Apple iMac (24-inch, 3.06GHz) (China)

Apple recently updated its iMac line, updating the components without touching the brushed-aluminum-and-glass design that it introduced last August. As in the past, Apple sells four iMac models two 20-inch models and two 24-inch models each of which allows for some degree of customization. The four default models keep their previous price points while moving to Intel Penryn processors, which offer higher clockspeeds and more L2 cache and operate on a faster 1066MHz frontside bus. Please see our full review of the 2.8GHz, 24-inch iMac for more information, including performance analysis.



Of the two 20-inch models, the biggest change with this update comes with the higher-end $1,499 model, which now offers 2GB of memory double the amount offered by the previous model at that price point. All iMac models now use 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM faster than the 667MHz memory from previous-generation iMacs. Aside from the new Penryn processors and memory differences noted here, the rest of the components remain unchanged from the previous generation 20-inch iMacs.

Model 20-inch 2.4GHz iMac 20-inch 2.66GHz iMac

Processor 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo

Memory 1GB 800MHz DDR2 2GB 800MHz DDR2

Hard drive 250GB, 7,200rpm 320GB, 7,200rpm

Graphics 128MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro

Screen size 20 inches 20 inches

Native resolution 1,680x1,050 1,680x1,050

Optical drive SuperDrive SuperDrive

Operating system Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.2) Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.2)

Manufacturer: Apple Part Number:Z0FH General

Type Personal computer Product Form Factor All-in-one Built-in Devices Camera , Antenna , Stereo speakers , Infrared receiver Width 22.4 in Depth 8.1 in Height 20.5 in Weight 25.4 lbs Desktop type All-in-one desktop system, Monitor included Processor

Type Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core 64-bit processor Yes Installed Qty 1 Max processors supported 1 Cache Memory

Type L2 cache Installed Size 6 MB Cache Per Processor 6 MB Mainboard

Data bus speed 1066 MHz RAM

Installed Size 2 GB / 4 GB (max) Technology DDR2 SDRAM Memory speed 800 MHz Memory specification compliance PC2-6400 RAM form factor SO DIMM 200-pin RAM configuration features 2 x 1 GB Environmental Parameters

Environmental & energy standards compliance EPA Energy Star Min operating temperature 50 F Max operating temperature 95 F Operating humidity range 5 - 95 Storage Controller

Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated Controller interface type Serial ATA-300 Storage

Floppy drive type None Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm Hard Drive (2nd) None Hard Drive (3rd) None Optical Storage

Type DVD RW ( R DL) CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD R) / 4x (DVD R DL) CD / DVD rewrite speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) Optical Storage (2nd)

Type None Storage Removable

Type None Monitor

Monitor Type Flat panel display - TFT active matrix Diagonal Size 24 in Viewable Size 24 in Max Resolution 1920 x 1200 Widescreen Display Yes Image Brightness 385 cd/m2 Image Contrast Ratio 750:1 Graphics Controller

Type PCI Express x16 Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS Video Memory GDDR3 SDRAM Installed Size 512 MB Digital Video Standard Digital Visual Interface (DVI) Max Monitors Supported 2 Audio Output

Type Sound card - Integrated Sound output mode Stereo Speaker(s) 2 x Right / left channel Input Device

Type Mouse , Keyboard Keyboard

Keyboard interface USB Keyboard localization and layout English Keyboard features Built-in two USB 2.0 ports Mouse

Mouse technology Optical Mouse interface USB Audio Input

Type Microphone Telecom

Modem None Networking

Networking Network adapter - Integrated Wireless LAN Supported Yes Data Link Protocol Ethernet , IEEE 802.11a , IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Fast Ethernet , Gigabit Ethernet , Bluetooth 2.1 EDR , IEEE 802.11n (draft) Features AirPort Extreme ready Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11a , IE