June 26, 2011
25 Comments

NEW 2011 Apple iMac 27″ vs. 2009 Apple iMac 27″

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I look at the new 2011 Apple iMac (27″ Core i5), with side by side comparison of the late 2009 iMac (also 27″ Core i5). I talk about some of the new features, then run some side by side benchmarks and speed tests! Please feel free to leave comments or questions and I will try to respond. Also be sure to rate and subscribe. Thanks for watching! My iOS Game Center username: cottington

25 Comments to “NEW 2011 Apple iMac 27″ vs. 2009 Apple iMac 27″”

  • June 26, 2011 at 11:54 pm
    blakecottington says:

    @nr98001 Thanks I will definitely give Cinebench a try!

  • June 27, 2011 at 12:14 am
    blakecottington says:

    @KSIDavyjones Sorry no, but I think I’m going to do some more benchmarking soon so stay tuned!

  • June 27, 2011 at 12:21 am
    eenofonn says:

    @blakecottington the older camera is not an hd resolution so when the image is stretched it doesn’t maintain the aspect ratio. I really enjoyed this video by the way

  • June 27, 2011 at 12:35 am
    nr98001 says:

    I’m not sure what to think with these benchmark results. I’m almost inclined to think that they are just flat out wrong. No way that older graphics card could beat the new one they have in the imac. Just a suggestion… since you can’t use 3Dmark as it’s not available for mac to my knowledge, maybe try using Cinebench. I would be interested to see a video of Cinebench testing on the macbook pro’s and these two imacs if still possible. Maxon.net has it under downloads, and it’s free unlike 3Dmark

  • June 27, 2011 at 1:21 am
    carson640 says:

    AMD O ATI?¿ EN EL CASO DE LA IMAC

  • June 27, 2011 at 1:42 am
    friedmanism2 says:

    4,000th viewer!!

  • June 27, 2011 at 2:08 am
    MyRandomReviews says:

    Interesting, it seems that Apple have decided to move from desktop graphics to mobile graphics. Or at least that’s what the model numbers indicate {4850 vs 6770M}.
    Not only is the 6000 series graphics a different naming structure (ie. the old 800 series is now the 900 series so the 5850 is comparable to the 6950) but they now seem to be using mobile (M) graphics chips.
    The only explanation I can think of is the 4850 is a mobile graphics chip but with no indication on model number (ie. an “M”).

  • June 27, 2011 at 2:59 am
    iTechTalks says:

    are you in the freaken pentagon?!?!?!?

  • June 27, 2011 at 3:16 am
    blakecottington says:

    @benjaminhejhejhej Yes, that’s correct. But I still said the “FaceTime” camera on the new iMac was better because it looked sharper when I compared the two side by side. Can anyone else corroborate?

  • June 27, 2011 at 3:55 am
    benjaminhejhejhej says:

    In the specs in the video you write 1280×720 on the new one, and 1280×1024 on the old imac?

  • June 27, 2011 at 4:18 am
    benjaminhejhejhej says:

    The old imac has higher resolution on the camera?

  • June 27, 2011 at 4:59 am
    KSIDavyjones says:

    Do you play Starcraft 2? Because I want to get the 27in” model you have but I was wondering if it performs excellent in starcraft like if it can play in ultra or how FPS it can handle? Anyways great video!

  • June 27, 2011 at 5:57 am
    brownviper13 says:

    They should have made te iMacs standard with i7s. Disappointed at that, oh well can’t wait for my iMac to arrive! Woop woop

  • June 27, 2011 at 6:11 am
    iBoarder88 says:

    hey man i have 2009imac 27 4gb ram ati 4670 3.06ghz and my mac booting up waaaaay faster than this 2009model

  • June 27, 2011 at 6:22 am
    Rammava says:

    I love mine, only 3 days old ROCKS!

  • June 27, 2011 at 6:54 am
    Rammava says:

    I love mine, only 3 days old ROCKS!

  • June 27, 2011 at 7:36 am
    chessdude67 says:

    @blakecottington ok. Thanks for getting back to me. Take care.

    Tim

  • June 27, 2011 at 8:32 am
    blakecottington says:

    @chessdude67 Oh yeah also the shut down was nothing special. I had already clicked shut down before the clip started. Then I just pressed enter at the same time to confirm.

  • June 27, 2011 at 9:20 am
    blakecottington says:

    @chessdude67 Sweet! And I hear ya on the salsa. A bit of a weak entry, I admit, but I ‘ve got something good planned for next time!

  • June 27, 2011 at 10:04 am
    blakecottington says:

    @ioxapple World of Coke in Atlanta, but it looks like you can get it through various online venues, including eBay. Search for coke bottle cap mousepad.

  • June 27, 2011 at 10:28 am
    blakecottington says:

    @LaczupakabraPL Thanks! I don’t think it’s always been like that but I probably would not have noticed anyhow since I shut down only infrequently.

  • June 27, 2011 at 10:48 am
    chessdude67 says:

    I jumped from the early 2009 to the new 2011 i5 3.1GHz. Big improvement in every thing. I’m very pleased with it. It cost me $1999 – 100.00 for OSU discount and I saved $60.00 on Apple care. I just showed the salesperson at the Apple Store a business card (wife’s) that I could have made in 5 minutes.

    Excellent video. I think you need to show some real food like your first video? Not a jar of some thing, lol. Still, very cool.

    How did you shut down…short cut keys?

    Thumbs Way up!

    Tim 

  • June 27, 2011 at 11:36 am
    ioxapple says:

    where did you get that mouse pad?

  • June 27, 2011 at 11:46 am
    HaztaUK says:

    @gamer1245 i agree

  • June 27, 2011 at 12:05 pm
    HaztaUK says:

    the reason for that graphics decrease is because of the mobile chip they instaled in the new imac range

    just saying … :)