The iMac “Core i3” 3.06 21.5-Inch Aluminum (Mid-2010) is powered by a dual-core 3.06 GHz Intel “Core i3” processor with a dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and a 4 MB shared level 3 cache. In lieu of a system bus, it has a “Direct Media Interface” (DMI) that “connects between the processor and chipset” at 2.5 GT/s.
It is configured with 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a vertically-mounted slot-loading DVD+R DL “SuperDrive”, and ATI Radeon HD graphics with 256 MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory.
It also has a built-in iSight video camera and built-in stereo speakers underneath the 21.5″ glossy 16:9 LED-backlit TFT Active Matrix LCD display “with IPS technology”.
Connectivity includes USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire “800” port, built-in AirPort Extreme, and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as an audio capable Mini DisplayPort, which supports an external display up to 30″ (2560×1600).
Externally, the “Mid-2010” iMac line uses the same “edge-to-edge” glass design and “seamless all aluminium enclosure” , the “Mid-2010” line is equipped with faster processors, faster graphics processors, and faster memory, as well as support for the SDXC SD card format.
