i have to periodically post this to remind myself... coz it's what i'm putting $10 a day away for
Apple iMac Intel Core Duo 20" 2GHz
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512
500GB Serial ATA drive
ATI Radeon X1600 with 256MB SDRAM
Complete SpecificationsProcessor and memory2GHz Intel Core Duo processor
2MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
667MHz system bus
2 x 512MB (single SODIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory
Storage500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) installed; writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 2.4x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
CommunicationsBuilt-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
DisplayBuilt-in 20-inch (viewable) widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
Millions of colors at all resolutions
Typical viewing angle: 170° horizontal 170° vertical
Typical brightness: 280 cd/m (20-inch model)
Typical contrast ratio: 800:1 (20-inch model)
Graphics and VideoATI Radeon X1600 graphics processor using PCI Express
256 MB of GDDR3 video memory
Mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter2
Built-in iSight camera
Support for external display in extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200
Analog resolutions up to 2045 x 1536
Peripheral connectionsTwo FireWire 400 ports; 8 watts shared
Total of five USB ports: three USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard
AudioBuilt-in stereo speakers
Internal 12-watt digital amplifier
Headphone/optical digital audio output
Audio line input
Built-in microphone
Software (probably upgraded by Sept 2006)
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (includes Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode Developer Tools)
iLife Â’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand), iWork (30-day trial), Big Bang Board Games, Comic Life, Omni Outliner and Apple Hardware Test
Front Row
Photo Booth
Price S$ 3,760.95
GST S$ 188.05
Subtotal S$ 3,949.00 end of year, i'd have $3,650 + $250 i put in after a minor windfall... total $3,900... so i add on $49 and i'll have a spanking new iMac for 2007!
