your Photo Booth photos full screen.

Take quick snapshots and film short videos. Even add fun effects.


8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory; four useraccessible SO‐DIMM slotsConfigurable to 16GB or 32GB.

8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memoryConfigurable to 16GB.

Memory

3.2GHz3.2GHz quad‐core IntelCore i5 processor (TurboBoost up to 3.6GHz) with6MB L3 cacheConfigurable to 3.4GHzquad‐core Intel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to3.9GHz).

2.9GHz2.9GHz quad‐core IntelCore i5 processor (TurboBoost up to 3.6GHz) with6MB L3 cache

2.9GHz2.9GHz quad‐core IntelCore i5 processor (TurboBoost up to 3.6GHz) with6MB L3 cacheConfigurable to 3.1GHzquad‐core Intel Core i7(Turbo Boost up to3.9GHz).

2.7GHz2.7GHz quad‐core IntelCore i5 processor (TurboBoost up to 3.2GHz) with6MB L3 cache

Processor

27‐inch (diagonal) LED‐backlit display with IPS technology; 2560‐by‐1440 resolution with support for millions of colors

21.5‐inch (diagonal) LED‐backlit display with IPS technology; 1920‐by‐1080 resolution with support for millions of colors

Display

27‐inch iMac21.5‐inch iMac


NVIDIA GeForce GTX675MX graphics processorwith 1GB of GDDR5memoryConfigurable to NVIDIAGeForce GTX 680MX with2GB of GDDR5 memory.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX660M graphics processorwith 512MB of GDDR5memory

NVIDIA GeForceGT 650M graphicsprocessor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory

NVIDIA GeForceGT 640M graphicsprocessor with 512MB ofGDDR5 memory

Graphics

1TB (5400‐rpm) hard drive

Configurable to 3TB hard drive, 1TB or 3TB Fusion Drive,

or 768GB of flash storage.


Configurable to 1TBFusion Drive.


Storage

FaceTime HD camera Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built‐indisplay and up to a 30‐inch display (2560 by 1600pixels) on an external display Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

Video Support and Camera


1TB 1TB 1TB


Stereo speakers Dual microphones Headphone port Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

Audio

SDXC card slot Four USB 3 ports Two Thunderbolt ports Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, VGA, anddual‐link DVI (adapters sold separately) 10/100/1000BASE‐T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ‐45 connector)

Connections and Expansion



Apple Wireless KeyboardFull‐size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys,including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted “T”arrangement)

Magic MouseSmooth, seamless Multi‐Touch surface with support forsimple gestures (scrolling and swiping). Click and doubleclick anywhere. Ambidextrous construction accommodatesleft‐ and right‐handed users.

Magic TrackpadGlass Multi‐Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch and expand, swipe, three finger swipe, four‐finger swipe, tap, double‐tap,rotate, screen zoom, scroll, click and drag, click drag and lock,secondary click A and B.

Input

Wi‐Fi802.11n Wi‐Fi wireless networking;2 IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

BluetoothBluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Wireless



Height: 20.3 inches (51.6 cm) Width: 25.6 inches (65.0 cm) Stand depth: 8 inches (20.3 cm) Weight: 21 pounds (9.54 kg)

Height: 17.7 inches (45.0 cm) Width: 20.8 inches (52.8 cm) Stand depth: 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) Weight: 12.5 pounds (5.68 kg)

Size and Weight

Line voltage: 100‐240V AC Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensingMaximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

Electrical and Operating Requirements



National Semiconductor VM22AC

DDR3 DOSIMM *2

Texas Instruments Stellaris LM4FS1AH microcontroller

SMSC USB2412 USB2.0 hub

PERICOM PI3VeDP212ZLE

NXP CBTL05023BS

Delta 8904C‐F

Texas Instruments TPS2561

Broadcom BCM57765A1KMLG

Intel E213B384 platform controller hub

Intel 3rd generation Core I processor

Texas Instruments 58872D


SK Hynix H5GQ2H24AFR GDDR5 SGRAM

Nvidia Geforce GT 6 series GPU


Texas Instruments CD3210

Analog Devices SSM3302 audio amplifier

Analog Devices SSM3302 audio amplifier

Intersil ISL6364

Intersil ISL62383C

Cirrus Logic 4206BCNZ audio codec


Intersil ISL62882C

Intel DSL3510L Thunderbolt controller

Texas Instruments TPS51916

Intersil ISL6614A

Vimicro VC0359 webcam processor


Option for Fusion DriveSATA SSD

Main storage, 1 TB capacity3.5" desktop hard driveHGST

▼Storage

Audio amplifierSSM3302Analog Devices

HD Audio codecCirrus 4206BCNZCirrus Logic

▼Audio

Gigabit Ethernet + SDXC Memory Card reader controller controllerBCM57765A1KMLG

‧WiFi:Broadcom BCM4331, Single‐Chip 802.11n Dual‐Band 3x3 Wireless Solution

‧BluetoothBroadcom BCM20702, Single‐Chip Bluetooth® 4.0 HCI Solution withBluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Support

BCM94331CD WiFi/BT combo moduleBroadcomm

▼Communication

PCIe GPUGeForce GT 6 series PCIe GPU(GT640M/GT650M/GT660M/GT675MX/GT680MX)nVidia

▼Graphics

Intel PCH

Mobile Intel® Z77 Express Chipset(Intel® BD82Z77 PCH)PCN/MDDS: SLJC7(a.k.a Panther Point)

Intel

▼Chipset

512MB/1GB/2GB GDDR5 totally for nVidia GPUH5GQ2H24AFR‐T2C

System memory, up to 8GB/16GBDDR3‐1600 SODIMM, 4GB*2/8GB*2(SK Synix HMT351S6CFR8C‐PB)

SK Hynix

▼Memory

ProcessorIntel 3rd generation Core i5 processorIntel

▼Processor

FunctionDeviceManufacturer


Multiplexer/demultiplexer switch chip for DisplayPort v1.2 signals and the control signals of a 10 Gbit/s channel(Thunderbolt Switch)CBTL05023BSNXP Semiconductor

USB2.0 camera interface ICVC0359VMICRO

2‐lane DisplayPort™ Switch/Mux for DP Driven Panels with Triple Control PinsPI3VeDP212ZLEPericom

Intel Thunderbolt controllerDSL3510LIntel

UnknownR33V

Unknown58873D

Unknown58872D

CD3210

MicrocontrollerStellaris LM4FS1AH

Complete DDR2, DDR3 and DDR3L Memory Power Solution Synchronous Buck ControllerTPS51916

Dual channel power switchTPS2561Texas Instruments

USB 2.0 Hub ControllerUSB2412 SMSC

High‐Efficiency, Quad or Triple‐Output System Power Supply Controller for Notebook ComputersISL62383C

Dual Advanced Synchronous Rectified Buck MOSFET Drivers with Pre‐POR OVPISL6614A

Multiphase PWM Regulator for IMVP‐6.5™Mobile CPUs and GPUsISL62882C

Multi‐phase pulse width modulation (PWM) controllerISL6364Intersil

VM22ACNational Semiconductor

▼Others

DisplayPort LCD timing controllerDP627HDEParade

bias power supplyTPS65161Texas Instruments

LCM for 21.5" modelLM215WF3‐SDD1LGD

▼Display

FunctionDeviceManufacturer

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