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Apple iMac Specifications Page - The September 2006 Intel iMacs Compared To The January 2006 Intel iMacs

The Tables below show the major specifications and features for Apple iMacs. Different configurations for the iMacs are based on Apple's Online Store. Vendors' configurations may vary.

Configurations and prices reflect that of the machines when they were introduced

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Major technological changes from last generation of iMacs

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1) Processor changes from Intel Core Duo to Intel Core 2 Duo
2) Processor L2 cache moves from 2MB to 4MB
3) New low-end budget model for $999, and high-end unit with a 24 inch screen (see stats below)

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Mid-Low-End 17 Inch Model
1) Processor speed increases from 1.83GHz to 2.0GHz
2) Price drops $100
3) Installed RAM increases from 512MB to 1GB
4) Maximum RAM increased from 2GB to 3GB
5) Slightly faster SuperDrive
6) Now has support for extended desktop display mode

Mid-High-End 20 Inch Model
1) Processor speed increases from 2.0GHz to 2.16GHz
2) Price drops $200
3) Installed RAM increases from 512MB to 1GB
4) Maximum RAM increased from 2GB to 3GB
5) Slightly faster SuperDrive
6) Now has support for extended desktop display mode

September 2006 Intel iMacs
iMac Model/Mhz	17" iMac Intel 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA710LL	17" iMac Intel 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA590LL	20" Intel 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA589LL	24" Intel 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA456LL
Price Information	MSRP: $999 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone	MSRP: $1,199 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone	MSRP: $1,499 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone	MSRP: $1,999 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone
Bus Speed (Mhz)	667MHz	667MHz	667MHz	667MHz
RAM (MAX)	512MB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 2GB Max Two memory slots	1GB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 3GB Max Two memory slots	1GB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 3GB Max Two memory slots	1GB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 3GB Max Two memory slots
Graphics Support	Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory	ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory PCI-Express	ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory PCI-Express	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics processor 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory PCI-Express
Hard Drive	160GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive	160GB Serial ATA 7200-rpm hard drive	250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm	250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Optical Drive	24x Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 16x Reads CDs at 24x	8x SuperDrive with 2.4x Dual Layer burn (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD+R DL discs at 2.4x Writes DVD-R discs at 8x Writes DVD+R discs at 8x Writes DVD-RW discs at 4x Writes DVD+RW discs at 4x Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 16x Reads CDs at 24	8x SuperDrive with 2.4x Dual Layer burn (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD+R DL discs at 2.4x Writes DVD-R discs at 8x Writes DVD+R discs at 8x Writes DVD-RW discs at 4x Writes DVD+RW discs at 4x Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 16x Reads CDs at 24	8x SuperDrive with 2.4x Dual Layer burn (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD+R DL discs at 2.4x Writes DVD-R discs at 8x Writes DVD+R discs at 8x Writes DVD-RW discs at 4x Writes DVD+RW discs at 4x Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 16x Reads CDs at 24
Communication	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Connectivity	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard 2 FireWire 400 Ports, 8 watts shared Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack) Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard 2 FireWire 400 Ports, 8 watts shared Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack) Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard 2 FireWire 400 Ports, 8 watts shared Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack) Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port; 15 watts shared Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack) Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter
Screen	17" LCD display 1440 by 900 Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring mode Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 Analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536	17" LCD display 1440 by 900 Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring mode Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 Analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536	20" LCD display 1680 by 1050 Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring mode Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 Analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536	24 " LCD display 1920 x 1200 pixels Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring mode Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 Analog resolutions up to 2048 x 1536
Weight	15.5 pounds (7 kg)	15.5 pounds (7 kg)	22 pounds (10 kg)	24.7 pounds (11.2 kg)
Extras	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse

January 2006 Intel iMacs
iMac Model/Mhz	17" iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 2MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA199LL	20" Intel Core Duo 2GHz 2MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed MA200LL
Price Information	MSRP: $1,299 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone	MSRP: $1,699 Check iMac Prices Apple Store Education discount Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection ClubMac MacMall MacZone
Bus Speed (Mhz)	667MHz	667MHz
RAM (MAX)	512MB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 2GB Max Two memory slots	512MB of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 2GB Max Two memory slots
Graphics Support	ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory PCI-Express	ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory PCI-Express
Hard Drive	160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm	250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Optical Drive	8x SuperDrive with 2.4x Dual Layer burn (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD+R DL discs at 2.4x Writes DVD-R discs at 8x Writes DVD+R discs at 8x Writes DVD-RW discs at 4x Writes DVD+RW discs at 4x Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 8x Reads CDs at 24x	8x SuperDrive with 2.4x Dual Layer burn (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD+R DL discs at 2.4x Writes DVD-R discs at 8x Writes DVD+R discs at 8x Writes DVD-RW discs at 4x Writes DVD+RW discs at 4x Reads DVDs at 8x Writes CD-R discs at 24x Writes CD-RW discs at 8x Reads CDs at 24x
Communication	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module	Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Connectivity	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard 2 FireWire 400 Ports, 8 watts shared Optical digital audio output Audio line in Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter	Three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard 2 FireWire 400 Ports, 8 watts shared Optical digital audio output Audio line in Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter
Screen	17" LCD display 1440 by 900	20" LCD display 1680 by 1050
Weight	15.5 pounds (7 kg)	22 pounds (10 kg)
Extras	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse	Built-in iSight camera Apple Remote Control Apple Mighty Mouse

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