Apple introduces faster 1.25 GHz G4 iMacs, 20, 40 GB iPods

Apple has refreshed both the iMac and iPod product line. The flat-panel iMac is now available in the following configurations:

The 15-inch flat panel iMac, priced at US$1299.

• 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor
• 256MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM;
• 32x Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive;
• NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics processor with 32MB video memory;
• two FireWire 400 and three USB 2.0 ports;
• internal support for AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth;
• 80GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive running at 7200 rpm; and
• Apple Pro Speakers.

The 17-inch widescreen flat-panel iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), includes:

• 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
• 256MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM;
• 4x SuperDrive DVD-R/CD-RW optical drive;
• NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB video memory;
• two FireWire 400 and three USB 2.0 ports;
• internal support for AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth;
• 80GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive running at 7200 rpm; and
• Apple Pro Speakers.

Apple store customization can push the iMac's hard drive to 160 GB.

iPods are now available in three models: a 10GB model for US$299, the new 20GB model for US$399 and the new 40GB model for US$499.

Apple also announced that the iTunes online music store has now sold 10 million songs.

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