Apple iMac Desktop with 20" Display MA877LL/A (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)  | 
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Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,299.00
Buy New: $1,289.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  145 reviews
Sales Rank: 61
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.4
CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
Processors: 2
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 23.7 x 22.1 x 9.2
MPN: MA877LL
Model: MA877LL/A
UPC: 718908999318
EAN: 0885909150335
ASIN: B000R81W7U
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard | | • | 1 GB DDR SDRAM, 320 GB SATA hard drive, SuperDrive (DVDR DL/DVDRW/CD-RW) | | • | 20-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1680 by 1050 pixels, millions of colors | | • | FireWire 400, FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports on computer, two USB 2.0 ports on keyboard, built-in iSight, mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, and S-video | | • | Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit), built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Redefining Apple's signature all-in-one desktop PC, the newly redesigned iMac now sports a sleek, professional aluminum enclosure that's joined precisely to a 20-inch glass cover to create a virtually seamless front surface. It also features new ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard--with an extended layout and dedicated keys for Mac features such as brightness, volume, eject, play/pause, and Expose--as well as the wired Mighty Mouse. The iMac is preloaded with Apple's latest suite of digital media applications--iLife '08--and also comes with the Apple Remote and Front Row media display software, which enables you to easily play your music, enjoy photo slideshows, and watch DVDs, iMovies, music videos and television shows from across the room. It's powered by a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor from the newest "Santa Rosa" chips, which offer a top-of-the-line 800 MHz front-side bus speed and a huge 4 MB L2 cache. This 20-inch iMac also features a 320 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM (with a 4 GB maximum capacity), 8x SuperDrive for burning movies to DVD and music mixes to CD, integrated 802.11n wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet wired networking, Bluetooth connectivity, ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video card with 256 MB dedicated memory, and the Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard operating system. The iMac, Transformed
Redesigned with a recyclable anodized aluminum frame and glass cover, the iMac is friendlier to the environment. | 
The new keyboard's ultrathin anodized aluminum enclosure features low-profile keys that provide a crisp, responsive feel. | The its anodized aluminum frame and glass cover, the new iMac instantly transforms your workspace from cluttered desktop to brilliant display podium. Because it's made from a single sheet of aluminum, you won't see any seams or screws except for a single compartment on the bottom that provides easy access to the memory slots. The glossy widescreen 20-inch display makes photos and movies come alive with rich color. And the built-in iSight camera and microphone are integrated so neatly you barely notice they're there. Aside from the design details, the iMac is also friendlier to the environment with 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. With its elegant anodized aluminum enclosure, the new Apple Keyboard looks equally at home in your living room or on your desk. Just connect it to the USB port on your iMac and start enjoying the crisp, responsive feel of its low-profile keys. The extended layout has a full complement of keys, including document navigation controls, a numeric keypad, and special function keys for Mac features such as brightness, volume, eject, play/pause, Expose, and more. Two USB 2.0 ports provide high-speed connectivity for your iPod, Mighty Mouse, digital camera, and other USB-based electronic devices. Preinstalled with iLife '08
Every iMac includes iLife '08, the latest version of Apple's award-winning suite of digital media applications, with major upgrades to iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand and a completely reinvented iMovie. iPhoto '08 now automatically organizes photo libraries into Events that let you more easily manage your growing photo collections, and iMovie '08 can import video from the latest AVCHD, HDV and DV camcorders, as well as from digital cameras, and displays your entire video library whether it's stored on internal or external drives. Both iPhoto and iMovie integrate seamlessly with the new .Mac Web Gallery, Apple's new service for .Mac members to instantly create and host websites for their photos and videos. 
The pre-installed iLife '08 software suite includes a completely redesigned iMovie, which makes it even easier to share your videos on the Internet. | iLife '08 also features iWeb '08, with live web widgets such as Google Maps that let you create even more dynamic websites, and GarageBand '08, with its new Magic GarageBand feature that makes it fun and easy for both musicians and non-musicians to create great sounding songs. Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
It's powered by the 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 processor from the newest "Santa Rosa" chips, which offer a top-of-the-line 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 4 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.) With such a substantial L2 cache, data instructions can be kept close to the two processor cores, greatly increasing performance and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. The Intel Core 2 Duo's 128-bit SSE3 vector engine handles 128-bit computations in a single clock cycle, accelerating data manipulation by simultaneously applying a single instruction to multiple data. And its two execution cores are designed to share resources and conserve power, helping it to achieve higher levels of performance since it uses fewer watts. Graphics and Video
The 20-inch widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD offers a resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels--36 percent more than the previous 17-inch iMac. It has a brightness rating of 290 nits, a contrast ratio of 800:1, and a viewing angle of 160 degrees (both horizontal and vertical). An ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor powers the iMac with 256 MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory. It features some of the most advanced graphics technology available and delivers new levels of visual realism and a huge texture fill rate for smooth surfaces and complex character details. GDDR3 (Graphics Double Data Rate, version 3) is a graphics card-specific memory technology that's better able to deliver fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and applications. This iMac also enables you to connect a second display in either extended desktop mode or video mirroring mode. The mini-DVI port connects to DVI displays, VGA monitors and projectors, and S-video and composite devices using the appropriate adapter (sold separately). Wired and Wireless Connectivity
You get a full complement of ports on the back of the iMac, including three USB 2.0 and two flavors of FireWire--400 and 800. | The iMac gives you plenty of room to grow, accommodating as many as five peripherals at a time thanks to its three USB 2.0 ports and the two USB 2.0 ports on the Apple Keyboard. It also includes two powered FireWire ports--one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 (one of the fastest peripheral standards available)--enabling you to quickly transfer content from digital video cameras, hard drives, and other high-speed devices. Share files around your house with built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet as well as the next-generation high-speed wireless 802.11n technology, which is integrated into the latest Apple Airport Extreme Base Station. The iMac is also Wi-Fi Certified to work with base stations and routers that use industry-standard 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g wireless technologies. The integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity--version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)--allows you to use a wireless keyboard or mouse, and synchronize peripherals such as cell phones and PDAs. Enjoy high-quality sound on almost any speaker system with double-duty analog/digital audio. Record digital and analog sources through audio line in, perfect for your latest podcast in GarageBand. SuperDrive
Integrated neatly into the iMac is a slot-loading SuperDrive that lets you play and burn your own CDs and DVDs--including double-layer DVDs. And there's no disc tray--just slide the disc right in. It offers the following speeds: - Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 4x speed
- Writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed
- Writes DVD-RW at up to 6x speed and DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
- Reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
- Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed
- Writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed
- Reads CDs at up to 24x speed
Other Features
- Two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4 GB of RAM
- Built-in stereo speakers with internal 24-watt digital amplifier
- Support for external display in extended desktop mode: 1920 by 1200 pixels for digital and 2048 by 1536 pixels for analog
- Meets ENERGY STAR requirements with maximum continuous power rating of 200 watts
- Dimensions: 19.1 x 18.5 x 7.4 inches (WxHxD)
Included Software
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard operating system (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools); iLife '08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand); Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive; iWork (30-day trial); and Front Row What's in the Box
iMac, Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse, Apple Remote, cleaning cloth, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic documentation
Product Description
More than ever before, iMac allows you to live a digital life. Loaded with iLife, the new iMac makes it easy to turn your photos, movies, and music into blogs, podcasts, books, and calendars. All the other essentials are built in as well, including an iSight camera, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Just plug it in, turn it on, and you're ready to create something great. Display 20-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1680 by 1050 pixels, millions of colors Video - Built-in iSight; mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory FireWire One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each ; USB Three USB 2.0 ports on computer; two USB 2.0 ports on keyboard Built-in stereo speakers with 24-watt digital amplifier, built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio; input/audio line in Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Wireless Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n ; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module Hardware accessories Apple Remote, Apple Keyboard, and Mighty Mouse; Built-in IR receiver Your iMac comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three full years. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-certified technicians using genuine Apple parts
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| Customer Reviews: Read 140 more reviews...
 Nirvana achieved! May 12, 2008
This product is my 6th Macintosh computer and is absolutely excellent in every way. The goodies provided with it, such as iWeb, iLife, Phone Booth, Time Machine, etc. are a dream come true. The downside - now my infatuation with and addiction to the iMac, which I had sort of gotten under control, can only grow drastically worse! I am doomed!
big computer is a big hit May 11, 2008
The 24-inch iMac is huge. I can see two pages at 150% and more. And the new keyboard is fantastic. I've been a Macintosh user since 1985, but this is the best ever. One bit of advice. One gig of ram is not enough. I had to purchase another gig and install it myself. No problem.
 A solid all-around desktop computer May 8, 2008
I've been a Mac user since the Mac Plus in the late 80's. Apple generally makes well-built machines with decent performance and this iMac is no exception. I have one of these aluminum iMacs at home as well as an identical one at work.
Pros:
- Stylish and sleek.
- Very quiet running so you can concentrate on your work.
- Fast enough for all the things I need to do.
- I thought I'd hate the keyboard but it just feels different than most and I still type the same speed or faster.
- The ability to run Windows in a virtual machine like Parallels.
- The Mac OS is powerful and stable.
Cons:
- The LCD panel on the 20" model has terrible viewing angles and color fidelity. Get the 24" instead.
- The Mighty Mouse scroll nub constantly gums up and jams.
Overall, I'm very pleased with my iMac which is important because I'm using it 8+ hours a day. However, I'm disappointed Apple was cheap with the 20" display. While it's adequate for my work tasks, at home it's useless when trying to edit and correct photos in an image editor. You never know if what you see is what you'll get (WYSIWYG) when you print it. Ironic because WYSIWYG was one of the features Apple touted in the original Macs. If they would have at least revealed the type of panel it was in their technical specifications, I would have avoided it all together and spent the extra $300 for the 24" model at home. The previous generation (white) 20" iMac had a high quality LCD panel in it.
Oh, yes! May 8, 2008
Waited and waited for Apple to upgrade this machine, and when I saw the miniscule improvements that were made to the newer model, I jumped on this one at a great price. This is my third mac, and my most recent prior to this one was an emac (which I loved until its hard drive was overflowing). I LOVE this machine. It is FAST, and the hard drive is large enough. Transferring all my stuff from my old machine was a breeze with firewire. I didn't even have to re-install my third-party internet software -- just unplugged the ethernet cable from my old machine and popped it into the back of this lovely thing. It is almost absolutely silent. If I listen hard, I can barely hear the fan running. The glossy screen is a non-issue for me because I keep the monitor perpendicular to my desk and therefore have no problems with reflection/glare in my current set-up. I just might be in love!
Get A Mac!!! May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best advice I can offer is, Get a Mac!!! I switched from Windows and it was the best decision that I could have made. This iMac is extremely fast, easy to use, and I have never had a problem with it in the 6 months that I have owned it. And again, I can't stress this enough, if you are considering switching from Windows to Mac, do it!
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