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This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for 20-inch and 24-inch iMac models with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8GHz processors. Download page.
This will update the ATI Graphics Card drivers, and the GLEngine, and reports are you should see graphics performance up to 30% faster
Apple’s iMac Support Page has been updated for the new Aluminum iMacs. It has sections on getting started, troubleshooting, links to discussion topics, software updates and repair and support.
According to Apple, regarding iMac Software Update 1.0:
This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for 20-inch and 24-inch iMac models with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8GHz processors.
It is hardly out the box and here comes the first update.
$1,800 ‘Slimline’ Desktop Shootout
$1,200 ‘Slimline’ Desktop Shootout
$700 Small Form Factor Desktop Shootout
The 17 inch is no longer, but now there are two 20 inch and one 24 inch. The $999 starting point is now $1,199. They are excellent looking, and with a wireless keyboard (also new), very modern in appearance. Available now, delivery in 3-5 business days. Here are some selections from the announcement:
CUPERTINO, California—August 7, 2007—Apple® today unveiled an all new all-in-one iMac® line featuring gorgeous 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in elegant and professional aluminum and glass enclosures. The entire new iMac line features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a new, ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard, built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing and iLife® ’08, making it the ultimate digital lifestyle desktop computer for both consumers and professionals. The 20-inch iMac now starts at just $1,199, $300 less than the previous 20-inch model, and the 24-inch iMac starts at just $1,799, $200 less than the previous 24-inch model.
The new iMac includes the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors running up to 2.8 GHz with 4MB of shared L2 cache and up to 4GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory. The iMac line features ATI’s next generation of graphics with the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB of GDDR3 memory. The new iMac now offers up to 1TB of internal storage to accommodate a user’s growing library of digital photos, movies and music. Also, built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n Wi-Fi networking, delivering up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g;* Gigabit Ethernet; a total of five USB 2.0 ports (including two on the new Apple Keyboard); and one FireWire® 400 and one FireWire 800 port. More …
Some members of the press have been invited to a presentation, at which Steve Jobs will take the stand, focusing on Apple’s computers. Most writers have suggested that Steve Jobs will announce a new long over due iMac (e.g. this Dow Jones Newswires article). More …
Audio Update 2007-001 remedies the audio bug in Intel Mac OS X 10.4.10.
The Audio Update 2007-001 addresses an issue with version 1.0 of the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update in which a “popping” sound might be heard with some external speakers on Intel-based Mac. This update is recommended for all Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.10.
Apple revised Mac OS X 10.4.10 update for Intel-based Macs, fixing some bugs in the first version:
It includes the contents of Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update and fixes a non-security issue that causes audio popping sounds in certain Intel-based configurations running the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update. PowerPC-based configurations are not affected by the audio issue.
As previously posted, Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update contained a fix for CVE-2007-2242. The identical security fix is also present in Version 1.1 of Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update.
Systems that have applied Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update are correctly patched for CVE-2007-2242, and do not require Version 1.1 of Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update. A separate software update to address the audio issue is available for Intel-based systems running Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update.
The Software Update utility will not present Version 1.1 of Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update for systems already running Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update.
Melissa Jones reports that the 24-inch iMac puts her 25-inch living-room television to shame. “The most noticeable thing about the 24-inch iMac is that screen. It’s a widescreen monitor with bright, sharp colors. The resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels. By comparison, the standard resolution on a television is 640 x 480 pixels. The resolution is almost too much for some video formats…” More …
Apple has announced that all “new” iMacs now feature Merom (the latest Core 2 Duo) processors, which the mothership says delivers up to 50-percent faster performance.
“Every iMac—from the $999 model up through the new dazzling 24-inch widescreen model—now features blazing Core 2 Duo performance,” said Philip Schiller, senior vice president, worldwide product marketing. “And the new 24-inch widescreen iMac is the fastest, biggest and brightest iMac we’ve ever made.” More …
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