Apple introduced the 24-inch Early 2008 iMac on April 28, 2008 and announced immediate availability. The $1799 US base combined a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2, a 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA drive and Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256 MB. The 3.06 GHz processor and GeForce 8800 GS with 512 MB were configuration options, not another generation or equipment included in that base.
Illustrated recreation, not a photograph. Proportions from Apple; neutral screen. Original illustration: dimensionapple.
Specs
Chip
Intel Core 2 Duo · 2.8 GHz; 3.06 GHz option
RAM
2 GB DDR2 800 MHz; max 4 GB
Storage
320 GB SATA
Display
24″ LCD · 1920 × 1200
Graphics
Radeon HD 2600 PRO 256 MB; GeForce 8800 GS 512 MB option
Apple introduced the 24-inch Early 2008 iMac on April 28, 2008 and announced immediate availability. The $1799 US base combined a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2, a 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA drive and Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256 MB. The 3.06 GHz processor and GeForce 8800 GS with 512 MB were configuration options, not another generation or equipment included in that base.
Display and connections
The design retained an aluminum-and-glass front. The bases shared 6 MB L2 cache, a 1066 MHz bus, an official 4 GB RAM maximum, slot-loading 8x SuperDrive, iSight and Mini-DVI. They included three USB 2.0 ports on the computer and two on the keyboard, FireWire 400 and 800, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and draft-802.11n-based AirPort Extreme. Apple listed Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, iLife ’08, Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and Apple Remote.
Design and illustration
The glossy LCD offered 1920 × 1200 pixels. The body measured 52.0 × 56.9 × 20.7 cm, height by width by depth, and weighed 11.5 kg depending on configuration. Optional storage reached 1 TB; the base remained 320 GB. The image is an illustrated front-view recreation, not a photograph: active-screen and device proportions follow Apple, with a neutral screen. It does not document a physical unit or its configuration.
