Apple Launches Updated iMac With Latest Intel Core 2 Duo Processors

The well-known American multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, Apple has updated its all-in-one iMac family with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and better graphics option, along with 6MB L2 cache and faster 1066 MHz front-side bus.

“The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac.”

Three Basic Configurations Of Updated iMac:

New 20-inch, 2.4 GHz iMac ($1,199)

• 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(R) with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
• ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory

New 20-inch, 2.66 GHz iMac ($1,499)

• 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

New 24-inch, 2.8 GHz iMac ($1,799)

• 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

According to the company, “Providing the latest in high-performance connectivity options to quickly and conveniently transfer digital photos, music and video, iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi networking for up to five times the performance of 802.11g; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; built-in iSight video camera; a total of five USB 2.0 ports (including two on the Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port.”

All latest iMac models are available immediately.