August 07, 2007 (AValive) -- Apple today announced its IMac desktop line, dropping the 17 inch model with the smallest screen, cutting the price of the top-end system, and changing the design for a thinner, trimmer look.
In an event held at Apple's Cupertino, CA., headquarters, CEO Steve Jobs introduced three new iMacs -- two with 20-in. LCD screens, the third boasting a 24-in. monitor -- priced between $1,199 and $1,799. All are available immediately in Apple's retail stores and at the company's Web site.
The new entry-level iMac, now priced $200 above the previous least expensive model and includes a 20-in. screen, a 2.0-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of memory and a 250GB hard drive. The $1,499 middle model, which also has a 20-in. screen, features a 320GB drive, a 2.4-GHz processor and a faster ATI graphics card. At the top of the lineup, the 24-in. iMac, which sells for $200 less than the previous top-end model, contains the same innards as the $1,499 model but features a larger screen.
Apple today launched a revamped line of iMacs.The 20-in. screens offer 1680- by 1050-pixel resolutions; the 24-in. screen has a resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels.
All three sport FireWire 400/800 connections and a CD/DVD optical drive, they also support Bluetooth and 802.11n wireless. A new keyboard -- which was the focus of rampant Internet speculation over the last week -- is more MacBook-like and comes in an optional wireless version.
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