Core 2 iMacs and new 24" model

Woh, where did this one come from? Here we all were, expecting the September 12th 'Showtime' event next week to give us the rumoured new iMacs, movie stores, new nanos, iPhones and anything else every Mac fan-boy could dream up and what do they do? They only go and release the iMacs a week early and it's not even an 'update Tuesday'!


They're now all Core 2 'Merom' processors, lower price points on the 17" and 20" models and the absolutely stunning new 24" version. Apple claim the new Core 2 duo chips are up to 50% faster than their predecessors, which if true is pretty damn impressive.

Here are the full specs for the 24"er:

• 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.

See all the details over at the Apple website.

Now, if they couldn't fit this into next week's announcements, what the hell have they got up their sleeves for that event?

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