PRESS RELEASE 18 November 2003

Apple Introduces 20-inch iMac

Largest Flat-Panel Display Ever Offered in an All-in-One Desktop Will Feature at MacExpo 2003

CUPERTINO, California - November 18th, 2003

Apple today introduced the amazingnew 20-inch iMac, the largest flat-panel display ever offered in anall-in-one desktop. The new 20-inch iMac joins the 15- and 17-inch models inthe popular consumer desktop line and offers twice as much screen area asthe 15-inch display model, enabling users to view more than two full pagesside-by-side. The new iMac also includes Apple's latest operating system,Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther”, pre-installed, offering over 150breakthrough new features, including Exposé for instantly viewing all youropen windows at once; iChat AV, the groundbreaking video teleconferencingsoftware; and Fast User Switching, to easily enable the iMac to be sharedamong multiple users.

The 20-inch iMac will be featured on the Apple Stand at MacExpo 2003, which takes place in London later this week*.

“The new iMac builds upon the revolutionary, all-in-one, adjustable designthat remains unmatched in the industry”, said Philip Schiller, Apple'ssenior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “By offering a huge,gorgeous 20-inch widescreen display, Apple has once again raised the bar onwhat customers can expect from an all-in-one desktop”.

The new 20-inch iMac with its widescreen display and pixel resolution of upto 1680-by-1050 is ideal for tasks such as video editing, creating orwatching DVDs or browsing the Web with multiple pages open at once. Thebrilliant LCD display gives you flicker-free images with twice thebrightness, twice the sharpness and twice the contrast ratio of a typicalCRT display.

Designed around an ultra-compact base, the iMac flat-panel display appearsto float in mid-air, allowing users to effortlessly adjust its height orangle with just a touch. All iMac models include two FireWire 400 and threehigh-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast, simple, plug-and-play connections todevices such as digital cameras, DV camcorders, the iPod and the iSightvideo conferencing camera. They also offer the latest in wirelesscommunications with support for 54Mbps AirPort Extreme 802.11g wirelessnetworking and optional built-in Bluetooth for wireless connectivity to arange of peripherals such as mobile phones and PDAs, as well as the new AppleWireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse.

The iMac line sports PowerPC G4 processors running at 1.25GHz in the 20-and 17-inch model and 1.0GHz in the 15-inch model. All models include 256MBof fast 333MHz DDR SDRAM and an 80GB Ultra ATA/100 hard disk drive runningat 7200 rpm. The 20- and 17-inch models also include NVIDIA's GeForce FX5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR video memory, for incrediblegraphics performance.

Every iMac ships with Apple's iLife applications, a completely integratedsuite offering iTunes 4 for managing digital music, iPhoto 2 for organisingand sharing digital photos, iMovie 3 for making movies and iDVD 3 forburning DVDs that play in consumer DVD players. Also included is acollection of productivity and entertainment titles such as AppleWorks,Sound Studio, World Book 2003 Edition, Deimos Rising, and the recentlyintroduced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

The new 20-inch iMac comes with Panther pre-installed to deliver over 150breakthrough new features. In addition to Exposé, iChat AV and Fast UserSwitching, Panther also offers a completely new Finder that providesone-click access to a user's favourite files and folders; FileVault, whichuses the latest security standards and 128-bit encryption technology toensure that data in the home directory is kept secure and private at alltimes; and enhanced Windows compatibility that ensures files, printers andnetwork services can easily be shared with Windows users.

Pricing & Availability:

The new 20-inch iMac, in addition to the 15- and 17-inch models, areavailable immediately through the Apple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers.

The 15-inch flat-panel iMac, for a suggested selling price of £999 (incVAT), includes:

1GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;
256MB of 333MHz 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 selling price of£1,449 (inc VAT), includes:

1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;
256MB of 333MHz 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.

The 20-inch widescreen flat-panel iMac, for a suggested selling price of£1,749 (inc VAT), includes:

1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine;
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.

Build-to-order options and accessories include additional memory, AirPortExtreme Card, AirPort Extreme Base Station, Bluetooth, Apple WirelessKeyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse, 160GB Ultra ATA hard drive and theAppleCare Protection Plan.

* MacExpo 2003 takes place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London, 20th-22nd November. For details see http://www.mac-expo.co.uk.

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