Apple iMac Specifications
Page - The August 2007 Intel iMacs Compared To The September 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
Major technological changes from last generation of iMacs
All
1) System Bus speed improves from 667MHz to 800MHz
2) Wireless Airport standard changes from 802.11g to 802.11n
3) Keyboard USB ports move from USB 1.1 to faster USB 2.0
4) New anodized aluminum enclosure
5) New ultra thin anodized aluminum keyboard
5) 17 inch model dropped
6) Now come with a glass covered glossy screen
Low-End 20 Inch Model - MA876LL
1) Screen size increase from 17" to 20"
2) Processor speed increases from 1.83GHz to 2.0GHz
3) Processor Cache increases in size from 2MB to 4MB
4) Price increases $200
5) Installed RAM increases from 512MB to 1GB
6) Maximum RAM increases from 2GB to 4GB
7) Graphics Card moves from Intel GMA 950 to ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
8) Graphics memory increases from 64MB shared to 128MB
9) Hard Drive size increases from 160GB to 250GB
10) Optical drive moves from 24x Combo drive to 8x SuperDrive
11) One FireWire 400 port replaced with FireWire 800
12) Weight increases from 15.5 pounds to 20 pounds
Mid-High-End 20 Inch Model - MA877LL
1) Screen size increase from 17" to 20"
2) Processor speed increases from 2.0GHz to 2.4GHz
3) Price increases $300
4) Maximum RAM increases from 3GB to 4GB
5) Graphics Card moves from ATI Radeon X1600 to ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
6) Graphics memory increases from 128MB shared to 256MB
7) Hard Drive size increases from 160GB to 320GB
8) One FireWire 400 port replaced with FireWire 800
9) Weight increases from 15.5 pounds to 20 pounds
Mid-Low-End 24 Inch Model - MA878LL
1) Screen size increase from 20" to 24"
2) Processor speed increases from 2.16GHz to 2.4GHz
3) Price increases $300
4) Maximum RAM increases from 3GB to 4GB
5) Graphics Card moves from ATI Radeon X1600 to ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
6) Graphics memory increases from 128MB shared to 256MB
7) Hard Drive size increases from 250GB to 320GB
8) One FireWire 400 port replaced with FireWire 800
9) Weight increases from 22 pounds to 25.4 pounds
High-End 24 Inch Model - Z0FC
2) Processor speed increases from 2.16GHz to 2.8GHz
3) Price increases $300
4) Installed RAM increases from 1GB to 2GB
4) Maximum RAM increases from 3GB to 4GB
5) Graphics Card moves from NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT to ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
6) Graphics memory increases from 128MB shared to 256MB
7) Hard Drive size increases from 250GB to 500GB
9) Weight increases from 24.7 pounds to 25.4 pounds
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
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