The Apple iMac 20-inch Mid 2009 is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2009 to 2012 as part of the iMac series. The computer was introduced on April 7, 2009, and its price started at $899.
The new iMac features a 2 GHz or 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB or 2 GB of RAM, 20-inch LCD TFT Display, 160 GB hard drive, slot-loading 8x DVD-R/CD-RW dual-layer “SuperDrive”, Ambient Light Sensor, iSight camera, USB 2.0 ports, and 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics in the base model.
This model of iMac was available for sale to educational institutions only.
This iMac has been discontinued on March 7, 2012. Today iMac 20-inch Mid 2009 is 15 years old!
iMac 20-inch Mid 2009 Details
| Introduced | April 7, 2009 (2 GHz) – 15 years ago March 4, 2010 (2.26 GHz) – 14 years ago |
| Discontinued | March 4, 2010 (2 GHz) – 14 years ago March 7, 2012 (2.26 GHz) – 12 years ago |
| Last Software Update | October 18, 2016 – 7 years ago |
| Time on the Market | 35 months (2 years) |
| Time of Support | 90 months (7 years) |
| Model Identifier | iMac9,1 |
| Model Number | A1224 |
| EMC | 2266 |
| Order Number | MC015LL/A MC015LL/B MC015LL/C |
| Original Price | $899 |
| Colors | Aluminum |
| Weight | 20 Ibs. 9.071 KG |
| Dimensions | 18.5” H x 19.1” W x 7.4” D 47 cm H x 48.51 cm W x 18.79 cm D |
iMac Mid 2009 Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 “Penryn” (2 GHz) Intel Core 2 Duo P7550 “Penryn” (2.26 GHz) |
| Processor Speed | 2 GHz 2.26 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
| System Bus | 1066 MHz |
| Cache | 3 MB shared L2 at full processor speed |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 160 GB 320 GB |
| Media | 1 – 8x DVD-R/CD-RW dual-layer “SuperDrive” slot-loading drive |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 1 GB 2 GB |
| Maximum Memory | 8 GB |
| Memory Slots | 2 – PC3-8500 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM 1066 MHz |
| Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
| Built-in Display | 20″ TFT LCD glossy widescreen Display |
| Brightness | 290 cd/m² |
| Resolutions | 640 x 480 800 x 500 800 x 600 840 x 524 1024 x 640 1024 x 768 1280 x 800 1344 x 840 1680 x 1050 (Native) |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce 9400M |
| Graphics Memory | 128 MB GDDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory* |
| Display Connection | 1 – Mini DisplayPort (VGA, DVI or dual-link DVI with adapter) |
| Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
| External Resolution | Up to 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Camera | iSight |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | None |
| Optical Drive Interface | Unknown |
| Hard Drive Interface | 3 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45 – support for jumbo frames) |
| Modem | None |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | None |
| USB | 4 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| FireWire | 1 – 800 Mbps |
| Infrared | None |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack 1 – Built-in microphone |
| Audio Out | 1 – 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack 2 – Built-in speakers |
| Display | 1 – Mini DisplayPort (VGA, DVI or dual-link DVI with adapter) |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Aluminum Keyboard Apple Mighty Mouse |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.5.6 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.6 |
| Maximum OS | OS X 10.11.6 |
| Firmware | Intel Extensible Firmware Interface |
| AirDrop | Supported |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.5 iLife ’09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand) |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3 V CR2032 Lithium |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 200 W |
| Line Voltage | 100-240 V AC |
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