14 DAY TRIAL // Apple’s store is back up again, and boy is it packed with goodies! The Cupertino-based Mac maker has unveiled an all new iMac line featuring LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays, new Mac mini and MacBook upgrades, and a new Multi-Touch mouse.
The iMac features a fresh edge-to-edge glass design and a seamless all aluminum enclosure and begins at $1,199. Touted as the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance, these iMacs now ship with a wireless keyboard and the new wireless Magic Mouse.
Speaking of which, the wireless Magic Mouse is appropriately described as being the first to use Multi-Touch technology.
"Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures," Apple says. "Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at just $69," the Mac maker informs potential customers.
Lastly, Apple has updated its most popular Mac – the 13-inch MacBook - with a new, polycarbonate unibody design said to be more durable than its cracking predecessor. The new notebook also features an LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and a built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life, according to the company headquartered in Cupertino, California.
"Inheriting technology and design features from the MacBook Pro line, the new MacBook is an ideal consumer notebook for students and new Mac users," Apple says in an official report. The new MacBook is immediately available for the same price as before ($999) and ships with a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache (1066 MHz front-side bus), 2GB (1066 MHz DDR3) of RAM (expandable to 4GB), NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and a 250 GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor.