Sorry this post came quite late. Was very busy the past few days with the coming MacNUS Seminar.
Apple announced a new line of iMacs last Wednesday, with all of them getting the Core 2 Duo treatment. Along with it the 24 inch iMac was also introduced. Standard ram configuration has been pumped from 512MB to 1GB on all models. There are now two 17 inch models, one 20 inch model, and one 24 inch model, with one of the 17 inch models getting the Intel shared graphics treatment and the 24 inch getting the Mac Pro’s graphics card.
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Specs below, taken from Appleinsider;
The new 24-inch 2.16 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999 (US) or S$3388, includes:
24-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.
The new 20-inch 2.16 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US) or S$2588, includes:
20-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.
The new 17-inch 2.0 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US) or S$2088, includes:
17-inch widescreen LCD display;
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.
The 17-inch 1.83 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US) or S$1688, includes:
17-inch widescreen LCD display;
1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB;
24x Combo drive;
Intel GMA 950 graphics;
built-in iSight video camera;
built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking;
160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.
Build-to-order options and accessories include: a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 3GB DDR2 SDRAM, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT with 256MB GDDR3 video memory and a 500GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 24-inch iMac; a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 3GB DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB GGDR3 video memory and a 500GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 20-inch iMac; a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 3GB DDR2 SRDAM and a 500GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 2.0 GHz 17-inch iMac; and up to 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and Apple Remote on the 1.83 GHz 17-inch iMac. Additional build-to-order options also include: pre-installed copies of iWork 06, Logic Express, Final Cut Express and Aperture; AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme Base Station; Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless Mighty Mouse; Apple USB Modem; and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
On the same day, the Mac Minis are also given a speed bump, and all the Mac Minis now have Core Duos. The lower priced model (S$1049) now has the Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz, and the higher priced model(S$1388) now has the Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz. All other specs remain.
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