Apple today announced that its entire iMac line now features the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor in every model, delivering up to 50 percent faster performance than the previous iMac. A new 24-inch iMac with a brilliant 24-inch widescreen display joins the 17- and 20-inch models, and iMac prices now start at just $999. Every new iMac includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing out-of-the-box; Apple's breakthrough Front Row media experience; and iLife '06, the next generation of Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.

"Every iMac--from the $999 model up through the new dazzling 24-inch widescreen model--now features blazing Core 2 Duo performance," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "And the new 24-inch widescreen iMac is the fastest, biggest and brightest iMac we've ever made.

"The new iMac lineup includes four models: a 1.83 GHz and a 2.0 GHz 17-inch, a 2.16 GHz 20-inch and the all-new 2.16 GHz 24-inch iMac, and features the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor which delivers up to 50 percent faster performance than the previous 20-inch iMac running industry standard benchmarks.

The new 24-inch 2.16 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999 (US), includes:

    * 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
    * 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
    * 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
    * 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

The new 20-inch 2.16 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:

    * 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
    * 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
    * 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
    * 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

The new 17-inch 2.0 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US), includes:

    * 17-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
    * 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
    * 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
    * PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
    * 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

The 17-inch 1.83 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), includes:

    * 17-inch widescreen LCD display;
    * 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
    * 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB;
    * 24x Combo drive;
    * Intel GMA 950 graphics;
    * built-in iSight video camera;
    * built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking;
    * 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
    * mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
    * built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
    * Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

Apple iMac Line Now Features Intel Core 2 Duo Processors In Every Model