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Apple today announced a 24-inch iMac. The new model debuts alongside updated versions of the familiar 17- and 20-inch iMac form factors. The entire line-up now features the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, with speeds ranging between 1.83 GHz in one 17-inch configuration, to 2.33 GHz in the 24-inch iMac.

Prices range from CDN$1099 for the base 17-inch iMac to CDN$2249 for the standard configuration of the 24-inch model.

24-inch iMac CDN$2249*

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (upgradable to 2.33 GHz);
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB;
• 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

With the ability to install up to 3GB of RAM in the 24-inch iMac, new video card options, and a new 24-watt digital amplifier, it looks to be a very capable system.

*A system with the optional upgrades, is approximately CDN$3849 from Apple:

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
• 3GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM;
• 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• 500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the infrared Apple Remote, Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

UPDATE 07 September 2006: Buried at the bottom of the Tech Specs page, the new 24-inch iMac sports a FireWire 800 port. Via the editblog