iFixit has removed one of the new iMac Sandy Bridge out a few days ago (see "New iMac: all quad-core, and Thunderbolt). There is good news, as easier access to the hard drive and processor. There are also bad news, such as the presence of the LG LED screen that had caused so many problems on the older generation.
At first glance, the choice of the screen is amazing. The controversy around this 21.5-inch LG IPS LM215WF3 scored discussion forums on Apple for much of last year. It is a problem that seems limited to 21.5-inch slab, and if initially some Apple Store offered to exchange the machines concerned, it seems that today marks denies any problem and that the majority of yellowing or in the "acceptable standards".
This is a problem that comes up quite often on the forums, but it is difficult to quantify. One would have thought that Apple still decides to move to a new slab. It is not. It remains to see if LG has really alleviated this problem which is basically "solved" since February 2010. The Thunderbolt of the iMac is managed by the same controller Intel L102IA84 EFL is present on the MacBook Pro (see "iFixit opens the MacBook Pro").
According to iFixit, the wiring of the motherboard shows the links DisplayPort and PCI-Express data used for each receive 10 Gb / s, which would explain the significant rates available. The Wi-Fi N is signed Atheros (AR9388-AL1through). It's the same mark as last year's models, but a different card.
The Bluetooth module is stamped Broadcom BCM2046 and the HDD is a WD Caviar Blue. We only regret that Apple has still not passed to SATA 6 Gb / s. The optical drive varies by brand and cons instead of the traditional Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HT-DT-ST), we find a Sony Optiarc AD-5690H. Those hoping for a blue laser player have more chance to play Duke Nukem Forever than watching a Blu-ray on their Mac Graphics memory from Hynix and Apple has added a voltage modulator for the GPU.
The Intel chipset is a variation of the Z68. The controller is a Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet BCM57765B0KMLG which also supports the memory card reader SDXC. The audio chip is a Cirrus 4206BCNZ and USB 2.0 hub is signed USX2061 SMSC. Too bad Apple does not always think to USB 3.0 which should happen with the declination of Ivy Bridge iMac which is expected by mid-2012 if Apple follows the schedule he has followed so far, that is ie an output which operates some months after the release of a new Intel platform. 
At first glance, the choice of the screen is amazing. The controversy around this 21.5-inch LG IPS LM215WF3 scored discussion forums on Apple for much of last year. It is a problem that seems limited to 21.5-inch slab, and if initially some Apple Store offered to exchange the machines concerned, it seems that today marks denies any problem and that the majority of yellowing or in the "acceptable standards".
This is a problem that comes up quite often on the forums, but it is difficult to quantify. One would have thought that Apple still decides to move to a new slab. It is not. It remains to see if LG has really alleviated this problem which is basically "solved" since February 2010. The Thunderbolt of the iMac is managed by the same controller Intel L102IA84 EFL is present on the MacBook Pro (see "iFixit opens the MacBook Pro").
According to iFixit, the wiring of the motherboard shows the links DisplayPort and PCI-Express data used for each receive 10 Gb / s, which would explain the significant rates available. The Wi-Fi N is signed Atheros (AR9388-AL1through). It's the same mark as last year's models, but a different card.
The Bluetooth module is stamped Broadcom BCM2046 and the HDD is a WD Caviar Blue. We only regret that Apple has still not passed to SATA 6 Gb / s. The optical drive varies by brand and cons instead of the traditional Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HT-DT-ST), we find a Sony Optiarc AD-5690H. Those hoping for a blue laser player have more chance to play Duke Nukem Forever than watching a Blu-ray on their Mac Graphics memory from Hynix and Apple has added a voltage modulator for the GPU.
The Intel chipset is a variation of the Z68. The controller is a Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet BCM57765B0KMLG which also supports the memory card reader SDXC. The audio chip is a Cirrus 4206BCNZ and USB 2.0 hub is signed USX2061 SMSC. Too bad Apple does not always think to USB 3.0 which should happen with the declination of Ivy Bridge iMac which is expected by mid-2012 if Apple follows the schedule he has followed so far, that is ie an output which operates some months after the release of a new Intel platform.
- iFixit Tears Apart The New iMacs, Warns Of Deadly Thunderbolts (Not Really) (04/05/2011)
- iFixit tears down new iMac (04/05/2011)
- iFixit tears down the latest generation iMac to reveal LG display, removable GPU (04/05/2011)
- iFixit teardown the new iMac 21.5″ (04/05/2011)
- New iMacs: Teardown, First Benchmarks (04/05/2011)
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