Apple breaks with Tuesday tradition and launches new iMacs

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Monday, 28 April 2008 20:45

Opinion and Analysis

Apple say that the new iMac line is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers in the US, and 'this week' in Australia.  although whether or not the new line is immediately available in Australia is as yet unknown – we’ll update this story in a few hours with the details as we get them.

The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of US $1,199 / AUD $ 1,599 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, for a suggested retail price of US $1,499 / AUD $1,999 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, for a suggested retail price of US $1,799 / AUD $2,399 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.

Please read onto page 3 for ‘build-to-order” options and accessories.