Apple 2009 iMac - Overview and Features

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) Basics — Overview 13
2010-11-18
Overview
Identifying Features
The iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) has an all-aluminum enclosure with a glass front. It can be
distinguished from the previous model by the glass extending all the way to the top, left and
right edges, rather than having an aluminum bezel that borders the glass. Also, the rear of the
computer is aluminum rather than black plastic.
This model’s other new features include:
• Larger and LED-backlit 21.5-inch 16:9 display with 1920x1080 native HD resolution
• Increased processor speeds: 3.06 GHz or 3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M or ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics
• Four RAM memory slots: two slots are lled with at least 2GB each, for a total of 4GB;
maximum RAM is 16GB
• Larger hard drive options: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB (CTO only)
• SD card reader
• New Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless Magic Mouse, standard with all congurations
• Ships with and requires at least Mac OS 10.6.1 (Snow Leopard)