Apple iMac Full Review
Apple iMac Full Review
Size and weight
20-inch iMac
- Height:
- 18.5 inches (46.9 cm)
- Width:
- 19.1 inches (48.5 cm)
- Depth:
- 7.4 inches (18.9 cm)
- Weight:
- 20 pounds (9.1 kg)1
24-inch iMac
- Height:
- 20.5 inches (52.0 cm)
- Width:
- 22.4 inches (56.9 cm)
- Depth:
- 8.1 inches (20.7 cm)
- Weight:
- 25.4 pounds (11.5 kg)1
Connections and expansion
- One FireWire 400 port and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each
- Total of five USB 2.0 ports: three ports on computer, two ports on keyboard
Communications
Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking2 (based on IEEE 802.11n draft (specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)- Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Audio
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Internal 24-watt digital amplifier
- Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack)
- Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)
- Built-in microphone
Installed software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)- iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
Majority of circuit board laminates are free of brominated flame retardants- Majority of internal cables are PVC-free
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements- Received a Silver rating from EPEAT
Display
- Built-in 20-inch (viewable) or 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
- Resolution
- 20-inch models: 1680 by 1050 pixels
- 24-inch model: 1920 by 1200 pixels
- Millions of colors at all resolutions
- Typical viewing angle
20-inch models:
160° horizontal
160° vertical- 24-inch model:
178° horizontal
178° vertical
- Typical brightness: 290 cd/m2 (20-inch models); 385 cd/m2 (24-inch model)
- Typical contrast ratio: 800:1 (20-inch models); 750:1 (24-inch model)
Graphics and video support
- 20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor
- ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
- 20-inch model with 2.66GHz processor
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
- 24-inch model with 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz processor, one of the following:
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
- Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter3
Built-in iSight camera- Support for external display in extended desktop mode
- Digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
- Analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
- Support for external display in video mirroring mode
Processor and memory
- 2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
- 6MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
- 1066MHz frontside bus
- 1GB (one 1GB SO-DIMM) or 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
Storage
Hard drive4
- 20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor
- 250GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
- Optional 320GB or 500GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
- 20-inch model with 2.66GHz processor
- 320GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
- Optional 500GB or 750GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
- 24-inch model with 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz processor
- 320GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
- Optional 500GB, 750GB, or 1TB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive
Optical drive
- Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 4x speed
- Writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed
- Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed and DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
- Reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
- Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed
- Writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed
- Reads CDs at up to 24x speed
Electrical and operating requirements
- Line voltage: 100-240V AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
- Maximum continuous power: 200W (20-inch models); 280W (24-inch model)
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F (-40° to 85° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
