Just when you thought iMac had everything, now there's even more. More powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processors. And more memory standard. Combine this with Mac OS X Leopard and iLife' 08, and it's more all-in-one than ever. iMac packs amazing performance into a stunningly slim space.

Wide-eyed wonder.
Photos, movies, games, videos, and applications with palettes. Anything you see on the 20- or 24-inch glossy widescreen display will be a perfect pixel 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 colors and breathtaking clarity.

iMac ins and outs.
Bring on your iPod, digital camera, mobile phone, and external hard drive. If it has a cable, iMac has a place for it. You'll find three USB 2.0 ports on iMac itself and two on the Apple Keyboard. Connect faster peripherals to the FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 ports for even more possibilities.

SuperDrive.
iMac doesn't have a disc tray. CDs and DVDs slide right into the slot-loading SuperDrive. What makes it super? You can burn your own CDs and DVDs - including double-layer DVDs to back up data or create your own music mixes. With the SuperDrive and iDVD, you can even burn the movies you make onto a DVD and watch them on your TV.

iSight camera.
Built into the top of iMac is an iSight camera. You'll hardly notice it's there until you want to launch iChat, Photo Booth, or iMovie. iSight is easy to use and highly advanced. The remarkable picture quality and color accuracy make this tiny feature huge.

Power duo.
The latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors run at speeds up to 3.06GHz with advanced 45-nm process technology and 6MB of shared L2 cache. Translation: iMac runs your applications faster and more efficiently than ever before.

The best iMac graphics yet.
With ATI Radeon HD graphics standard, iMac delivers smooth video playback and realistic visual environments. And now you have the option to upgrade to the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac. With the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS and 512MB of dedicated video memory, this 24-inch iMac configuration reaches a whole new, blow-you-away level of detail and realism in games, three-dimensional graphics, high-resolution photos, and high-definition video.

Massive storage. More memory standard.
iMac has up to 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 memory standard so you can run more applications simultaneously. And with a Serial ATA hard drive up to 320GB, you can load up on photos, videos, and music. The 24-inch model has a remarkable hard drive option - up to 1TB - for just about anything and everything you want to pack in.

Built-in freedom.
Turn your house into a wireless wonderland. High-speed 802.11n wireless technology is built into iMac. And with Time Capsule or the AirPort Express Base Station, every computer in every room can connect to iMac, the Internet, and each other. Over this network, everyone can print, surf the web, and even play music from the iTunes library through your home stereo - wirelessly.

Processor and memory

• 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  
• 6MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
  
• 1066MHz frontside bus
  
• 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB

What's in the box

• iMac
  
• Apple Keyboard
  
• Mighty Mouse
  
• Apple Remote
  
• Cleaning cloth
  
• Power cord
  
• Install/restore DVDs
  
• Printed and electronic documentation
• Optional dial-up modem not included; click to view Apple's USB modem.

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)
  

Storage

• Hard drive: 320GB 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.

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 networking (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)
• Optional external Apple USB Modem

Display

• 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
• Resolution: 24-inch model: 1920 by 1200 pixels. Millions of colors at all resolutions
• Typical viewing angle: 24-inch models: 178degrees horizontal, 178degrees vertical
• Typical brightness: 385 cd/m2 (24-inch model)
  
• Typical contrast ratio: 750:1 (24-inch model)

Graphics and video support

• Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter
  
• 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

Graphics Cards

• ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory

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

iMac Limited warranty and service

Your iMac comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac to extend your service and support to two years from your iMac purchase date. The AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians such as Small Dog Electronics, using genuine Apple parts. Click here to read more and order AppleCare for iMac.

Size and weight

• 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)

Environmental Status Report

• 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

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: 50degrees to 95degrees F (10degrees to 35degrees C)
  
• Storage temperature: -40degrees to 185degrees F (-40degrees to 85degrees C)
  
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

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