Apple iMac comes with the latest operating system – Mac OS X Snow Leopard. In this system you will find everything you need which is already installed: calendar, Internet browsing, contact, e-mail and many more. The great thing about Apple iMac is that it works also with Microsoft applications like Microsoft Excel and Word and it is also able to run Windows as an operating system.
The Mac OS X Snow Leopard comes with great software included, such as: GarageBand, iMovie and iPhoto, therefore you don’t have to install them.
The operating system alerts you if you are trying to download files that contain dangerous malware.
Every Apple iMac you buy comes with a standard quad-core or Intel dual-core processor, so your favorite applications, 3D games and powerful graphics will run very fast.
If you want to buy an iMac you will have to choose from the 27-inch model and the 21.5 model both with Intel Core 2 Duo processors and if you want a better one you can choose the Quad Core from the 27-inch iMac at 2.66GHz. The four cores are able to deliver up to 2x faster and cleaner performances right where you need them: 3D games, complex graphics application, download speed and Internet browsing.
The new iMac comes with 4GB DDR3 memory and with its built-in WiFi technology you can connect via wireless to any network. If you think to purchase an iMac you will find a great surprise in the box – the Wireless Magic Mouse which comes with every iMac. This is the first Multi-Touch mouse which has a clean surface, no cord, no visible buttons, no scroll ball and no wheel. The software that comes with the mouse allows you to configure it the way you want and now you can control everything with a single and a simple touch of a finger.
The keyboard which comes with your Apple iMac is also wireless. This keyboard has a Bluetooth wireless technology which makes it a lot easier to connect and you don’t need any cables.
Another surprise is the camera hidden behind the glass display. You can keep on touch with your family and friend, you can share your home made video or you can make presentation to clients. You don’t need to install any software for the iSight camera to work, because it just works.
The 27-inch Apple iMac has an input port that gives you the possibility to connect your iMac to your MacBook Pro or MacBook and to use it as a display. Every new iMac comes with a SD card slot that makes the photo transfer faster. All you have to do is to insert the memory card from your camera into the port and them you can edit the photos, organize them, share them with your friends or put them online.
The 27-inch Apple iMac is compatible with VESA Mount Adapter Kit which means you can mount on the wall and give it a place of honor. If you have an external hard drive, a mobile phone or a smartphone, a digital camera or an iPod you can connect them to your iMac through the FireWire 800 port or the USB 2.0 port.
For faster and smoother graphics you can choose from NVIDIA or ATI Radeon graphics processors. And if you want to have the best you can choose the 2.8GHz quad-core available for 27-ich Apple iMac that gives a faster performances and more precision in your applications. Â If you like to play Call of Duty or Doom 3 you will see the performances of this processor and the of the ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor.
Both of Apple iMac models are great, but there are a few differences between them. First of all is the display’s resolution: for the 21.5 – inch model you will have a 1920x1080 resolution and for the 27 – inch model you will have a 2560x1140 resolution.
Next in line is the processor: with the 21.5 – inch model you can choose from 3.33GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the 27 – inch model you can choose from the ones presented above and the following 2.66GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor and 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. Both models come with a standard 4GB DDR3 RAM.
The graphics and the video support are also different: for the 21.5 – inch model you can choose between: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 with 256MB of DDR3memory and ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB GDDR3 memory; for the 27 – inch model you can choose from: ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB GDDR3 memory and ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory.
Both models are designed to reduce the impact they have over the environment, therefore they have an display glass without arsenic, they are PVC-free and BFR-free, they have recyclable glass enclosures and recyclable aluminum enclosures.
Both models come with Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard which includes the following application: Dashboard, iCal, Front Row, QuickTime, Xcode Developer Tools, Address Book, Safari, iChat, Mail, Spotlight, Spaces, Quick Look, Time Machine and iTunes.
Overall when you buy an Apple iMac you get everything you need from great performances to pre-installed application.