I am making this site to play with iWeb and other fun apps that came w/the imac.
First impressions
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Pretty box -
Crazy easy to setup and transfer data from my powerbook -
Fast as freakin’ lightning! -
20” monitor is big, bright, and beautiful. -
Safari is as fast as it was in Steve Job’s keynote. -
Rosetta apps are as fast or faster than on my 1.33GHz/768MB G4 powerbook -
I usually hate webcams, but for some reason, I am looking for an excuse to try this one. -
It is very shiny :) -
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Tech specs
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2GB memory upgraded from 512MB
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(2nd Gig memory added 5/9/2006)
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256MB Radeon upgraded from 128MB
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Everything else standard config.
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intel core duo 2GHz processor -
2MB shared L2 cache -
667MHz system bus -
1GB (single SODIMM) PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory; two SODIMM slots support up to 2GB -
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Drives
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250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard disk -
8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CDRW) -
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Communications
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Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR module -
Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) -
Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard) -
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Display
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20-inch (viewable) widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display -
1680 x 1050 pixels, millions of colors -
ATI Radeon X1600 graphics processor using PCI Express -
256MB GDDR3 video memory -
Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter -
Built-in iSight camera -
Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring modes -
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Size
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Height: 18.6 inches (47.2 cm) -
Width: 19.4 inches (49.3 cm) -
Depth: 7.4 inches (18.9 cm) -
Weight: 22 pounds (10 kg) -
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Ports
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Two FireWire 400 ports; 8 watts shared -
Total of five USB ports: three USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard -
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Sound
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Built-in stereo speakers -
Internal 12-watt digital amplifier -
Headphone/optical digital audio output -
Audio line input -
Built-in microphone -
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Included Software
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(all Universal Binary)
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Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, and Xcode) -
iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand) -
Quicken 2006 for Macintosh -
Big Bang Board Games -
Comic Life -
Omni Outliner -
Apple Hardware Test -
Front Row -
Photo Booth
