Apple iMac Core Duo (17-inch, 1.83GHz) Video

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Created: 09/14/2006

Video description: Apple's new Intel-powered iMac debuts earlier than expected, and Apple claims the new Core Duo CPUs offer a performance boost of two to three times that of the old iMac G5.

At San Francisco's Moscone Center, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs debuts an updated, Intel-based iMac. The machine will come in the same sizes as its Power PC processors and will cost the same, but Jobs said it will be two to three times faster because it uses Intel's dual-core Duo chip.

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