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Apple Unveils A New “Retina” Display iMac

Apple announced a new iMac with a 27-inch high-resolution “retina” display on Thursday at its event in Cupertino. The new iMac will cost $2,499 and starts shipping today.

Apple said the new “retina” 5K Display features the world’s highest resolution display, and has 14.7 million pixels on one screen. 

See also: What Apple Announced At Its Thursday iPad Event

Phil Schiller, Apple’s SVP of marketing, announced the new iMac, and said the desktop computer with a 5210 x 2880 pixel display has seven times more pixels than an HD television. The iMac will also use 30% less energy than its predecessor.

The new iMac comes with a 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, an AMD Radeon R9 M290X for improved graphics, better storage with a 1TB Fusion Drive, and 8GB memory.

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