Introducing the new iMac. It’s the desktop that has everything. And now there’s even more. – Well that’s Apple’s marketing line.
From any view, the new iMac is impressive. The iMac instantly turns your workspace from a cluttered desktop into a brilliant display podium. The new iMac sets the standard for elegance and power. It packs a complete, high-performance computer into its all-in-one design. With an anodised aluminium frame and glass cover, it’s striking to behold. And these materials are highly recyclable, so iMac is friendlier to the environment.
The 20- and 24-inch glossy wide screen displays make photos and movies come alive with rich colour. For an even better view, you can remove the stand and mount your 24-inch iMac on a wall with the VESA Mount Adapter Kit (sold separately) and see your photos and movies practically float on its big, beautiful screen. And with the stand removed, you save even more space on your desktop.
Viewing Experience – What’s it like to watch a movie on then? Well photos, movies, games and video applications should be a pixel-perfect experience. iMac features a flat-panel LCD screen with 1680-by-1050 resolution (20-inch) or 1920-by-1200 resolution (24-inch), giving you vivid colours and breathtaking high-definition clarity.
Performance – How will it run when the misses uses it and never shuts anything down, will I get the shout, the computers stalling again? The 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz or 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor will easily cope with every regular use of a computer. Email, 10 firefox windows, large spreadsheets and presentation software should comfortably be ran along side each other – no probs. On the graphics side - Well every new iMac includes high-performance NVIDIA graphics standard. Now games run smoother, photos load faster and pro applications have even more power. The 20-inch iMac with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor delivers up to 2.3x faster graphics performance.1The 24-inch iMac gives you even more graphics options. The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor makes viewing web pages and searching through your iPhoto library smoother and more efficient. Or you can choose NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 discrete graphics to take 3D graphics up a notch. For 3D graphics-intensive games or pro applications like Aperture and Motion, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 processors deliver the fastest graphics performance yet.
Storage – How much sh*t can i store on it? – 20-inch model comes with a 320GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive5 and the 24-inch model come with a 640GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive. 320gb by today’s standard is not huge, optional increases and external hard drives available.
Price – How much will cost me?
- 20-inch: 2.66GHz – rrp £949 – Amazon price £949
- 24-inch: 2.66GHz – rrp £1,199 - Amazon price £1,199
- 24-inch: 2.93GHz – rrp £1,499 - Amazon price £1,449 (save £50)
- 24-inch: 3.06GHz – rrp £1,799 - Amazon price £1,799
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