March 3rd, 2009
Apple refreshes iMac (up to 3.06GHz), Mac Pro (with Xeon "Nehalem") and Mac mini (with GeForce 9400M GPU)
The Apple Store is back up there are refreshed products to tempt those looking to spend. You have refreshes iMacs, Mac Pros and Mac minis to choose from.
Check out the Feb 09 Apple refresh image gallery
Four refreshed iMacs:
- 20″ | 2.66GHz
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$1,199.00 - 24″ | 2.66GHz
2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
640GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$1,499.00 - 24″ | 2.93GHz
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
640GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB memory
$1,799.00 - 24″ | 3.06GHz
3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
1TB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB memory
$2,199.00
Two refreshed Mac Pro systems to choose from:
- Quad-core
One 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor
3GB memory
640GB hard drive
18x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB memory
$2,499.00 - 8-core
Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors
6GB memory
640GB hard drive
18x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB memory
$3,299.00
And there are now two refreshed Mac mini systems. The revamp here covers the CPU and GPU, which has been upped to a GeForce 9400M:
- 2.0GHz | 120GB
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$599.00 - 2.0GHz | 320GB
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
320GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$799.00
The Mac mini update really is little more than the bare minimum Apple could have done.
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