The three iMac models will be priced at $1,199, $1,499, and $1,799, and each will be characterized by the size of its monitor: two 20-inch displays for the two lower-priced models, and a whopping 24-inch flat-screen display for the premium version.Apple also updated its iLife suite to iLife '08, adding a new Events app and updating its iPhoto application.
The iMac updates were expected; word of the launch had leaked onto the Web, as well as into PC Magazine's own Inside Apple column. Features will include up to a 2.4-GHz Core 2 Duo, up to 4GB of RAM, an ATI Radeon HD graphics card and a 1TB hard drive, with 802.11n wireless built in.
One of the keys for Apple, according to chief executive Steve Jobs, was the emphasis on aluminum and glass, both materials that are associated with professionalism and, in the case of glass, easily recycled. A new keyboard was also introduced, as expected: the keyboard contains dedicated Expose and Dashboard hotkeys, as well as multimedia keys, both emulating as well as distancing itself from the Windows world and its dedicated launch key. The keyboard will come in either wired or Bluetooth 2.0 wireless forms, Jobs said.
The new iPhoto update automatically creates "events," which can be associated with a slideshow and split or merged over a period of time. Pictures can now be rated with an iTunes-like "star" rating, and hidden if a photo needs to be saved, but not viewed. The editing tools have been enhanced, and users can now print to specific themes, as well as updated book themes and calendars.
source:pcmag.com
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