The iMac "Core i7" 2.93 27-Inch (Mid-2010) originally was offered as a "configure-to-order" configuration of the iMac "Core i5" 2.8 27-Inch (Mid-2010), but it later was offered as a standard configuration, as well.Other than processor, these two models are identical.

The iMac "Core i7" 2.93 27-Inch Aluminum (Mid-2010) is powered by a Quad Core 2.93 GHz Intel "Core i7" I7-870 (Lynnfield) processor with a dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and an 8 MB shared level 3 cache. In lieu of a system bus, it has a "Direct Media Interface" (DMI) that "connects between the processor and chipset" at 2.5 GT/s.

By default, it is configured with 4 GB of RAM (1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM), a 1 TB (7200 RPM) hard drive, a vertically-mounted slot-loading DVD�R DL "SuperDrive", and ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics with 1 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory.

It also has a built-in iSight video camera and built-in stereo speakers underneath the 27" glossy 16:9 LED-backlit TFT Active Matrix LCD (2560x1440 native) display "with IPS technology".

Connectivity includes four USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire "800" port, built-in AirPort Extreme, and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as an audio capable Mini DisplayPort, which supports an external display up to 30" (2560x1600).

Externally, the "Mid-2010" iMac line uses the same "edge-to-edge" glass design and "seamless all aluminum enclosure" as the "Late 2009" models replaced. Internally, however, the "Mid-2010" line is equipped with faster processors, faster graphics processors, and faster memory, as well as support for the SDXC SD card format.

The "Mid-2010" iMac models include a compact aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard and a multi-touch "Magic Mouse," but for US$69 could be upgraded to include a multi-touch "Magic Trackpad" that "enables users to scroll smoothly up and down a page with inertial scrolling, pinch to zoom in and out, rotate an image with their fingertips and swipe three fingers to flip through a collection of web pages or photos" just like on Apple notebooks from the same era. An aluminum remote was offered for an additional US$19 as well.