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REVIEW: 24-inch Apple iMac Improves On Its Predecessor's Design And Performance.
iMac Developer Note Posted
Corporations Eye iMacs
Apple's iMac Support Page updated for New Aluminum iMacs
From the Lab: iMac Benchmarks
This Week's Tech Night Owl Radio Update

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REVIEW: 24-inch Apple iMac Improves On Its Predecessor's Design And Performance.

PC World's Melissa J. Perenson reports:

The 24-inch iMac (list price: $1799) is a refresh of the big boy of its all-in-one desktop line. Despite tweaks to the design and specs, this is a modest, nonradical iMac update. Even so, the striking system will make you look twice.

We tested the retail-store configuration of the 24-inch iMac: It comes with a 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 processor, 1GB of memory, a 320GB Serial ATA drive, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics with 256MB of GDDR3 memory, and a slot-loading SuperDrive DVD burner.

For the full review visit here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/09/AR2007080902335.html






iMac Developer Note Posted

Apple Developer Connection says:

This developer note gives a technical description of the 20" iMac computer and the 24" iMac computer, based on the Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor and introduced in August 2007, to help developers design products compatible with these computers. The note provides information about the computer's internal design, input-output features, and expansion capabilities.

You can check it out at:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/iMac_0708/






Corporations Eye iMacs

Computerworld Canada's Rafael Ruffolo reports:

While Apple hopes its revamped iMac desktop line will continue to grow the company's consumer computer business, it may be indirectly making inroads into the enterprise space.

According to Q2 results from IDC, in the overall U.S. computer market, which includes desktops and notebooks, Apple is now tied for third with competitor Gateway at 5.6 per cent of the total market share.

The thinner and sleeker all-in-one machines, which now feature an aluminum-and-glass design, were announced at a slightly more competitive price point than its previous incarnations. The 20-inch, 2GHz machine will sell for US$1,199; the 20-inch 2.4GHz model for $1,499; and the 24-inch 2.4GHz offering for $1,799.

IDC's Richard Shim said that with notebook shipments expected to surpass desktop shipments worldwide over the next few years, Apple's hip new design and lower price point will give the company the advantage to compete in the struggling desktop market.

For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135764-pg,1/article.html






Apple's iMac Support Page updated for New Aluminum iMacs

Macs Only's Dana Baggett reports:

Apple's iMac Support Page has been updated for the new Aluminum iMacs. It has sections on getting started, troubleshooting, links to discussion topics, software updates and repair and support.

For the full report visit here:
http://www.macsonly.com/index.html#_111






From the Lab: iMac Benchmarks

Macworld's James Galbraith reports:

With a new aluminum-and-glass enclosure, the iMacs unveiled by Apple earlier this week look markedly different from their immediate predecessors. But the more modest changes inside—a speed bump to the Intel Core 2 Duo chip that powers the machine—translate to only a slight boost in

However, if you've been slow to hop aboard Apple's transition to Intel processors, this latest iMac overhaul may finally push you toward an upgrade. The top-of-the-line iMac outperforms the fastest PowerPC G5-based iMac by 43 percent in our Speedmark 4.5 tests.

For the full report visit here:
http://www.macworld.com/2007/08/firstlooks/imacbenchmarks/index.php?lsrc=mwrss






This Week's Tech Night Owl Radio Update

On this week's all-star episode The Tech Night Owl LIVE, the Night Owl explored Apple's new product announcements, which included an aluminum-clad iMac, upgraded consumer applications and a few new things that didn't even get a press release. We got all the particulars from Macworld's Peter Cohen..

Here's the URL for this week's update on the show:
http://www.macnightowl.com/newsletter/2007/08/'2/newsletter-issue-402/#update

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