iMac (Early 2009) - Technical Specifications

Size and weight

20-inch iMac

  • Height: 18.5 inches (46.9 cm)

  • Width: 19.1 inches (48.5 cm)

  • Depth: 7.4 inches (18.9 cm)

  • Weight: 20 pounds (9.1 kg)1

24-inch iMac

  • Height: 20.5 inches (52.0 cm)

  • Width: 22.4 inches (56.9 cm)

  • Depth: 8.1 inches (20.7 cm)

  • Weight: 25.4 pounds (11.5 kg)1

Connections and expansion

Communications

Audio

Software

Environmental Status Report

Acoustic Performance

DECLARED NOISE EMISSIONS in accordance with ISO 9296

Sound Power Level

LWAd (B)

1 B = 10 dB

Sound Pressure Level

Operator Position

LpAm (dB)

2.66 GHz

2.93 GHz

3.06 GHz

2.66 GHz

2.93 GHz

3.06 GHz

Idle

3.2

3.3

3.1

21

21

20

Hard drive accessing

3.2

3.3

3.1

21

21

20

CD drive accessing

no value

no value

no value

no value

no value

no value

  1. LWAd is the statistical upper-limit A-weighted sound power level (rounded to the nearest 0.1 B).

  2. LpAm is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at the operator position (rounded to the nearest dB).

  3. 1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel).

Display

Graphics and video support

Processor and memory

Storage

Hard drive5

Optical drive

Electrical and operating requirements

What’s in the box

Configurations

20-inch iMac(MB417LL/A)

24-inch iMac(MB418LL/A)

24-inch iMac(MB419LL/A)

24-inch iMac(MB420LL/A)

Processor

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

L2 cache

6MB shared

Frontside bus

1066MHz

Memory

2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 8GB

4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 8GB

Hard drive

320GB Serial ATA5; 7200 rpm

640GB Serial ATA5; 7200 rpm

1TB Serial ATA5; 7200 rpm

Optical drive

Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Display

20-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1680 by 1050 pixels, millions of colors

24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1920 by 1200 pixels, millions of colors

Video

Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, dual-link DVI, and VGA video connections via adapter4

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory

FireWire

One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts

USB

Four USB 2.0 ports on computer; two USB 2.0 ports on keyboard

Audio

Built-in stereo speakers with 24-watt digital amplifier, built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in

Ethernet

Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)

Wireless

Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (802.11n)2; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

Hardware accessories

Apple Keyboard and Apple Mighty Mouse

Other

Built-in IR receiver

Built-in IR receiver, optional VESA mount adapter kit

Configure-to-order options

• 4GB Memory Upgrade (two 2GB)

• 8GB Memory Upgrade (two 4GB)

• 640GB or 1TB Hard Drive

• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• Apple Wireless Keyboard

• Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse

• Apple USB Modem

• Apple Remote

• Software: iWork ’09, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express

• 8GB Memory Upgrade (two 4GB)

• 1TB Hard Drive

• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• Apple Wireless Keyboard

• Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse

• Apple USB Modem

• Apple Remote

• Software: iWork ’09, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express

• 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB of GDDR3 Memory

• 8GB Memory Upgrade (two 4GB)

• 1TB Hard Drive

• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• Apple Wireless Keyboard

• Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse

• Apple USB Modem

• Apple Remote

• Software: iWork ’09, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express

• ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB GDDR3 of Memory

• 8GB Memory Upgrade (two 4GB)

• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• Apple Wireless Keyboard

• Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse

• Apple USB Modem

• Apple Remote

• Software: iWork ’09, Aperture, Logic Express, Final Cut Express

Limited warranty and service

Your iMac comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 800-823-2775.

Apple and the global environment

Learn more about Apple’s dedication to reducing the environmental impact of our products and process. The Apple Product Environmental Specification details the environmental attributes of our products.

Recycling

Apple takes a holistic view of materials management and waste minimization. Learn more about how to recycle your Mac.

Options

Accessories

Applications

  1. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

  2. Wireless Internet access requires a wireless access point and Internet access; fees may apply.

  3. Memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics memory usage is 256MB.

  4. Adapters are sold separately.

  5. 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.