New Apple Computers are more affordable

Mar 3 2009, 10:00am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple unveiled 5 new updated products today including new iMacs, Mac minis and Mac Pros. Apple highlights that the new 24-inch iMac is priced more affordably than ever before with $1,499. This price is the same the 20 inch iMac was sold before.
The "small" iMac is now selling for only $1,199. Still if you really want action and an iMac that is a bit future proof you want the high-end iMac. For $2,199 you get a 24 inch iMac with 1TB HDD, a 3.06Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB memory.

If Snow Leopard would be already available I would be tempted to pull out my credit-card right way for the new iMac. Snow Leopard with the CUDA support will be able to fully leverage the new NVIDIA hardware found in the new iMacs. Every iMac features a glossy display with a built-in iSight video camera, mic and speakers in a thin aluminum and glass design. The new iMac also includes a Mini DisplayPort connector for a pure digital signal to Apple’s new 24-inch LED Cinema Display with adapters available for DisplayPort, VGA, DVI and Dual-Link DVI displays. iMac includes built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet; a total of six USB 2.0 ports (including two on the Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire 800 port.

The new Mac mini is hailed as the World’s most energy efficient desktop, drawing less than 13 watts of power when idle.
tarting at $599, the Mac mini is an innovative, tiny desktop measuring only 6.5 by 6.5 by 2-inches. Available in two models, Mac mini features a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, up to 320GB Serial ATA hard drive, five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 and a SuperDrive. The Mac mini features NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for up to five times better graphics performance than before and now with dual display support can drive two Apple or third-party displays with Mini DisplayPort or DVI connections.

The new Mac Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system. The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before.
The new Mac Pro includes Intel Xeon processors running at speeds up to 2.93 GHz, each with an integrated memory controller with three channels of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC memory that delivers up to 2.4 times the memory bandwidth while cutting memory latency up to 40 percent.** Every Mac Pro comes standard with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory, a high-performance graphics card with nearly three times greater performance when compared to the previous generation system. An optional ATI Radeon HD 4870 is available for even more performance. With both a Mini DisplayPort and DVI port, the new Mac Pro provides out-of-the-box support for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display, the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, or other DVI based displays.
An updated interior provides easy access to all components within the Mac Pro for hassle free expansion. The Mac Pro includes four direct-attach cable-free hard drive carriers for installing up to 4TB of internal storage when using 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA drives. An optional cable-free Mac Pro RAID card delivers performance up to 550MB/s and allows the four internal drive bays to be set up in RAID 0, 1, 5, or 0+1 configurations for improved disk performance and redundant data protection. The new Mac Pro will be available next week through the Apple Store.

All new Apple Products released today March 3rd:
New Mac Pro 2009 unveiled
New Mac mini 2009 unveiled
New iMac 2009 unveiled
New Apple AirPort Extreme
New Apple Time Capsule

More details on the Apple Store.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
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