Our entry of Apple’s iMac pending upgrade three days ago, came true today as Apple announced you’ll be getter better and faster iMac for the same old price
Are you ready now … For starters you’ll get to enjoy the latest Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, plus the same ‘old’ model at previous retail price with more oommpphhh horsepower. Below is a breakdown of the latest iMac models with the new upgraded specifications
The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac (Ard US$1199) includes:
- 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
- 1GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
- 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
- ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
- built-in iSight video camera;
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
- the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
The new 20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac (Around US$1499) includes:
- 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
- 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
- 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
- built-in iSight video camera;
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
- the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
The new 24-inch 2.8 GHz iMac (Around US$1799) includes:
- 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
- 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus;
- 2GB of 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
- 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
- built-in iSight video camera;
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
- the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.
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