Processor and memory
- 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 processor with 4MB level 3 cache; supports Hyper-Threading
4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; four SO-DIMM slots support up to 16GB
Storage5
- 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Display
- Built-in 21.5-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display with IPS technology
- Resolution: 1920 by 1080 pixels
- Typical brightness: 330 cd/m2
- Millions of colors at all resolutions
- Typical viewing angle: 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
- 16:9 aspect ratio
- Graphics and video support
- 3.06GHz ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
- iSight camera
- Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI
- Support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
- Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to a 30-inch display (2560 by 1600 pixels) on an external display
Audio
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Two internal 17-watt high-efficiency amplifiers
- Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack)
- Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)
- Built-in microphone
- Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone
Connections and expansion
- One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts
- Four USB 2.0 ports
- SDXC card slot
Optical drive
- Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 4x speed
- Writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed
- Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed and DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
- Reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
- Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed
- Writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed
- Reads CDs at up to 24x speed