iMac Revision Due This Week

Apple will once again offer consumers a sub one thousand dollar iMac starting this week, sources said. The computer maker will complete a two-month overhaul of their product matrix with announcement of 4 revised iMac configurations.

Of the 4 new configurations, three will feature the same 17â€ wide-screen found on todayâ€™s top of the line iMac personal computer, along with a nVidia GeForce 4 MX and Apple Pro Speakers. A forth. $999 low-end, variation will sport 15â€ LCD display and a nVidia GeForce 2 MX graphics processor.

DISPLAY	SPEED	DRIVE	GRAPHICS	RAM	HARD DISK	EXTRAS	PRICE
15" LCD	867 MHZ	CD-RW	nVidia GeForce 2 MX	128 MB	40 GB		$999
17" LCD	867 MHZ	Combo Drive	nVidia GeForce 4 MX	256 MB	60 GB	Apple Pro Speakers	$1199
17" LCD	867 MHZ	Super Drive	nVidia GeForce 4 MX	256 MB	80 GB	Apple Pro Speakers	$1499
17" LCD	1GHZ	Super Drive	nVidia GeForce 4 MX	512 MB	80 GB	Apple Pro Speakers	$1699

All models will be powered by an 867MHz PowerPC G4 processor, with the exception of the high-end (â€˜Bestâ€™) configuration, which will sport a 1Ghz PowerPC G4 Processor. The 15â€ model will include a CD-RW drive, the lower-end 17â€ configurations will sport Appleâ€™s Combo drive, and the two high-end models will boast an Appleâ€™s Super Drive 2X.

According to sources, all configurations will include built in support for Appleâ€™s Airport Extreme wireless internet technology, as well as Bluetooth wireless peripheral technology. However, sources claim that none of the configurations will include and Airport or Bluetooth card as standard.