14 DAY TRIAL // It?s not often that the rumor mills are right, but this week they are right twice, as Apple rolls out new modes of iMacs, including the much talked about 23-inch model, that actually came out as a 24-inch model.
The new line is quite impressive, from several points of view. Firstly, all new iMacs feature the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Secondly, other than the lowest model, all iMacs come with at least 1GB of RAM, out of the box. And last but not least, the pricing is even more competitive than ever, across the board.
"Every iMac-from the $999 model up through the new dazzling 24-inch widescreen model now features blazing Core 2 Duo performance," said Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, in the press release. "And the new 24-inch widescreen iMac is the fastest, biggest and brightest iMac we've ever made."
The new iMac line is shipping today and will be available through the Apple Store, Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The new 24-inch 2.16 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999, 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; ? 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, 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; ? 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, 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; ? The infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.
The 17-inch 1.83 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $999, 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; ? Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.