Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) Reviews
Review score: 9.5 / 10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £1299
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Overall Customer Rating
9.5 average based on 2 reviews.
How customers rate Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020)
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Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) features
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Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020)
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Type
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iMac |
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Operating system
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macOS Catalina |
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Processor
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– Intel® Core™ i3 Processor |
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RAM
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8 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz) |
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Graphics card
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– AMD Radeon Pro 555X |
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Storage
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256 GB SSD |
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Touchscreen
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No |
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Screen size
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21.5″ |
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Screen type
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Retina Display |
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Resolution
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4K Ultra HD 4096 x 2304p |
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Screen features
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– 500 nits brightness |
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WiFi
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AC WiFi |
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Ethernet
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Gigabit Ethernet port |
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 4.2 |
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USB
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USB 3.0 x 4 |
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Video connections
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Thunderbolt 3 x 2 |
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Audio connections
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3.5 mm jack |
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Speakers
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Yes |
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Disc drive
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No |
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Memory card reader
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SDXC card reader |
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Camera
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FaceTime HD camera |
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Mouse / trackpad
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Apple Magic Mouse 2 |
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Keyboard
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Apple Magic Keyboard |
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Colour
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Aluminium |
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Box contents
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– Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) |
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Dimensions
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450 x 528 x 175 mm (H x W x D) |
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Weight
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5.60 kg |
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Manufacturer’s guarantee
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1 year |
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Software
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– Photos |
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Price
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£1299 |
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Number of Reviews
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2 |
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Review Score
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9.5 / 10 Average score in category: 8.3 / 10 |
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Quality
As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Desktop PCs. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?
Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.
You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Desktop PCs are made from.
There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Desktop PCs. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Apple are really well respected for making great Desktop PCs.
It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Desktop PCs. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.
Comparing Prices
That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) and seeing how that compares to other Desktop PCs and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Apple.
It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Desktop PCs. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.
Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.
The price that we found Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £1299.
Customers are obviously impressed with the value of Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8 out of 10.
How much do Desktop PCs cost on average?
We searched for all of the Desktop PCs that we could find at Currys. In total we found 67 different products available.
The average price of Desktop PCs was £1195.75, which makes Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) above average in terms of price.
We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Desktop PCs can vary. Of the 67 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £269.99 and the highest price we saw was £4749.00.
In the Desktop PCs category, 21 products cost more than Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) and 42 cost less.
How much are Apple Desktop PCs?
Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Desktop PCs made by Apple. We managed to find 7 options at Currys.
The average price of these 7 products was £1527.57. With the cheapest coming in at £799.00 and most expensive currently showing as £3299.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) is below average against other Apple Desktop PCs.
Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) Reviews
Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.
We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 2 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) is just what you’re after.
Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) has a customer review score of 10 and our review score is 9.5 out of 10. The average review score in the Desktop PCs category is 8.3 with an average of 23 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Apple is 9.2 based on an average of 479 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020)
The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Desktop PCs. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.
It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are Apple iMac 21.5″ (2020) reviews, APPLE Mac Mini (2020) reviews or APPLE iMac 21.5″ (2017) reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like ASUS Chromebox 3 Mini Desktop PC reviews or even DELL XPS 8930 Intelu0026regCore¬ô i7 Desktop PC reviews.
Buying Apple branded products
Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Desktop PCs.
It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Apple then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.
YouTube Video of Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020)
Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.
Summary
Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with Apple iMac 4K 21.5″ (2020) and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Desktop PCs. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.5/10 overall.
All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 2 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.
Further product details
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- Product ID 1: 27389898593
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- Product ID 2: 10208069
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- Brand: Apple
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- Model number: 4K
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- EAN: 194252160268
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- Description: Upgraded iMac The beautiful iMac design that you know. But with even better specs. The Apple iMac 4K has been upgraded to give you all the power you need to tackle serious projects (as well as everything else you do each day). You’ve got a fast processor, impressive AMD graphics and a beautiful Retina Display. The 4K screen is able to create 1 billion colours, so each video and image looks as good as it does in real life. Whether you’re helping the kids with homework, finishing off a video or making final edits to your photography, every image will be full of bright and vibrant colour. Responsive computing Finish off a presentation, then relax with a film or just browse around online – the quad-core i3 processor gives you the power to do it all. And with 256 GB SSD, everything will load in a flash. Like having loads of tabs open at once? Well, the iMac has 8 GB of RAM, which helps you multitask without anything slowing down. macOS Catalina macOS Catalina gives you more of everything you love about Mac with all-new apps for music, TV and podcasts. You can also enjoy your favourite iPad apps, and expand your creativity with iPad and Apple Pencil. Magic Mouse 2 & Keyboard Included in the box is the Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 – the perfect pair for your iMac. Both are rechargeable via Apple’s Lightning cable, so you’ll never have to look for batteries again. Just pop the cable in to charge – it only takes 2 minutes to add up to 9 hours of charge. ___________________________________________________________________________ Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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