The 20 inch Apple iMac is the perfect desktop computer for the home or the office. With powerful Intel Core 2 Duo chips and a fantastic set of software thrown into the mix by Apple, the iMac is ready everything from productivity tasks to multimedia processing.
Apple has made the iMac even better with fast chips from Intel and a great software bundle matched with a sleek all-in-one design. The aluminum enclosure with black accents gives the iMac a sophisticated look that fits in with every decor. It is sleek and modern, but it's small footprint takes up little desk space. Meanwhile, the sharp and crisp 20 inch display makes working on the iMac a pleasure.
Performance comes from Intel, and the company's Core 2 Duo chips make today's iMac a processing powerhouse. Equipped with 1 gigabyte of memory standard, it is easily expandable, even by the average home computer user.
The iMac comes bundled with the best multimedia software available. The bundled software includes Apple's iLife suite, composed of iMovie, iPhoto, iWeb, and iDVD and Garageband. With iLife suite, Apple promises, "you can create a photo book, make a movie, build a blog, compose a song, and much more." They aren't kidding; extensive use of the iLife applications proves that they put commercial-level capabilities into the hands of the average home computer user — and makes the interfaces for the programs intuitive and easy to learn to boot.
The iMac is also a great entertainment machine as well. It also comes equipped with iTunes (mandatory for accessing the great library of content at the iTunes music store and for syncing your iPod or iPhone) and Front Row, which allows you to sit back in an easy chair and watch your favorite shows and listen to your music library with the use of just the super slick Apple Remote.
For several years, the iMac has set the pace for home office/entertainment/light commercial computers. The current iMac builds on that legacy.
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