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Apple iMac 24-inch (2009)

By Rich Brown, CNET.com on 18 March 2009 03:24 PM

Tags: imac, apple, 24, mini, firewire, displayport, 800

Manufacturer: Apple

Connectivity

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

Display

  • Diagonal screen size
  • 24 inch
  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 640 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
  • GeForce 9400M

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 4GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR3-1066

Processor

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

Software

  • Operating system
  • Mac OS X

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The good:
  • One of, if not the, most affordable 24-inch all-in-one PCs
  • Twice as much hard-drive space as older models
  • Fast Nvidia graphics chip makes the iMac a capable gaming system
  • Best-in-class multitasking performance
  • iLife digital media suite comes standard
The bad:
  • Fewer interesting hardware features compared with recent Windows-based all-in-ones
The bottomline:

Apple made a number of changes to the 24-inch iMac, but making it available at this price is the most impressive. The rest of the updates are welcome, and Apple's multitasking capability remains unmatched. Provided you like your all-in-ones best as straightforward desktop computers, the iMac will meet your expectations with speed and elegance.

Editors’ rating:

7.8/10

RRP: AU$2499.00

Related topics:

imac, apple, 24, mini, firewire, displayport, 800

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