Apple Announced New iMacs

Apple announced new iMacs powered by Core 2 Duo processor and new pricing. We were assuming a 23inch will be announced on the 12th, but Apple gave us more! A 24incher iMac! Not only that, Apple also announced a new 17inch iMac with stripped down features such as using an integrated video instead of a dedicated video chip. The new lineup will starts with 1.83Ghz Core 2 Duo all the way up to 2.16Ghz Core 2 Duo. The 24inch iMac screen display 1920 X 1200 resolution and uses GeForce 7300GT instead of Radeon X1600. The 17inch will start at $999 to $1199, the 20inch will start from $1499, and the 24inch will start from $1999.Specifications

The new 24-inch 2.16 GHz iMac:

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:

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:

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:

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.