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Apple iMac MB950LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop | 
| Brand: Apple Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: Too low to display as of 3/16/2010 23:36 CDT details
Seller: Amazon.com Rating: reviews Sales Rank: 10
Media: Personal Computers Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard CPU Manufacturer: Intel CPU Speed: 3.06 CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo Processors: 1 System Memory: 4 Memory Type: SDRAM Hard Drive Size: 500 Shipping Weight (lbs): 30 Dimensions (in): 25.4 x 22.1 x 9.1
MPN: MB950LL/A Model: MB950LL/A UPC: 885909284009 EAN: 0885909284009 ASIN: B002C74E9C
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| Features:
| • | Ships in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging | | • | 3.06GHz Intel Dual Core Processor | | • | 500GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperDrive, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM | | • | 21.5" LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 1920x1080 HD resolution, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M | | • | Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, includes new wireless Magic Mouse |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description Featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 widescreen display in a edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The iMac, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz. Storage is never an issue with the iMac, this unit features a 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive. The iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the wireless Magic Mouse, the worlds first mouse with Multi-Touch technology. 21.5 iMac - 3.06GHz/500GB HD Apple Wireless Keyboard Magic Mouse Cleaning cloth Power cord Install/restore DVDs Printed and electronic documentation
Amazon.com Product Description Updated with a brilliant 21.5-inch LED-backlit widescreen display in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure, the new Apple iMac is ideal for watching high definition movies and TV shows from iTunes, or editing and watching your own videos or photos using iLife. The iMac now also comes standard with a wireless keyboard and the new Magic Mouse, which features Apple's Multi-Touch technology. And it's faster than ever with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. 
The 21.5-inch iMac features a brilliant LED-backlit display with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio. | 
The iMac declutters your desktop with a wireless keyboard and new Magic Mouse--the world's first Multi-Touch mouse. |  | The iMac's display offers a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution (for native 1080p high-definition viewing), and it uses IPS technology to deliver consistent color across an ultra wide 178 degree viewing angle. This 21.5-inch model also features improved graphics with the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor. It's powered by a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved multitasking, video, and gaming performance. It comes pre-loaded with Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system--an operating system custom-designed for the advanced technology inside--and it also comes with the iLife '09 suite of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes. Key Features - 21.5-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with IPS technology, a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, 320 cd/m2 brightness rating, and 178-degree viewing angle (horizontal and vertical)
- 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB shared L2 cache for excellent multitasking
- 500 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
- 4 GB installed RAM (1066 MHz DDR3; supports up to 16 GB)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor (with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory) for an outstanding everyday graphics experience
- 8x slot-loading SuperDrive with double-layer DVD support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/
- Built-in iSight camera for video chatting
- Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on 802.11n specification; 802.11a/b/g compatible)
- Gigabit Ethernet wired networking (10/100/1000BASE-T)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for connecting with peripherals such as keyboards, mice and cell phones
- Side-loading SD card slot
- Four USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port
- Mini DisplayPort video output with optional adapters for DVI and VGA output
- Built-in stereo speakers with two internal 17-watt high-efficiency amplifiers along with built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in
- Dimensions: 20.8 x 7.42 x 17.75 inches (WxDxH)
- Weight: 20.5 pounds
- Included Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse
What's in the Box iMac, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, cleaning cloth, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic documentation Limited Warranty And Service The 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. Key Features Big, Beautiful Display Combined with All-In-One Simplicity 
The evolution of the Apple iMac. | The new iMac has come a long way from the first 15-inch iMac. The all-in-one design of the first flat-panel iMac cleaned up the desktop, and put everything you need--display, processor, graphics card, hard drive, optical drive, memory, and more--inside one simple enclosure. New technology inside and out makes the new iMac a worthy addition to the all-in-one dynasty. This 21.5-inch model features an edge-to-edge glass display that covers nearly the entire front of the enclosure. When all you see is the display, nothing gets between you and what's onscreen. Movies, TV shows, websites, photos--everything looks stunning on the new 16:9 widescreen iMac display. And the LED backlighting in the new iMac helps push more light through the pixels with remarkable brightness and efficiency. And because the LED backlight doesn't take up much space, the iMac enclosure stays thin--even with all the high-performance components inside. The iMac display is designed to look great from almost any angle. A technology called in-plane switching (IPS) makes this possible. Whether you're sitting in front of the display or standing off to the side, you'll get a perfect picture with superb color consistency and no loss of detail. The wider iMac display allows more room to separate the two hottest components, the CPU and the GPU. This keeps things cool inside the iMac enclosure. Apple engineers also implemented an intelligent control system that monitors temperatures and delivers just the right amount of airflow to critical components. And the three fans inside iMac have been tuned to be ultraquiet. While you'll find a collection of ports on the back of iMac, you won't find much else. A seamless, precision-forged enclosure makes the back one continuous aluminum surface. And there's only one cord: the power cord. Wireless Magic Mouse and Keyboard Forget the mouse as you know it. Every iMac comes with the wireless Magic Mouse: the world's first Multi-Touch mouse. Use it once and you'll wonder how you ever used anything else. There's no scroll ball, no clunky wheel, no cord, and no visible button. Instead, the Magic Mouse uses Multi-Touch technology to let you control everything with simple gestures. Give them a try and you'll find that Magic Mouse changes the way you interact with your computer. Built-in software lets you configure Magic Mouse any way you want. Its smooth, seamless design is ambidextrous, and it supports two-button clicking--without buttons. The iMac banishes desktop clutter completely with a wireless keyboard to go with the wireless Magic Mouse. This low-profile keyboard takes up less desk space--24 percent less--than larger keyboards. There's no numeric keypad, so you can place your mouse comfortably next to the keyboard. And built-in Bluetooth means there are no cables to connect. Built-in Wi-Fi High-speed 802.11n wireless technology is built into iMac. And with Time Capsule or the AirPort Express Base Station, every computer in every room can wirelessly connect to iMac, the Internet, and each other. Over this network, everyone can print, surf the web, and play music on iTunes through your home stereo--wirelessly. iSight Webcam Hidden behind the glass display at the top of iMac is an iSight camera. Use it with iChat, and you can be anywhere without actually being there. Video chat with up to three of your friends, share a video with a colleague, or present to a client. Use iSight with Photo Booth for fun photo effects. And there's no need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Pre-Loaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife '09 Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world's most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple's innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto, to easily organize and manage photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar. Installed software
- Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
- iLife '09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)
Environmentally Friendly Design Because Apple designs both hardware and software, we can reduce our environmental footprint in ways others can't. For starters, a highly efficient power supply reduces the amount of power wasted when bringing electricity from the wall to your Mac. Unlike a lot of PCs, a Mac uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power--even between keystrokes. A Mac also doesn't contain a lot of toxic materials. All Mac displays are mercury and arsenic free, and the internal components are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Efficient Power Supply The iMac includes a highly efficient power supply that reduces the amount of power wasted when bringing electricity from the wall to your computer. Lower power consumption reduces energy bills and lessens the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Advanced Power Management Unlike a lot of Windows-based PC systems, iMac uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power. Mac OS X spins down hard drives and activates sleep mode on already energy-efficient LED-backlit displays. And it balances tasks across both central processors and graphics processors. Mac OS X never misses a power-saving opportunity, no matter how small. It even regulates the processor between keystrokes, reducing power between the letters you type. That's just one of many ways Apple manages small amounts of power that add up to big savings. ENERGY STAR Qualification The iMac meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, making it ENERGY STAR qualified. ENERGY STAR 5.0 sets significantly higher efficiency limits for power supplies and aggressive limits for the computer's typical annual power consumption.
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| Customer Reviews:
First Apple product March 16, 2010 M. Burcin The IMAC was the first Apple product I ever owned. I always had a Windows PC so the software and operating system felt different than Windows. The product has worked great for me and I have no complaints. The keyboard appears small at first glance but you get over that. Hardware is compact, good sound. I have the firewall turned on naturally but the support people said no virus software required.
GOOD SO FAR March 16, 2010 Seyed Mahdi (Philadelphia) Hey everyone
So I bought this item, honestly I love the shape, boxing and working with it but there are several issues
If you wanna run any Auto desk software like, Auto-Cad or Revit, I should say there is NO Mac version, so You wont be able to run them up.
Resolution is perfectly high, mouse is amazing and key board is simply awesome.
Good for gaming like Call of Duty or World of Warcraft.
The Mac over PC debate = the Ford vs Chevrolet debate March 16, 2010 D. Wright (Cyberspace) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was hoping to give this product a much higher rating than this, but after using it almost a week, I cannot.
For years we have heard how much better a Mac was than a PC. There have been tons of commercials over the benefits of owning a Mac when compared to a PC. While many are true, I cannot see giving this product a better score than this from what I have seen.
So why am I typing this review on the same iMac I just purchased and not a new PC? Well the answer is simple, Bill Gates screwed up Windows 7 so much, that I find that product completely useless for any of the older programs I enjoy. To give you an idea of how bad Windows 7 is, I purchased a printer 6 months ago that would work with either Windows XP or Vista. However, to my surprise I could not get it to install on a Windows 7 computer. Solution from the manufacturer -- Buy a new printer. To make things worse, windows 7 would not support any of my older programs without spending an additional $90 for a Windows 7 expansion pack. So the computer was quickly returned to Best Buy and I called Apple to get an iMac. In the end I paid a little more than the one listed here at Amazon, but I was given a few bonuses for purchasing directly through apple.
When I first set up the iMac I tested to make sure my printer would work with it. Without any trouble the printer installed and is working great. Next I tested the Garage Band that the salesman was bragging so much about. Well he can brag all he wants but that program is a pile of garbage. I have used Acid Pro before and thought it was 15 times the program that this one is. So that is where my first negative begins. Secondly I was promised I could use many of my downloaded video games on this system, well we will find out when I use boot camp to partially convert this Mac into a PC.
Another bad thing about this unit is I was promised iMovie could handle any video reproduction I did. Well I did not believe that the salesman ever took a good look at my previous video work. Even if he had looked at the worst web film i ever did (The Great Dope Hunt), he would have seen that iMovie could not possibly do any of the things I work with on a daily basis. To do this I would need a copy of Final Cut. Which is way out of my price range considering I can spend $100 on a copy of either Ulead or Corel Videostudio for Windows and get the same results as I would on Final Cut. Also iDVD is about as good of a program as myDVD. To be honest you have no control over the compression of your movie files and it is impossible to place more than one film per disc. I remember when I went to film school how much they bragged about the speed of doing video on an Apple, but I have had the same amount of speed from a Windows based operating system.
Another gripe about this iMac is if it did not have internet capabilities, it would be a very dreary computer. The only game I found installed was chess. So now I have to find a whole new set of games for this computer.
Finally, I also noticed one other problem with using Mac programs. They are much larger than most of windows programs. Many of the normal stuff I would download for windows was around 100mb, but so far I have not seen an update for mac that was under 400 mb.
Now that you have heard my gripes I cannot tell anyone where to go to get a newer computer. The NEW windows 7 is pure garbage to start off with. And Although this Mac appears to be working fine, I have tons of gripes after being lied to by the salesman. So in the end I guess the real question is would you rather push a Chevrolet than drive a Ford or vice versa, because there is very little difference between the two. Next time I will just build my own computer and not worry about all the B.S. I have heard from both sides.
It's Beautiful March 10, 2010 R. Tolbert (Centerville, MA United States) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When deciding whether to buy the new iMac, I was bothered about some reviews that concerned the reflectivity of the glass-covered screen. After seeing the iMac at a local big box retailer, I took the plunge and ordered. And, wow! My iMac looks far better in my home office setting than I expected, and glare/reflectivity isn't a problem at all. (My iMac is adjacent to a window but doesn't pick up any reflected light from it or the room.) Colors are rendered beautifully, graphics look great, and I couldn't be more pleased with my decision.
Long time Mac hater finally gave in March 9, 2010 V (USA) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been strictly a PC guy for as long as I can remember (only used Macs in college writing labs). Since graduating from college over 14 years ago I literally have not used even one Mac. I was pretty much anti Mac because I thought they were over priced, underpowered and Steve Jobs really got on my nerves. I mean, for the money you could get a faster, more feature packed PC for much less. I was also concerned about compatibility with PC files and software.
Well, now that I've matured some, gotten over my childish hating of Steve, and had to decide on a new PC for our family to use, and Mac now has PC emulation software, I reconsidered. My first reaction was to get another PC and continue along my merry way as I've always done. When I started my shopping I thought what the heck, let me check out the latest Macs on the apple Web site. I was blown away by the new iMacs. I ended up spending about 2-3 hours over a few days looking at the iMacs and reading reviews around the Web.
Long story short I finally got my iMac. It was a tough decision because I was purchasing one of these things I thought was overpriced and underpowered years back. The specs on these new iMacs got me intrigued. I'll admit, the large screen and all-in-one form sold me. The Core 2 Duo and 4GB ram was decent enough for me to give it a try. In short I am VERY pleased I bought this computer. It's outstanding. Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- Design: This all-in-one design is absolutely better than any other all-in-one out there. Just a stunning screen, keyboard and a mouse (and no large brick connected to the power cord!). When I took the thing out I was looking for the other "components". Simply refreshing. How can Apple create such a slim, light and usable machine while HP, IBM and the others produce these clumsy all-in-ones?
- Screen: Just one word: amazing.
- Ease of use/setup: It's obvious these Apple guys really think about what users go through from the point they open the box, to the point they start using the computer. The process was so simple and easy. This old PC guy was almost looking for warnings or errors to pop up or something. Well done.
- Login process: OS X boots up so quick that sometimes I sit there waiting for the computer to do the hourglass thing like a PC. But it doesn't. You log in, you see the main screen shortly thereafter and you're ready to go. It almost seems wrong. Doesn't this thing need to boot up a bunch of stuff to get going? Apparently not. Also the clean layout of the icons on the bottom of the screen with no other pre-installed craplets or other desktop icons is such a refreshing change vs PCs.
- Software: I will hold off on commenting here until I've spent more time with the installed and purchased iWork software. Can't wait to get my hands on Garage band. My kids and I will have a blast.
- Keyboard and Mouse: Keyboard is so sleek and small you'd think it was a toy. It takes a bit of getting used to because some of the keys you'd find on a PC keyboard are missing (the back space and delete keys are the same key...use the Fn+delete to do forward deleting of characters). All in all though, not a problem. I haven't gotten used to all the multifunction keys yet, but I'm assuming these other cool stuff I can do with it that I'll figure out later.
- Magic mouse: One word: Schweet! I'm using it now to easily scroll through this comment I'm writing.
- Speed: So far haven't done any real heavy lifting with it like movie editing or MP3 encoding/transfers, but my Web browsing and video watching are blazing. And overall system response is excellent. Will report back as I use the system more over the next few weeks/months.
- Integrated with my home Wi-fi without a hitch. Even automatically found the drivers for my HP All-in-One printer. I didn't even have to download the Mac driver or anything.
- Oh, and it's real quiet too.
Cons:
- Screen can show a lot of glare. This can be a problem for some folks and in certain room settings
- Could have gotten a unit with more ram and faster processor if I got a PC. But to be honest, given my experience so far with this thing, I really don't care. Technical specks aint everything. User experience is important as well. I guess a gamer would care though. But they can get the 27" model with the intel i7 processor.
- PC guys have to learn some things like how to cut, paste, undo, use safari, navigate around the OS, etc.
- That's all so far, will report back over the next weeks/months with new issues/concerns.
In summary, I am one happy customer. We still have two PCs in the house and I'm still a PC guy; but check back with me in a year or so -- that may change.
Hey PC guys/gals out there...you will not regret buying this thing. Go ahead, do it.
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