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<p>The Ultimate Digital Hub for Digital Music, Photos & Movies</p>
<p>MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK-July 17, 2002-Apple=AE today unveiled its new top-en=<br />
d<br />
iMac=AE featuring a stunning 17-inch widescreen LCD that floats in mid-air,<br />
allowing users to effortlessly adjust its height or angle with just a<br />
touch. The 17-inch LCD flat screen iMac also features an 800 MHz PowerPC G4<br />
processor, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics, a SuperDrive=81 for playing and<br />
burning CDs and DVDs, and a large 80GB hard drive that can hold more than<br />
six hours of video, 15,000 songs and 73,000 digital photos. The new 17-inch<br />
iMac also includes Apple's amazing iTunes=81, iPhoto=81, iMovie=81 and iDVD<br />
applications, making it the ultimate Digital Hub for digital music, photos<br />
and movies.</p>
<p>"The best consumer desktop just got even better," said Steve Jobs, Apple's<br />
CEO. "Having this gorgeous 17-inch flat screen floating in mid-air right in<br />
front of you is simply breathtaking. There's nothing like it in the PC<br />
world."</p>
<p>Designed around an ultra-compact base, the flat-panel iMac's spacious<br />
17-inch widescreen LCD appears to float in mid-air, allowing users to<br />
effortlessly adjust its height or angle with just a touch. At just one inch<br />
thin, the 17-inch widescreen display has a wide aspect ratio of 16:10,<br />
allowing users to watch DVDs in letter-box format, easily view multiple<br />
windows at one time or enjoy the ultimate computer gaming experience. With<br />
approximately the same viewing area as a 19-inch CRT, the new display has a<br />
resolution of 1440 by 900 pixels-64 percent more pixels than the 15-inch<br />
flat screen iMac.</p>
<p>Every iMac includes Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle<br />
software, including the new iTunes 3 for organizing and burning digital<br />
music, iMovie for creating digital movies and iPhoto for organizing and<br />
sharing digital photos. The new 17-inch flat screen iMac also offers the<br />
revolutionary SuperDrive and Apple's iDVD software to let users easily<br />
create and burn their own custom DVDs that play in consumer DVD players.</p>
<p>The four-model iMac family features:</p>
<p>* a 17-inch widescreen LCD or 15-inch flat screen display;<br />
* an 800 MHz or 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine=81;<br />
* two FireWire=AE and five USB ports for fast, simple, plug-and-play<br />
connections to digital devices such as digital MP3 players, still cameras<br />
and DV camcorders;<br />
* built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and 56K V.90 modem;<br />
* an internal 18-watt digital amplifier for great stereo sound and<br />
Apple Pro Speakers on selected models;<br />
* a collection of productivity and entertainment titles including<br />
Quicken Deluxe 2002 and WorldBook Mac OS X Edition; and<br />
* Mac OS=AE X version 10.2 "Jaguar," Apple's next-generation operating<br />
system.</p>
<p>Pricing & Availability<br />
The new 17-inch widescreen LCD iMac is expected to be available early next<br />
month, and the three 15-inch flat screen iMac models, with a new lower<br />
price on the high-end model, are available immediately through the Apple<br />
Store=AE (<a href="http://www.apple.com" title="www.apple.com">www.apple.com</a>), at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized<br />
Resellers. Pricing and further details of the four standard configurations<br />
are listed below.</p>
<p>The 17-inch widescreen LCD iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,999<br />
(US), includes:</p>
<p>* an 800 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;<br />
* DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive optical drive;<br />
* NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 32MB DDR memory;<br />
* 256MB SDRAM;<br />
* 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive; and<br />
* Apple Pro Speakers.</p>
<p>The 15-inch flat screen iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US),<br />
includes:</p>
<p>* an 800 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;<br />
* DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive optical drive;<br />
* NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB DDR memory;<br />
* 256MB SDRAM;<br />
* 60GB Ultra ATA hard drive; and<br />
* Apple Pro Speakers.</p>
<p>The 15-inch flat screen iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,599 (US),<br />
includes:</p>
<p>* a 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;<br />
* DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo optical drive;<br />
* NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB DDR memory;<br />
* 256MB SDRAM;<br />
* 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive; and<br />
* Apple Pro Speakers.</p>
<p>The 15-inch flat screen iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,399 (US),<br />
includes:</p>
<p>* a 700 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;<br />
* CD-RW optical drive;<br />
* NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB DDR memory;<br />
* 128MB SDRAM; and<br />
* 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive.</p>
<p>Build-to-order options and accessories include additional memory, Apple Pro<br />
Speakers, AirPort=AE Base Station, AirPort Card and the AppleCare=AE Protect=<br />
ion<br />
Plan.</p>
<p>Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple<br />
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.<br />
Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to<br />
students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world<br />
through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.</p>
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