Apple refreshes desktop PCs

Apple computer has its entire line desktop PCs refreshed. Both the iMac and Mac Mini are now faster, as well as the Mac Pro computer business of the company.

The cheapest iMac (1,099 euro) has a 20 inch display and is supplied with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of RAM memory. The most expensive option (2099) is 24 inches wide has a 3.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and includes 4GB of RAM. This includes a large terabyte hard disk and a GeForce GT 130 graphics card. The new Mac Mini is available in two versions and is equipped with a 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4 GB of RAM, a hard disk to 320 GB and a Super Drive.

compare desktop PC's, The Mac mini comes with an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor for graphics performance, according to Apple to five times higher than before and now has support for two displays via Mini Display Port and DVI connections. The cheapest version costs 599 euros, while the more expensive option for 799 euros on the counter is. The Mac Pro is equipped with an Intel Xeon processor with four processor cores of 2.66 GHz each. People who still need more power, the more expensive version with two Xeon chips take.

The device can be equipped with up to 32GB of memory (default 6GB), and four large hard drives to 1TB (640GB standard). The Pro has a standard GeForce GT 120 video card, it can also be replaced by a more powerful Radeon HD 4870. Also new in the Apple Store is a new AirPort Extreme router and the backup device, Time Capsule. Support the possibility of operating simultaneously with a 2.4 GHz and 5GHz frequency, allowing more devices to use the wireless network.

It is also possible to half the network so that others would only get internet access and not the data stored on the computers on the same network. The Time Capsule comes in 500GB or 1TB version (or 269 euros and 449 euros). The Airport Extreme will cost 159 euro.

6 mar, 2009