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Encyclopedia > Comparison of Macintosh models

This is a comparison of the current models of Apple Macintosh computers, designed by Apple Computer (in California). The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... Apple Inc. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Contents

Market matrix

Apple follows a product matrix of having a model of computer for both consumers and professionals, in both desktop and portable configurations. This provides a useful background as to the intended market for each Macintosh product.

Consumer Professional
Rack mount
Xserve
All-in-one
iMac
Tower or
Desktop

Mac mini

Mac Pro
Portable
MacBook

MacBook Pro

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Specifications

Note that prices in euros vary from country to country; the price for Belgium is shown as a rough guide. Combo means a Combo Drive, which includes a CD reader, writer and DVD reader; a SuperDrive can also write and rewrite DVD discs. The pink rows differentiate the professional product lines from the consumer products, which have a blue background. Compact Disc ReWritable (CD-RW) is a rewritable optical disc format. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... SuperDrive is a term that has been used by Apple Computer to refer to two different storage drives: in the late 1980s to a high-density floppy disk drive; and later to a combined CD/DVD reader/writer. ...


Every current Mac uses DDR2 SDRAM memory and Serial ATA hard drives. Dedicated graphics cards in Macs use the PCI Express bus. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... PCI Express (formerly known as 3GIO for 3rd Generation I/O, not to be mistaken with PCI-X) is an implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts and communications standards, but bases it on a much faster serial communications system. ...

CPU RAM FSB HDD RPM GPU VRAM Display resolution Academic price US Price EU Price
Mac mini
[1]
1.66 GHz Core Duo 512 MiB 667 MHz 60 GB 5400 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared N/A £374.83 $599 629
£399
Build-to-order 1 GiB ($75), 2 GiB ($250) 80 GB ($50), 100 GB ($150), 120GB ($250)
Mac mini 1.83 GHz Core Duo 512 MiB 667 MHz 80 GB 5400 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared N/A £497.03 $799 €809
£529
Build-to-order 1 GiB ($75), 2 GiB ($250) 120GB ($100), 160GB ($200)
iMac 17 in
[2]
1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo 512 MiB 667 MHz 160 GB 7200 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared 1440x900 £638.03 $999 £679
Build-to-order 1 GiB ($75), 2 GiB ($250)
iMac 17 in
2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 160 GB 7200 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MiB 1440x900 £750.83 $1199 £799
Build-to-order 2.16 GHz ($100) 2 GiB ($175), 3 GiB ($750) 25 0GB ($75), 500 GB ($275)
iMac 20 in 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 250 GB 7200 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MiB 1680x1050 £938.83 $1499 £999
Build-to-order 2.33 GHz ($250) 2 GiB ($175), 3 GiB ($750) 500 GB ($200) 256 MiB ($75)
iMac 24 in 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 250 GB 7200 NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT 128 MiB 1920x1200 £1267.83 $1999 £1349.01
Build-to-order 2.33 GHz ($250) 2 GiB ($175), 3 GiB ($750) 500 GB ($199), 750 GB ($399) 7600GT 256 MiB ($125)
CPU RAM FSB HDD RPM GPU VRAM Display resolution Academic price US Price EU Price
Mac Pro
[3]
Two 2.66 GHz Intel Xeon 1 GiB 1.33 GHz 250 GB 7200 NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256 MiB N/A £1562.75 $2499
Build-to-order Two 2.0 or two 3.0GHz Xeons See memory Bay 1: 160 GB, 250 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB; Bay 2-4: 500 GB ($399), 750 GB ($599) ATI Radeon X1900 XT, QUADRO FX 4500 512 MiB, or multiple GeForce cards N/A
Xserve
[4]
Two 2.0 GHz Intel Xeons 1 GiB 1.33 GHz 80 GB 7200 ATI Radeon X1300 64 MiB N/A N/A $2999 €3249
£2199
Build-to-order
MacBook 2.0 GHz [5]
13.3 in, widescreen
2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 80 GB 5400 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared 1280x800 £703.83 $1099 €1119
£749
Build-to-order 2x1 GiB ($175) 120 GB ($75), 160 GB ($150), 200 GB ($250)
MacBook 2.16 GHz
13.3 in, widescreen
2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 120 GB 5400 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared 1280x800 £844.83 $1299 €1319
£899
Build-to-order 2x1 GiB ($175) 160 GB ($75), 200 GB ($175)
MacBook Black
13.3 in, widescreen
2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo 1 GiB 667 MHz 160 GB 5400 Intel GMA950 64 MiB Shared 1280x800 £967.03 $1499 €1519
£1029
Build-to-order 2x1 GiB ($175) 200 GB ($100)
MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz [6]
15.4 in, widescreen
2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo 2 GiB 800 MHz 120 GB 5400 nVidia Geforce 8600M GT 128 MiB 1440x900 £1240.80 $1999 €2019
£1349
Build-to-order 2x2 GiB ($750) 160 GB 5400 RPM ($75), 200 GB 4200 RPM ($175), 160 GB 7200 RPM ($225) Glossy
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz
15.4 in, widescreen
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo 2 GiB 800 MHz 160 GB 5400 nVidia Geforce 8600M GT 256 MiB 1440x900 £1562.75 $2499 €2519
£1699
Build-to-order 2x2 GiB ($750) 160 GB 7200 RPM ($150), 200 GB 4200 rpm ($100) Glossy
MacBook Pro 17 in, widescreen 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo 2 GiB 800 MHz 160 GB 5400 nVidia Geforce 8600M GT 256 MiB 1680x1050 £1747.23 $2799 €2829
£1899
Build-to-order 2x2 GiB ($750) 160 GB 7200 rpm ($150), 250GB 4200 rpm ($150) Glossy, 1920x1200 resolution ($100)

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Memory

The Mac Pro memory configurations go up to 16 GiB.


The MacBook and Mac Mini can officially support 2 GiB, the MacBook Pro can support 4 GiB, however people have reported having 4 GiB (2x 2 GiB sticks) on the MacBook.[1]


Input/Output

Note that unless a product is specified as having an iSight camera, it will not come preloaded with the Photo Booth software; likewise if it does not have an Apple Remote it will not have the Front Row software. Photo Booth is a small software application for taking photos with an iSight camera by Apple Computer for Mac OS X. It features 16 built-in effects that can be applied to photos. ... Front Row Music menu screenshot Front Row is a software application for Apples Macintosh computers that acts as a front-end for QuickTime, DVD Player and the iTunes and iPhoto libraries and allows for users to browse media on their computers using the Apple Remote. ...


WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO UPDATE THE MACBOOK COMPARISON TO 2.0 and 2.16? THEY HAVE BEEN UPDATED ABOVE...

USB Firewire 400 Firewire 800 Optical drive Gigabit Ethernet AirPort Extreme Bluetooth DVI/VGA ExpressCard Keyboard and mouse iSight Remote Price
Mac mini 1.66GHz 4 1 No Combo Drive Yes Yes Yes DVI No No No Yes $599 / €659 / ]449
Build-to-order Wired ($78), Wireless ($99)
Mac mini 1.83GHz 4 1 No SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes DVI No No No Yes $799 / €889 / £599
Build-to-order Wired ($78), Wireless ($99)
iMac 17 in low-end 3 2 No Combo Drive Yes Yes No mini-DVI No Yes Yes No $999 / £679
Build-to-order Remote ($29)
iMac 17 in 3 2 No SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes mini-DVI No Yes Yes Yes $1199 / £799
Build-to-order
iMac 20 in 3 2 No SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes mini-DVI No Yes Yes Yes $1499 / £999
Build-to-order
iMac 24 in 3 1 1 SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes mini-DVI No Yes Yes Yes $1999 / £1349.01
Build-to-order
Mac Pro 5 2 2 SuperDrive DL Yes No No Single and dual-link DVI No Yes No No $2499 / €2539 / £1699
Build-to-order ($49) ($29)
USB Firewire 400 Firewire 800 Optical drive Gigabit Ethernet AirPort Extreme Bluetooth DVI/VGA ExpressCard Keyboard and mouse iSight Remote Price
Xserve 2 1 2 SuperDrive DL Yes No No DVI No No No No $2999
Build-to-order
MacBook 1.83GHz 2 1 No Combo Drive Yes Yes Yes mini-DVI No Integrated Yes Yes $1099
Build-to-order
MacBook 2GHz 2 1 No SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes mini-DVI No Integrated Yes Yes $1299 / €1319 / £899
Build-to-order
MacBook Pro 15 in 2 1 1 SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes Dual-link DVI Yes Integrated Yes Yes $1999 / €2019 / £1399
Build-to-order
MacBook Pro 17 in 3 1 1 SuperDrive DL Yes Yes Yes Dual-link DVI Yes Integrated Yes Yes $2799 / €2829 / £1899
Build-to-order

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The Mini-DVI plug on a 12 PowerBook G4 The Mini-DVI connector is used primarily on Apple computers as a digital alternative to the Mini-VGA connector. ... The correct title of this article is . ... SuperDrive is a term that has been used by Apple Computer to refer to two different storage drives: in the late 1980s to a high-density floppy disk drive; and later to a combined CD/DVD reader/writer. ... The Mini-DVI plug on a 12 PowerBook G4 The Mini-DVI connector is used primarily on Apple computers as a digital alternative to the Mini-VGA connector. ... The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. ... SuperDrive is a term that has been used by Apple Computer to refer to two different storage drives: in the late 1980s to a high-density floppy disk drive; and later to a combined CD/DVD reader/writer. ... For other meanings of DVI, please see DVI (disambiguation). ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... 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SuperDrive is a term that has been used by Apple Computer to refer to two different storage drives: in the late 1980s to a high-density floppy disk drive; and later to a combined CD/DVD reader/writer. ... For other meanings of DVI, please see DVI (disambiguation). ...

Physical specifications

Note that all portable models (both MacBook and Pro) also come with MagSafe power connectors and a Sudden Motion Sensor. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Sudden Motion Sensor is a patent-pending data protection feature introduced by Apple Computer into its refreshed PowerBook and iBook lines on January 1, 2005 and July 26, 2005 respectively. ...

Material Colour Width Height Depth Mass Photo
Mac mini Polycarbonate and aluminum Silver, white on top 16.51 cm / 6.5 in 5.08 cm / 2 in 16.51 cm / 6.5 in 1.31 kg / 2.9 lb
iMac 17 in Polycarbonate, aluminum base White, silver stand 42.6 cm / 16.8 in 43 cm / 16.9 in 17.3 cm / 6.8 in 7 kg / 15.5 lb
iMac 20 in Polycarbonate, aluminum base White, silver stand 49.3 cm / 19.4 in 47.2 cm / 18.6 in 18.9 cm / 7.4 in 10 kg / 22 lb
iMac 24 in Polycarbonate, aluminum base White, silver stand 57.4 cm / 20.6 in 52.3 cm / 22.6 in 20.7 cm / 8.1 in 11.2 kg / 24.7 lb
Mac Pro Aluminium Silver 20.6 cm / 8.1 in 51.1 cm / 20.1 in 47.5 cm / 18.7 in 20.2 to 22.1 kg / 44.5 to 48.8 lb
Xserve Aluminum Silver 44.7 cm / 17.6 in 4.4 cm / 1.73 in 71.1 cm / 28 in 15.1 to 16.6 kg / 33 to 37 lb
Xserve Cluster Aluminum Silver 44.7 cm / 17.6 in 4.4 cm / 1.73 in 71.1 cm / 28 in 15.1 to 16.6 kg / 33 to 37 lb
MacBook Polycarbonate White or black 32.5 cm / 12.78 in 2.75 cm / 1.08 in 22.7 cm / 8.92 in 2.36 kg / 5.2 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in Aluminium Silver 35.7 cm / 14.1 in 2.59 cm / 1.0 in 24.3 cm / 9.6 in 2.54 kg / 5.6 lb,
reduced to 2.45kg / 5.4 lb on June 05, 2007
MacBook Pro 17 in Aluminium Silver 39.2 cm / 15.4 in 2.59 cm / 1.0 in 26.5 cm / 10.4 in 3.08 kg / 6.8  lb

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Expansion

RAM slots Maximum RAM User-replaceable HDD? HDD bays PCI-e slots
Mac mini 2 2 GiB No 1 No
iMac 2 3 GiB (2 GiB on low-end) No 1 No
Mac Pro 8 16 GiB Yes 4 4
Xserve 8 32 GiB Yes 3 2(PCI-X)
MacBook 2 3 GiB[2] Yes 1 No
MacBook Pro 2 4 GiB No 1 1 (ExpressCard/34)

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History

Announced Released Last revision
Mac mini January 11, 2005 [7] January 29, 2005 September 6, 2006
iMac May 1998 (Original) August 1998 September 6, 2006 [8]
Mac Pro August 7, 2006 August 7, 2006 April 8, 2007
Xserve May 2002 July 2002 August 7, 2006
MacBook May 16, 2006 [9] May 16, 2006 May 15, 2007 [10]
MacBook Pro 15.4 in January 10, 2006 [11] February 14, 2006 [12] June 5, 2007[3]
MacBook Pro 17 in April 24, 2006 [13] April 24, 2006 June 5, 2007 [3]

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Software

All Macintosh computers are preloaded with Mac OS X and the latest version of iLife, except the Xserves, which are bundled with Mac OS X Server and no iLife. Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A small Xserve cluster with an Xserve RAID. Xserve is the name of Apple Computers Macintosh 1U rackmount line of server computers. ... Mac OS X Server is the server-oriented version of Apples desktop operating system, Mac OS X. Mac OS X, in both desktop and server versions, is a Unix-like operating system based on technology that Apple acquired from NeXT Computer. ...


See also

Apple Macintosh models grouped by CPU type. ... This list of Apple Macintosh models by case type contains all case designs used by Apple Computer for their Macintosh computers. ... The following is a list of Apple Computer software and hardware products which have been superseded by improved versions, or discontinued, and are no longer manufactured. ... // This list of Macintosh software reveals prominent Mac OS computer programs. ... This timeline of Macintosh models lists all major types of Macintosh computers produced by Apple Computer in order of introduction date. ...

External links

References

  1. ^ MacBook Core 2 Duo can address up to 3GB of RAM. OtherWorldComputing. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
  2. ^ Core 2 Duo MacBook RAM Limits. Arstechnica (January 15, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ a b Apple Updates MacBook Pro. Apple Press Release (June 5, 2007).
 v  d  e Apple hardware since 1998
Consumer computers: eMac • iBook (G3, G4) • iMac (G3, G4, G5, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo) • MacBook • Mac mini
Professional computers: MacBook Pro Mac Pro PowerBook (G3, G4) • Power Macintosh (G3, Server, B&W, G4, Cube, G5) • Xserve (G4, Cluster Node, G5, Intel)
Computing accessories: AirPort (Express, Extreme) • Cinema Display iSight • Mighty Mouse Xserve RAID
Consumer electronics: Apple TV iPhone • iPod (mini, photo, shuffle, nano, 5G)
General accessories: Apple Remote iPod accessories (iPod Hi-Fi, Nike+iPod)
Italics denote discontinued products.


 

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