Macworld (2019-06)

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brightness, and support for the DCI-P3
color gamut (go.macworld.com/dcip). This
display was actually new to the 2017 iMac,

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BLENDER CLASSROOM CPU

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Shorter bars are better

Shorter bars are better

21.5-inch iMac (2019)

3.0GHz 6-core i5

21.5-inch iMac (2019)

3.0GHz 6-core i5

21.5-inch iMac (2017)

3.4GHz quad-core i5

21.5-inch iMac (2017)

3.4GHz quad-core i5

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featuring increased brightness and
support for 1 billion colors. It’s a vast
improvement over the display used in the
2015 iMac.
Behind the display are the
ports, which include a
headphone jack, a SDXC card
slot, four USB 3 ports (Type-A),
two Thunderbolt 3/USB-C
ports, and a gigabit ethernet
jack. There’s also a Kensington
lock slot, and the stand remains
unadjustable for height, though
it does allow you to tilt the
The port configuration hasn’t changed from the 2017 iMac. display up or down.