[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/12/zsh2f0a5785.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/03/apple-imac-review-2012/) Better, faster, stronger. The [new iMac](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-unveils-revamped-imac-with-slimmer-design-and-ivy-bridge/) claims to be better in all the ways you'd expect a refreshed product to be better: it steps up to Ivy Bridge, and packs NVIDIA Kepler chips for stronger graphics performance. It sports an improved display that cuts down on glare by 75 percent.
But *thinner*? For the first time in the product's history, the iMac is missing a built-in optical drive, which allows it to measure just 5mm thick around the edges. We can't say we've been waiting for a desktop quite that skinny, but if the new iMac delivers substantive improvements over the last-gen model, we won't begrudge Apple a little eye candy. So, does the iMac do more than just sit pretty? Are the performance and display as good as we've been led to believe? In a word, yes. Here's why.**Gallery: [Apple iMac review (2012)](http://www.engadget.com/photos/imac-2012-review/)**
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