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| [* black] Apple's iterative streamlining is again in effect, with a slimmed down and beautified CPU heat sink. | |
| - | [* icon_note] Compare to last November's [guide|11936|spidery mess|stepid=42506]. |
| - | [* black] Tucked under the heat sink is the all-new (to iMac) 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, loaded up with integrated Iris Pro graphics. |
| + | [* icon_note] We compared this new heat sink to last November's bigger, beefier, and more securely-fastened [guide|11936|spidery mess|stepid=42506], and started to wonder what changed to allow such a slender 'sink. |
| + | [* black] The truth was alarming—the CPU is soldered in place on the logic board, and cannot be removed, replaced, or upgraded. |
| + | [* icon_note] This is the first Aluminum Intel-powered iMac to have a soldered CPU, and we expect it's a silent start to a cost-saving trend toward poor repairability. |