New iMac, on time for school

Here comes another gadget from Apple. Apple's C.E.O, Steve Jobs unveiled the new iMacs last week not too long after releasing the iPhone. This computer appeared greener (environmentally friendlier).
A slightly new design which comprises mainly of a 20" or 24" 'monitor' with an integrated motherboard behind it. The iMacs have a glossy wide screen display with a panoramic resolution of 1920 by 1200. The monitor's casing is made out of glass and Aluminum.It also comes with a redesigned flat keyboard.

So, whats in this box? Lets talk about the top line iMac. It contains a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo Intel processor which you can upgrade to a 2.8GHz Intel Core Extreme processor. An 800MHz system bus and 4MB of shared L2 cache. For graphics you have an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 dedicated video memory. Storage goes up to 1TB ( 1028GB). It also comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a built-in camera.

Jobs also stressed on some improved applications like iLife and iWorks. For more specs, check out the new iMac. The cheapest iMac costs CA $1299 (U.S. $1199).

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