The iMac refresh has been predicted for quite some time now, but Apple finally updated the consumer desktop this past Tuesday and they definitely pack a heck of a punch. Besides being priced lower, the new iMacs ship with better graphics, better processors and more display for your buck.
There are two iMac options currently available, the 20-inch and 24-inch models. The specs on each are below:
20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac:
Suggested retail price of $1,199 (US)
- 20-inch widescreen LCD display
- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache
- 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
- 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)
- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- built-in iSight video camera
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- four USB 2.0 ports
- one FireWire 800 port
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone
- Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
24-inch 2.66 GHz iMac
Suggested retail price of $1,499 (US)
- 24-inch widescreen LCD display
- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache
- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
- 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- built-in iSight video camera
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- four USB 2.0 ports
- one FireWire 800 port
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone
- Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
24-inch 2.93 GHz iMac
Suggested retail price of $1,799 (US)
- 24-inch widescreen LCD display
- 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache
- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM memory
- 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- built-in iSight video camera
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- four USB 2.0 ports
- one FireWire 800 port
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone
- Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac
Suggested retail price of $2,199 (US)
- 24-inch widescreen LCD display
- 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache
- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB GDDR3 memory
- 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm
- a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
- Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
- built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- built-in iSight video camera
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- four USB 2.0 ports
- one FireWire 800 port
- built-in stereo speakers and microphone
- Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
