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Apple Updates desktop range

by Andrew Wooden
Friday, April 10th 2009 at 9:44AM

Apple Updates desktop range

Apple has updated its entire desktop range, with the Mac Mini benefiting from its first upgrade since August 2007.

iMac
Apple’s all in one suite of desktop PCs is still available with either 20-inch or 24-inch screens, but has been revamped with new components. The biggest change is the switch from an Intel chipset to Nvidia’s 9400M, which has already begun shipping in Apple laptops.
The lower-end models come with the 9400M as standard, while the more expensive 24-inch models come with an Nvidia GT 120 with 256MB GDDR3 RAM.

Hard drive sizes have also increased since Apple introduced the Intel-based models. The 20-inch now comes with 320GB as standard, while the 24-inch is equipped with either a 640GB or 1TB hard drive.
Processor speeds were also bumped up slightly, and the amount of RAM was increased from 4GB to 8GB.

Mac Pro
Now benefiting from Intel’s new Nehalem chipset, the Mac Pro has reinforced its position as one of the most powerful computers on the market. Processor speeds have been reduced slightly in the standard SKU, but the top of the range CPUs now include two 2.93GHz Quad-core Xeon 5500 processors.
Graphics wise, the Nvidia GeForce GT 120 with 512MB and the ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512MB, both GDDR3, are now included as standard.

Mac Mini
Positioned as the greenest PC available on the market, the new Mac Mini might still be the least powerful of the computers in Apple’s range, but the device is ideally positioned for taking on the new low cost PC market. Boosted with the same Nvidia chipset in the new MacBook and iMac ranges, it manages to hold its own against Apple’s more expensive units when being used for tasks such as web browsing, email,  basic gaming and editing.

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