Apple iMac “Core 2 Duo” 2.4 GHz 20″ Aluminium 2007 Specs
iMac – MA877LL – iMac7,1 – A1224
About this iMac
The Apple iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” computer released August 2007 was another creative step in the evolution of the iMac. The new aluminum bodies certainly became a stand-out highlight however the external design was not the only fascinating thing this device displayed. It also had a faster processor under the body, the Intel “Core 2 Duo” processor and the ATI Radeon HD 2600Pro with graphics acceleration for graphics. The FireWire ports were still limited to 2 ports however, the second FireWire “400” port was upgraded to a FireWire “800” port. The design of this iMac oozed elegance and class and in some circles is still a very useful machine.
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
1 GB
320 GBHard Drive
Plugged-in
Storage
The device was built with 320.0 GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive storage with a disk speed of 7200 RPM.
Screen Size and Resolution
The iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” featured a 20 inch screen with “glossy” TFT active matrix LCD display and a native resolution of 1680×1050.
Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” had the Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R4031) operating system pre-installed on it. It was powered by a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (T7700) processor. Its graphics processor was the ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics processor — using PCI Express — with 256 MB of GDDR3 video memory.
Memory & Architecture
The device was built with 4 MB on-chip level 2 cache with a frontside bus of 800 MHz and with 1 GB of 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM for its RAM. It’s designed was centered on a 64-Bit architecture.
Upgradability
Although the iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” came with 1 GB of RAM, it could be upgraded up to 6 GB of RAM.
The Operating System of the iMac can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R4031) up to MacOS X 10.11. This iMac was also able to act as a host Windows OS, mainly being Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 7 (32-Bit).
This iMac Intel Aluminum “Core 2 Duo” had the following dimensions of 46.9 cm, 48.5 cm, 18.9 cm and a weight of 20 lbs (9.1 kg).
Inclusive Features
The iMac includes the following features and ports:
- A Power Adapter (100V-240V AC, 200 W maximum)
- Standard AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n).
- Gigabit Ethernet
- One FireWire 400 port
- One FireWire 800 port
- 8X DL “Super Drive”
- 1 Mini-DVI that supports both mirroring and extension.
- Built-in Stereo Speakers
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Introduced: April 7, 2007 |
Discontinued: April 28, 2008 |
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Screen Size and Resolution |
Memory |
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Screen Size |
20 inches TFT |
Level 1 Cache |
32k/32k |
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Resolution |
1680×1050 |
Level 2/Level 3 Cache |
4 MB (on-chip) |
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Processor |
RAM Type |
PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM |
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Processors |
1 (2 Cores) |
Min. RAM Speed |
667 MHz |
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Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
1 GB |
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Speed |
2.4 GHz |
Maximum RAM |
6 GB |
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Type |
Core 2 Duo (T7700) |
RAM Slots |
2 |
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Processor Upgrade |
ZIF Socket |
Motherboard RAM |
None |
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FPU |
Integrated |
Graphics |
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System Bus Speed |
800 MHz |
Video Card |
Radeon HD 2600 Pro |
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Cache Bus Speed |
2.4 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
GDDR3 |
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ROM/Firmware |
EFI |
Standard VRAM |
256 MB |
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EFI Architecture |
64-Bit |
Maximum VRAM |
256MB |
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Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
320 GB HDD |
Standard Optical Drive |
8X DL “Super Drive” |
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Storage Speed |
7200 RPM |
Standard Ethernet |
10/100/1000Base-T |
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Storage Dimensions |
3.5” (26.10 mm) |
Standard Modem |
None |
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Storage Interface |
Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) |
Standard Air Port |
802.11a/b/g/n |
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Battery |
Standard Bluetooth |
2.0+EDR |
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Type |
N/A |
USB Port 2.0 |
3 |
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Battery Life |
N/A |
FireWire |
1 (400) 1 (800) |
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Description |
Keyboard |
Apple Aluminum Keyboard |
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Case Type |
All-in-One |
Inclusive Input |
Mighty Mouse |
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Form Factor |
iMac Core 2 Duo (AI) |
S-Video Output |
None |
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Apple Order No |
MA877LL |
Microphone |
1 (Built-in) |
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Apple Subfamily |
Mid-2007 |
Headphone |
1 |
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Apple Model Number |
A1224 (EMC 2133) |
Sound Out |
1 |
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Model ID |
iMac 7.1
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Power Adapter |
1 |
