iMac (Mid 2009)

Essentials

Family: iMac/eMac

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.5.6

Maximum OS: 10.10.4

Introduced: April 2009

Processor

CPU: Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo (P7xxx/P8xxx)

CPU Speed: 2.0/2.26 GHz

CPU Cores: 2

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 1066 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 3 MB on-processor

ROM: EFI

RAM Type: PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM

Minimum RAM Speed: 1066 MHz

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 8.0 GB

Video

Screen: 20" LCD

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

VRAM: 256 MB GDDR3

Max Resolution: 1680x1050

Video Out: Mini DisplayPort

Camera: iSight

Storage

Hard Drive: 160 GB 7200 RPM (320 GB BTO)

ATA Bus: Serial-ATA

Optical Drive: 24x/24x/16x/8x/8x/6x/4x CD-RW/DVD±RW/DVD±R DL

Input/Output

USB: 4 2.0

Firewire: 1

Firewire800: 1

Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF

Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF

Speaker: stereo

Microphone: mono

Networking

Ethernet: 10/100/1000Base-T

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth: None

Miscellaneous

Power: 200 Watts

Dimensions: 18.5" H x 19.1" W x 7.4" D

Weight: 20 lbs.

Notes

The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as a 256 MB graphics system, the chipset actually used up to 272 MB of RAM.

Introduced in April 2009 and sold only to education markets, the iMac (Mid 2009) was a cost-reduced version of the 20-inch iMac (Early 2009), with a slower processor, less RAM and hard disk, and (notably) no Bluetooth. It shipped in a single configuration, with a 2.0 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, and a 160 GB hard disk, for $899. Built-to-order options included up to 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB hard disk. In March 2010, the processor was upgraded to 2.6 GHz. In March 2011, the standard RAM was doubled to 2 GB. It was replaced in August 2011 by the iMac (Late 2011).

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.