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Apple iMac “Core 2 Duo” 2.4 GHz 20″ Early 2008 Specs
iMac – MB323LL/A – iMac8,1 – A1224
About this iMac
The Apple iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” computer released August 2008 was another creative step in the evolution of the iMac. The new aluminum bodies certainly became a stand-out highlight however the external design was not the only fascinating thing this device displayed. It also had a faster processor under the body, the Intel “Core 2 Duo” processor, and the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with graphics acceleration for graphics. The FireWire ports were still limited to 2 ports however, the second FireWire “400” port was upgraded to a FireWire “800” port. The design of this a1224 iMac oozed elegance and class and in some circles is still a very useful machine.
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
1 GB
250 GBHard Drive
Plugged-in
Storage
The device was built with 320.0 GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive storage with a disk speed of 7200 RPM.
Screen Size and Resolution
The iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” featured a 20 inch screen with “glossy” TFT active matrix LCD display and a native resolution of 1680×1050.
Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” had the Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C2028) operating system pre-installed on it. It was powered by a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (E8135) processor. Its graphics processor was the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor — using PCI Express — with 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory.
Memory & Architecture
The device was built with 6 MB on-chip level 2 cache with a frontside bus of 1066 MHz and with 1 GB of800 MHz PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM for its RAM. It’s designed was centered on a 64-Bit architecture.
Upgradability
Although the iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” came with 1 GB of RAM, it could be upgraded up to 6 GB of RAM.
The Operating System of the iMac can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C2028) up to MacOS X 10.11. This iMac was also able to act as a host Windows OS, mainly being Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 7 (32-Bit).
This iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” had the following dimensions of 46.9 cm, 48.5 cm, 18.9 cm and a weight of 20 lbs (9.1 kg).
Inclusive Features
The iMac includes the following features and ports:
- A Power Adapter (100V-240V AC, 200 W maximum)
- Standard AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n).
- Gigabit Ethernet
- One FireWire 400 port
- One FireWire 800 port
- 8X DL “Super Drive”
- 1 Mini-DVI that supports both mirroring and extension.
- Built-in Stereo Speakers
| Introduced: April 28, 2008 | Discontinued: March 3, 2009 | ||
| Screen Size and Resolution | Memory | ||
| Screen Size | 20 inches TFT | Level 1 Cache | 32k/32k |
| Resolution | 1680×1050 | Level 2/Level 3 Cache | 6 MB (on-chip) |
| Processor | RAM Type | PC2-6400 DDR2 | |
| Processors | 1 (2 Cores) | Min. RAM Speed | 800 MHz |
| Architecture | 64-Bit | Standard RAM | 1 GB |
| Speed | 2.4 GHz | Maximum RAM | 6 GB |
| Type | Core 2 Duo (E8135) | RAM Slots | 2 |
| Processor Upgrade | ZIF Socket | Motherboard RAM | None |
| FPU | Integrated | Graphics | |
| System Bus Speed | 1066 MHz | Video Card | Radeon HD 2400 XT |
| Cache Bus Speed | 2.4 GHz (Built-in) | VRAM Type | GDDR3 |
| ROM/Firmware | EFI | Standard VRAM | 128 MB |
| EFI Architecture | 64-Bit | Maximum VRAM | 128MB |
| Storage | Inclusive Features and Ports | ||
| Standard Storage | 250 GB HDD | Standard Optical Drive | 8X DL “Super Drive” |
| Storage Speed | 7200 RPM | Standard Ethernet | 10/100/1000Base-T |
| Storage Dimensions | 3.5” (26.10 mm) | Standard Modem | None |
| Storage Interface | Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) | Standard Air Port | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Battery | Standard Bluetooth | 2.0+EDR | |
| Type | N/A | USB Port 2.0 | 3 |
| Battery Life | N/A | FireWire | 1 (400) 1 (800) |
| Description | Keyboard | Apple Aluminum Keyboard | |
| Case Type | All-in-One | Inclusive Input | Mighty Mouse |
| Form Factor | iMac Core 2 Duo (AI) | S-Video Output | None |
| Apple Order No | MB323LL/A | Microphone | 1 (Built-in) |
| Apple Subfamily | Early 2008 | Headphone | 1 |
| Apple Model Number | A1224 (EMC 2210) | Sound Out | 1 |
| Model ID | iMac 8.1
| Power Adapter | 1 |
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