By Rohit KVN | November 29, 2012 10:04 AM IST

New Apple iMac Desktops to Hit Indian Stores on November 30

Apple's iPad mini made its debut in India a few ago; now it's iMac's turn to enter the Indian market.

The Apple website states that iMacs will be available in 2 sizes: one is 21.5-inches (diagonal) and other model is 27-inches. The smaller of the two iMacs is expected to be shipped in November end, while the other model will be delivered in December.

Apple's 21.5-inch iMac will be released with 2.7 GHz and 2.9 GHz speed variants and the 27-inch model will be released with 2.9 GHz and 3.2 GHz speed.

Key specifications of the iMac desktops include:

Models	21.5-inch iMac	27-inch iMac
Display	LED-backlit display with IPS Technology(1920x1080)	LED-backlit display with IPS Technology(2560x1440)
OS	OS X Mountain Lion	OS X Mountain Lion
Processors	two variants: 2.7 GHz and 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor	two variants: 2.9 GHz and 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
Graphics	one variants has NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M and another with GT 650M graphics processor , and both have 512MB of GDDR5 memory	One variant has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory and another has GTX 675MX graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
Monitor Dimensions	45.0x52.8x17.5 cm	51.6x65.0x20.3 cm
Weight	5.68 kg	9.54 Kg
System Memory	8GB(two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory	8GB(two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 Memory, and four user-accessible SO-DIMM slots
Storage Capacity	1TB (5400-rpm)	1TB (7200-rpm)
Camera	FaceTime HD camera (2560X1600 pixels) on external display	FaceTime HD camera (2560X1600 pixels) on external display
Ports	SDXC card, four USB 3.0 ports etc.	SDXC card, four USB 3.0 ports etc.
Expected price	Two variants are priced Rs. 85,900/- and Rs. 99,900/-	Two variants are priced Rs. 122, 900/- and Rs. 134,900/-

The whole package includes iMac monitor, wireless keyboard, magic mouse (magic is just a product name) and a power lead.

The iMac PCs prices include taxes, but actual prices will vary with local tax policies.

On comparing iMac prices with Samsung's new ATIV smart PCs in the Indian market, iMac seems expensive. Thrift buyers might think twice before buying Apple's iMac PCs, but Apple fans won't mind paying huge money for a high quality Apple product.

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