“This new iMac is the most incredible desktop computer we’ve ever made,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “Our new design features the innovative use of materials, including professional-grade aluminum and glass, that are highly recyclable.”
Redefining Apple’s signature all-in-one design, the new iMac integrates the entire computer system into a sleek aluminum enclosure for a striking, clutter-free desktop. An elegant glass cover joins precisely to the aluminum enclosure creating a virtually seamless front surface. The new iMac’s 20- and 24-inch glossy widescreen displays provide incredibly crisp images, ideal for photos and movies using the all new iLife ’08 suite of digital lifestyle applications that are included. The new ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard is just 0.33 inches thin at its front edge. A new optional Apple Wireless Keyboard is a compact design that, with Apple’s wireless Mighty Mouse, offers a cable-free desktop.
Packing professional performance into the convenience of an all-in-one design, the new iMac includes the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors running up to 2.8 GHz with 4MB of shared L2 cache and up to 4GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory. The iMac line features ATI’s next generation of graphics with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 memory. The new iMac now offers up to 1TB of internal storage to accommodate a user’s growing library of digital photos, movies and music.
Providing the latest in high-performance connectivity options to quickly and conveniently transfer digital photos, music and video, the iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi networking, delivering up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g;* Gigabit Ethernet; a total of five USB 2.0 ports (including two on the new Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire(R) 400 and one FireWire 800 port.
The new iMac, with its stunning design, features highly recyclable and durable materials including scratch-resistant glass and professional grade aluminum. The power-efficient iMac also meets the stringent new Energy Star 4.0 requirements.
Every iMac also includes iLife ’08, the most significant update ever to Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring a major new version of iPhoto and a completely reinvented iMovie, both seamlessly integrated with the new .Mac Web Gallery for online photo and video sharing. The new iMac also comes with the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4.10 Tiger, including Safari, Mail, iCal, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth.
The new iMac line is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The new Apple Wireless Keyboard will ship by the end of August and will be available as a build-to-order option with the new iMac through the Apple Store for a suggested retail price of US$30 or $50 when purchased along with the wireless Mighty Mouse, and as a standalone purchase for a suggested retail price of $79 through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The new 20-inch 2.0 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199, includes:
• 20-inch widescreen LCD display
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processo
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive(R) with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW
• ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory
• built-in iSight video camera
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rp
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately)
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote
The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499, includes:
• 20-inch widescreen LCD display
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory
• built-in iSight video camera
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rp
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote
The new 24-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799, includes:
• 24-inch widescreen LCD display
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW)
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory
• built-in iSight video camera
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately)
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote
Build-to-order options and accessories include: a 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM and up to a 1TB Serial ATA hard drive on the 24-inch iMac; up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM and up to 750GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 2.4 GHz 20-inch iMac; and up to 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM and up to 500GB Serial ATA hard drive on the 2.0 GHz 20-inch iMac.
Additional options include: new Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless Mighty Mouse; AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme Base Station (now with Gigabit Ethernet); the AppleCare Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork ’08, Logic Express 7, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 and Aperture 1.5.
See the new iMacs here.
Pete: I agree whole-heartedly about the glossy displays.
I’m not smitten with this iMac design, but it is fascinating to see how exactly it tries to echo the characteristics of the iPhone design.
I.e., lots of surrounding blackness to make images on the screen look brighter and pop out more; the same materials; and what I would say is the same excessive number of contrasting material colors. (I would probably say they both look too busy, since I prefer one-tone to “two-tone” looks.)
But it’s really interesting how we’ve now officially plunged into a whole new age of Ivean design, where everything is going to look like an iPhone, instead of looking just like a double-shot injection-molded 5G iPod. And I’m sure most people won’t really care about the less minimalistic design.
But my aged parents have been holding off on buying a new Mac, and I think I’m going to recommend that they get a leftover iMac from the previous generation, at least if it remains available for a while at a discount. I think its more substantial, full-stroke keyboard and the lack of reflections on the LCD will be better for their needs.
Until Blu-Ray is included, this seems like pretty just much a choice between two different looks, keyboard feels, and display coatings, and the old ones still have plenty to recommend them on all those counts.
i think you mean ilife ’08, and i am not sure, but i hope so.
….not that i expect to make it that long before i buy ilife….
A 1TB hard drive option, that’s smokin!
These pretenders that say, “Screw Apple”, or, “I’m jumping ship” are not only and obviously NOT Mac users in the first place, but they’re also pretty friggin retarded.
As if someone is going to say, “Uh, the new iMac has a glossy screen. I’m getting a Dell running Vista. That’ll show them.”
LMAO
The black boarder around the screen is a terrible design mistake!
Quite awful!
Ives is loosing his touch!
Nothing too new…
iLamp IMO is still the best looking Macintosh ever and the 5 colours iMac is the most legendary.
I meant Ive not Ives, of course.
Glass??!! What will happen to my wife during an earthquake? Huh? Huh, Apple?
Notice how they removed the Apple logo on the command key.
the black bezel is to help prevent glare.
@XLM – wow, I didn’t notice that they upgraded the Airport Extreme to Gigabit…
Anyone want to buy a slightly new Airport Extreme?
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Oops, that was supposed to be “slightly used”, but hey, if me saying “new” will make you buy it…
The new wireless keyboard without the numeric keypad is just like the original chicklet IBM PCjr keyboard from around 1983!
I’ll give it a chance, but I don’t think I’m going to like it. And I’d really like the choice to have a numeric keypad on the bluetooth version.
Otherwise, everything looks great to me!
This iMac is NOT thinner. It has the exact same depth as the previous iMac’s.
Even the width and height are approximately the same. It’s a trick of the eye. The wide black bezel makes the sides look thinner.
<in hypnotic trance>
MUST BUY 2 24″ IMACS NOW !!!
With this iMac using an ATI 2600 HD Pro card (which is a ‘good’ card and better than the Intel onboard Graphics, but not a ‘great’ card by today’s standards), I’m wondering if it can be upgraded.
> My ‘new’ baby is officially obsolete.
Mac users happily using their G4’s would disagree on your use of the word “obsolete.”
All you multi-touch fiends,
Like I’ve said before, give up your sci-fi fantasies. You are not in living in “Minority Report”. Think about what you’re saying. You actually want to put your hand up to your desktop screen all day long and smudge it all up? Really? Do you think that would be a comfortable way to work?
What you want is useless and makes no sense outside of your life in your mom’s basement.
What? This is what took Apple nearly a year to design? This is not a radically new computer at all, and really should be considered more of a speed bump rather than a new generation. The black back and bezel are just plain ugly and the graphics cards suck, as usual for an iMac. There is nothing more disappointing than seeing “more of the same” from a company known for being on the cutting edge of design. I was so looking forward to a truly redesigned iMac and have been sorely let down today. Sad Apple, just sad. One positive thing about this, it makes my decision between a new top of the line iMac and a Mac Pro so much easier.
ok allow me to state the obvious, but not so obvious…
Doesn’t this design and color scheme seem a bit “home TV”?
The iMac is a hair away from the Ultimate TV expierence…If I didn’t know better, I’d say..Apple TV is going to mean something completely differently in the next 12 months.
I’m in!
I too hate glossy displays … so that means for me I’ll be buying a mini and getting the display I want …
Oh? Apple is dropping the mini?
Wow …. thanks a lot Apple …
Listen … I’ve been buying Apple products for 15 years … and they always seem to screw up some aspect of their product offerings with stupid decisons that could easliy be rectified …
If they don’t want to offer a matte display can they at least tell us why?
Intel Core 2 Duo processor
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8GB memory, larger hard drives
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@ MikeK
They are shipping iMacs today. There is no way that they are touch-screen ready. If they were, they would market them like that. Also, someone asked Steve Jobs that today, and he said it wouldn’t make much sense to have a touch screen on a desktop (and he’s right).
There’s not a software update that could suddenly turn all the imacs into touch screens. There would have to be serious hardware upgrades. The glass screens have nothing to do with touch screen capability. Not an insider rumor, just common sense.
@ Eric
Apple just UPGRADED the mini. I don’t know what made you think they were dropping it. Maybe you should read a little bit before you post.
just my…..you know
I think this is one of those “the pictures don’t do it justice.” I’ll bet that most of you saying you hate the looks will think different when you see it up close and personal. This iMac doesn’t have the cutesy look of previous versions. This is sveldt and sophisticated. I can see these showing up in a lot of corporate environments.