They do seem large and incongruous in a world of ever-slimming bezels on competing all-in-ones and large PC monitors, let alone other Apple products. The thick black borders around the screen are the most 'classic' part of the iMacs, and if you're used to the vanishingly thin screen borders (known as bezels) of Apple's iPhone XR and iPad, you might think the nearly inch-thick black strips more antiquated than classic. The silver aluminum and the clean lines are responsible for the sleek look, and there's nothing to mar the front-no buttons, no LEDs, no ports, just the usual shiny, reflective Apple logo beneath the screen. The chassis, measuring 17.7 by 20.8 by 6.9 inches (HWD), has an aesthetic that's sleek, classic, or both, depending on which elements you glance at first. The exterior also remains unchanged from 2017, no matter which processor, storage, and memory options you select. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Apple Mac mini (2018) Review Otherwise, we recommend you go with the bigger model.

If you're in the market for an iMac but don't have the budget or desk space for the 27-inch one, the 21.5-incher is worth a look, especially in a component- and screen-upticked version like our review unit.

The least-expensive model starts at just $1,099, but it hasn't changed inside or out this go-around it comes with a CPU that's several generations old, behind a relatively low-resolution screen that doesn't elicit the oohs and aahs that the Retina display does on our dialed-up $1,849 test model. Apple's smaller-sibling 21.5-inch iMac, on the other hand, doesn't have quite the same lofty aspirations. The best of these-an Intel Core i9 CPU and an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 GPU-are the sole province of the 27-inch 2019 iMac, and you have to pay significant upcharges for them. The main improvements Apple has made to its 2019 iMac all-in-ones (AIOs) are their upgraded silicon engines.

No dedicated HDMI or DisplayPort video output.

Thick screen borders, relative to panel size.

Relatively slow Fusion Drive in test model.

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