Apple iMac “Core 2 Duo” 2.66 GHz 20″ 2009 Specs

iMac – MB417LL/A – iMac9,1 – A1224

2009 imac

About this iMac

The Apple iMac released in Early 2009 was a 20-inch version powered by a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. It had a built-in iSight video camera and a vertically-mounted slot-loading DL Super Drive. The FireWire ports were reduced from two to one single slot and there was an additional USB port. The design of the body was made to ensure there was seamless glass to the aluminum enclosure. This a1224 machine was a statement both on the exterior and interior.

Processor

2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo

Ram

2 GB

Apple iMac Core 2 Duo Early 2009 Specs
Storage

320 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

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 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 had the Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G2030) operating system pre-installed on it. It was powered by a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (E8135) processor. Its graphics processor was the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics with 256 MB of memory shared with the system.

Memory & Architecture

The device was built with a 6 MB on-chip level 2 cache with a frontside bus of 1066 MHz and with 2 GB of 1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 its RAM. It’s designed was centered on a 64-Bit architecture.

Upgradability

Although the iMac came with 2 GB of RAM it could be upgraded to up to 8 GB of RAM.
The Operating System of the iMac can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G2030) to up to MacOS X 10.11. This iMac was also able to run Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 7 (32-Bit).
This iMac 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 800 port
  • 8X DL “Super Drive”
  • A Mini DisplayPort allowing dual and mirroring operations with resolutions of up to 2560×1600.
  • Built-in Stereo Speakers

Introduced: March 3, 2009

Discontinued: October 20, 2009

Screen Size and Resolution

Memory

Screen Size

20 inches TFT

Level 1 Cache

32k/32k

Resolution

1680×1050

Level 2/Level 3 Cache

6 MB (on-chip)

Processor

RAM Type

PC3-8500 DDR3

Processors

1 (2 Cores)

Min. RAM Speed

1066 MHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Standard RAM

2 GB

Speed

2.66 GHz

Maximum RAM

8 GB

Type

Core 2 Duo (E8135)

RAM Slots

2

Processor Upgrade

ZIF Socket

Motherboard RAM

None

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

1066 MHz

Video Card

GeForce 9400M

Cache Bus Speed

2.66 GHz (Built-in)

VRAM Type

Integrated

ROM/Firmware

EFI

Standard VRAM

256 MB

EFI Architecture

64-Bit

Maximum VRAM

256 MB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

320 GB HDD

Standard Optical Drive

8X DL “Super Drive”

Storage Speed

7200 RPM

Standard Ethernet

10/100/1000Base-T

Storage Dimensions

3.5” (26.10 mm)

Standard Modem

None

Storage Interface

Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)

Standard Air Port

802.11a/b/g/n

Battery

Standard Bluetooth

2.1+EDR

Type

N/A

USB Port 2.0

4

Battery Life

N/A

FireWire Ports

1 (800)

Description

Keyboard

Apple Keyboard

Case Type

All-in-One

Inclusive Input

Mighty Mouse

Form Factor

iMac (Early 2009)

S-Video Output

None

Apple Order No

MB417LL/A

Microphone

1 (Built-in)

Apple Subfamily

Early 2009

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1224 (EMC 2266)

Sound Out

1

Model ID

iMac 9.1

Power Adapter

1

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