In 1998 the world was mesmerized at the appearance of the first all in one Macintosh desktop – iMac G3, then in 2004 iMac G5 has succeeded to conquer even the unbelievers, now in 2009 the newest iMac is conquering the PC holders.
The newest iMac succeeds to impress at first with its appearance, in which a lot of time and effort were invested. The most impressive feature is the 7.4 inch depth which includes the optical drive; that means a lot of space reduction. In terms of display, one can choose from a 20 or a 24 inch screen; in centimeters that will translate in almost 60 cm. All these, plus the aluminum frame and the smooth lines make the newest iMac to be a treat for the eyes.
When it comes to the technical area, the iMac succeeds to surprises with impressive specifications. First of all, the optical drive is able to write: DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs, DVD-R and DVD+R discs, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs, CD-R discs and CD-RW discs and can read: DVDs and CDs at a speed of 24x. Depending on the screen size – 20 or 24 inch, the hard drive is available in more variants, with different Intel Core 2 Duo processors: a 2.66GHz processor, or a 2.93GHz processor, or a 3.06GHz processor. The memory capacity supports up to 8GB.
The newest iMac comes installed with the latest Mac software – Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, disposes of a built in speakers, microphone and an iSight camera and has as communicational means: a built – in Bluetooth 2.1 port, a built – in AirPort Extreme and also a built – in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet.
The iMac is sold together with a ultra compact keyboard and a white “mighty” mouse. Designed to be very environmental friendly, the materials form which the Macintosh desktop are made are highly recyclable.
Per total, the particularities of the design are the ones that make the difference and make the iMac stand out. The podium, the aluminum frame, the smoothness of the curves and the clear screen, plus the keyboard and mouse which are a perfect continuance of the desktop succeed to confer the iMac a distinguished sign: elegance.
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