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Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz)

By Matthew Elliot, CNET.com on 05 May 2008 04:10 PM

Tags: apple, imac, 24-inch, desktop, 2.8ghz, duo

ZDNet Australia Editors’ Choice

Manufacturer: Apple

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100/1000 LAN, Bluetooth, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, Infrared

Display

  • Display type
  • LCD
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 24 inch
  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1920 x 1200 pixels

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 500 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 520 x 569 x 207 mm
  • Weight
  • 11.5 kg

Graphics

  • Graphics hardware
  • ATI Radeon HD 2600
  • Amt of video RAM
  • 256 MB

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667

Processor

  • Processor
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.8 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X
  • Software included
  • iLife 08, Front Row, Photo Booth

Talkback 3 comments

    News Flash ZDnet editor... Leo ...me not you -- 10/05/08

    News Flash ZDnet editor... Leopard has been out for a while... you might want to work on your copy/paste skills ;)

    "Might want to hold off until Leopard is released to save yourself the cost of an OS upgrade"

    Looks to me like that part was ...Bungs -- 30/05/08

    Looks to me like that part was just taken from the previuos review - perils of Cut and paste
    I guess

    Looks like a mac fanboy was re ...Electric donkey bottom biter -- 18/02/09

    Looks like a mac fanboy was responsible for this 'review'.
    I guess he isn't using an iPhone though as his copy/paste seems to work just fine.

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Overview

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The good:
  • Industry-leading design
  • Big, beautiful display
  • Excellent application performance
The bad:
  • Higher-end model features same midrange graphics card of lower-end models
  • Free phone support ends after 90 days
  • Might want to hold off until Leopard is released to save yourself the cost of an OS upgrade
The bottomline:

With the same elegant design as its 20-inch, 2.4GHz sibling, the 24-inch, 2.8GHz iMac offers 30 percent more screen area and a modest performance boost. The iMac competes with the PC desktop market now better than perhaps any previous Mac to date, but the added cost of the larger, faster model might put off some buyers — especially if you are a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast.

Editors’ rating:

8.1/10

RRP: AU$3339.00

Related topics:

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