New iMacs have Quad Core, Thunderbolt, AMD Graphics, FaceTime HD Camera

The Apple Store is back and the new Sandy Bridge iMacs are here and screamin’ fast.

All iMacs now feature at least a Quad-Core i5 “Sandy Bridge” Intel processor, AMD Radeon HD discrete graphics with up to 3x faster performance, not one but TWO* Thunderbolt all-in-one I/O ports, and a FaceTime HD camera that supports full native resolution on the built-in display or 2560 by 1600 px on a 30-inch external display.

The base model is a 21.5-inch LED backlit display with a 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive and an AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory for $1199 – not too shabby. You’ll have to take the next step up to the $1499 model in order to configure your iMac with a 256GB solid state drive which will set you back an additional $500, bringing the total bill to $1999.

Will you be getting one today?

Check out all the specs here.

*CORRECTION: The 27-inch model has two Thunderbolt ports. The 21.5-inch iMac has only one.

James Britton

James first bit into Apple when his mom and dad bought an Apple IIe in 1986. He switched to Wintel in the mid 90s when Apple was in a tailspin and back again to an iBook in 2005 when things were looking brighter. Hopefully there is no turning back to the dark side now.