| Quick Facts | 20-inch iMac Intel Al |
|---|---|
| Introduced | April 28, 2008 |
| Discontinued | March 3, 2009 |
| Part Number | MB323LL/A |
| Processor | 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
| L2 Cache | 6MB shared |
| Frontside Bus | 1066MHz |
| Memory | 1GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
| Hard drive | 320GB Serial ATA, 7200 rpm |
| Optical drive | 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning |
| Original Price | $1,199 USD |
Aluminum | 2.4GHz Intel | 20-inch
The first refresh of the aluminum iMac brings the Penryn processor. All models in this series increase the L2 cache from 4MB to 6MB, the frontside bus from 800MHz to 1066MHz and the memory from 667MHz to 800MHz.
Other features such as hard drive size and graphics controller remain the same. Standard features across the entire Early 2008 series include a built-in iSight, speakers and microphone, Apple remote, mini-DVI port, one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port, five USB 2.0 ports (counting the two on the keyboard), digital audio output/input and Gigabit Ethernet. Software included the bundled applications and utilties and iLife ‘08 with iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb and GarageBand.
You also get AirPort Extreme (802.11n), built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (bumped up from 2.0+ on previous models) and an IR receiver.
The other models in the Early 2008 series are the middle model 20-inch 2.66GHz iMac and the high-end 24-inch 2.8GHz iMac
distinguishing features
Aluminum case with flush glass display and matching aluminum keyboard.
system software
Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard
etymology
[1] iMac: From Internet + Mac
[2] The “i” in iMac originally stood for Internet but eventually developed into a marketing symbol for a wide range of Apple products.
[3] The “Al” or “AL” often seen appended to models in this series denotes the aluminum case.
design
Photo credit: Apple
