Pros
- Sleek, all-in-one design
- Improved screen quality
Cons
- All-in-one design limits expansion
At A Glance
New iMac improves on its predecessor's design and performance.
Manufacturer’s Description
The 24" iMac with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU from Apple is a sleek all-in-one computer that has been designed to meet the needs of video professionals, graphic designers, families, educators, and business people.The iMac sports a sleek aluminum and glass industrial design, with a matching slimline aluminum keyboard. The built-in iSight camera hides discretely above the LCD screen, giving you ready access to a webcam for Internet chat and conferencing.The computer is powered by a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor for superior performance. It boasts 1 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Airport Extreme Wi-Fi, integrated speakers, and the SuperDrive DVD burner. The glossy 24" widescreen display is powered by ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory.All this hardware runs on Apple's OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system. Tiger features Rosetta technology, which allows you to seamlessly run legacy applications that were written for PowerPC processors, without the need for any complicated emulation software. The iMac is a strikingly elegant computer that will feel at home on virtually any desk.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MA878LLA |
| Inventory Number | 30471 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 |
| Processor speed | 2400.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 4.096 KB |
| Bus speed | 800.0 MHz |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 1024.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Memory max | 4096.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 24.0 inches |
| Display type | LCD |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Mobility Radeon HD2600 XT |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1 |
| Video Bus | Integrated |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 320.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers | Serial ATA |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-Express x16 slots | 1.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 22.4 inches |
| Depth | 8.1 inches |
| Height | 20.5 inches |
| Weight | 25.4 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 8.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±R DL/DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | All-in-one |
| Internal Drive Bays | 1 |
| External Drive Bays | 1 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 82 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Fair |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 354 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 375 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 309 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 523 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 367 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 674 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 229 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 1074 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 224 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 435 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Fair |
