Apple Empties Vault With New Releases

 

 

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Today, Apple updated the iMac, announced Mac Pro updates & 27" LED Cinema Display, released the Magic Trackpad and Apple Battery Charger.

The iMac line was updated to the following base specs:

• 21.5" 3.06GHZ i3, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, 8X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 4670 256MB Video card - $1199


• 21.5" 3.2GHZ i3, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, 8X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 5670 512MB Video card - $1499


• 27" 3.2GHZ i3, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, 8X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 5670 512MB Video card - $1699


• 27" 2.8GHZ i5, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, 8X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 5750 1GB Video card - $1999


• An i7 model is available for build to order.

 

An update to the Mac Pro was announced with expected ship dates some time in August. Base configurations of the models are: 

• Quad Core 2.8GHZ Xeon W3530, 3GB RAM, 1TB HD, 18X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 5770 1GB Video card - $2499


• 8 Core 2.4GHZ Xeon E5620, 6GB RAM, 1TB HD, 18X Double Layer SuperDrive, ATI HD 5770 1GB Video card - $3499


• 12 Core Option as a BTO available starting at $4999.

Apple also announced a 27" LED Cinema Display that will be available in September for $999.

 

The Magic Trackpad was released bringing gestures to desktop Macs.  The Bluetooth Trackpad sells for $69 and is powered by 2 AA batteries.  I wonder if this will lay the foundation for iOS apps to replace the current dashboard in OS X?  Along with the Magic Trackpad, the Apple Battery Charger was released and sells for $29. The charger comes with 6 rechargeable AA batteries and claims to reduce its standby power usage to 30mW, compared to 315mW for the average charger.