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Review | Apple iMac 27-inch 2020 review: stunning 5K display, best webcam, amazing audio – this computer is made for working from home

  • The latest version of the iMac 27-inch could be Apple’s last computer to run on an Intel chip, and seems built for the work-from-home era
  • The 5K resolution display is incredible, the webcam is simply the best, and the audio quality is stunning. Use it not just for work but to watch movies

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The 2020 edition of the 27-inch iMac has a 5K-resolution display panel that can pump out 14.7 million pixels. It has optional nano-texture glass – a matte coating that drastically reduces glare and reflections. Photo: Ben Sin
Ben Sin
Apple’s latest computer, an update of the 27-inch iMac, doesn’t bring industry-shaking improvements the same way some of its recent products – such as the iPhone X or iPad Pro – have.
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However, the release is noteworthy and, perhaps, historic for two reasons: it is likely to be the last Mac to run on an Intel chip, and its upgrades seem to cater specifically to this work from home, pandemic era. Tech historians will remember this machine for capturing the 2020 zeitgeist.

Hardware and design

In terms of overall design the iMac is similar to previous models. It is an entire computer stored inside a monitor-shaped machine. The screen is stunning, a 5K resolution panel that pumps out 14.7 million pixels and has the ability to differentiate over a billion colours.

The processor, memory and other components are placed inside the skinny monitor. There’s no tower or body, unlike most PCs. Photo: Ben Sin
The processor, memory and other components are placed inside the skinny monitor. There’s no tower or body, unlike most PCs. Photo: Ben Sin

This year the screen can come with optional nano-texture glass, which gives the screen a matte finish that significantly reduces reflection and glare. While other matte displays on the market apply the coating over the glass, Apple applies the anti-reflective material into the glass at a nano level.

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This allows Apple’s screen to achieve a matte finish without sacrificing brightness and contrast accuracy, which is a problem on my matt Dell monitor.

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