Local MacBook and iMac pricing revealed

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Official South African Apple distributors Core Group today announced pricing details for the majority of its newly released product line.

iMac pricing

In October the manufacturer announced updates to its iMac range, in the 21.5 and 27 inch LED display options. These devices will include Intel Core 2 Duo, i5 and i7 processors according to pricing level and the displays will feature a minimum resolution of 1920×1080, which is regarded as fit for HD viewing.

iMac 21.5” Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz (4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive)- R13,999

iMac 21.5” Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz (4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive) – R17,499

iMac 27” Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz (4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive) – R19,999

iMac 27” Core i5 2.66GHz (4GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive) – R23,999

Each iMac device will ship standard with 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory with a capacity for 16GB across four SO-DIMM slots as well as the recently released Snow Leopard OS X Apple operating system.

MacBook

Apple’s MacBook range also saw an update in October. The device now features a unibody polycarbonate casing and includes an LED backlit display which allows for reduced power consumption. Like the MacBook Pro, the updated MacBook will also have a multi-touch glass track pad.

MacBook 2.26 GHz (2GB RAM, 160 Hard Drive) – R11,499

Mac Mini

Details regarding the pricing of Apple’s updated Mac Mini, which now features upgraded processors and memory capacity, were also provided.

Mac Mini Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz (2GB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive) – R6,999

Mac Mini Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz (2GB RAM, 160GB Hard Drive) – R9,499

Magic Mouse

Apple’s Mighty Mouse which is the first multi-touch mouse to be released for Mac products, will be available locally for R849.

SA Macbook & iMac prices – discussion