What Apple has done in the 12 months since the release of the 27-inch iMac is separate the Mac from the display, leaving us with a 27-inch LED Cinema Display priced at $999.īoth the 24-inch LED and 30-inch panels are gone, the 27 takes their place in Apple’s display lineup. There’s just one problem: it comes with a built in Mac. If you need more real estate than a standard 1920 x 1200 panel can give you and don’t want to resort to a multi-monitor setup, the 27-inch iMac was very appealing. Giving you 90% of the resolution of a 30” panel but in a more compact space. A 16:9 2560 x 1440 LED backlit LCD measuring 27” along the diagonal. What is a lot more interesting however is the panel used in Apple’s 27-inch iMac. The company is generally uninterested in playing in value segments and I’m not sure there’s a huge market for $900 24-inch displays, regardless of what logo is on the back. Needless to say, Apple discontinuing the 24-inch LED Cinema Display makes sense. By comparison, Dell will sell you a brand new 24-inch display for $259 or $539 if you want one with an IPS panel. Even today they are selling for over $600 used. Unlike most 24-inch displays however, the LED Cinema Display carried an $899 price tag at launch. ![]() ![]() It also added features like a built-in MagSafe power supply and mini DisplayPort input, both targeted at owners of new Macs. The 24-inch model updated the styling of Apple’s displays to match the unibody MacBook Pro’s ID. Two years ago Apple introduced its first LED backlit Cinema Display.
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