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Info-Mac Buyer's Guide
Welcome to the Info-Mac Buyer's Guide, a handy comparison chart of every current Apple Macintosh, display, application, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Use these tables to help find the right system for you, a friend or relatives. The best systems in each column are highlighted in green.

Last updated July 22, 2011 - New MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, Mac OS X Lion
Desktops
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Mac mini
$599 2.3GHz 2.7GHz 2 500GB 750GB 2GB 8GB 0MB 256MB N/A 2.7LB
Mac mini with Lion Server
$999 2.0GHz 2.66GHz 4 1TB 1.5TB 4GB 8GB 0MB 0MB N/A 2.7LB
iMac 21.5"
$1,199 2.5GHz 2.8GHz 4 500GB 2TB 4GB 16GB 512MB 512MB 1920x1080 20.5LB
iMac 27"
$1,699 2.7GHz 3.4GHz 4 1TB 2TB 4GB 16GB 512MB 1GB 2560x1440 30.5LB
Mac Pro (Quad)
$2,499 2.8GHz 3.33GHz 4 (+2) 1TB 8TB 3GB 32GB 1GB 2GB N/A 39.9LB
Mac Pro (8-Core)
$3,499 2.4GHz 2.93GHz 8 (+4) 1TB 8TB 6GB 64GB 1GB 2GB N/A 41.2LB
Mac Pro (12-Core)
$4,999 2.66GHz 2.93GHz 12 1TB 8TB 6GB 64GB 1GB 2GB N/A 41.2LB
Mac Pro Server
$2,999 2.8GHz 3.33GHz 4 (+8) 1TB 8TB 8GB 64GB 1GB 2GB N/A 41.2LB
Notebooks
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MacBook Air 11"
$999 1.6GHz 1.8GHz 2 64GB 256GB 2GB 4GB 0MB 0MB 1366x768 2.38LB
MacBook Air 13"
$1,299 1.7GHz 1.8GHz 2 128GB 256GB 4GB 4GB 0MB 0MB 1440x900 2.9LB
MacBook Pro 13"
$1,199 2.3GHz 2.7GHz 2 320GB 750GB 4GB 8GB 0MB 0MB 1280x800 4.5LB
MacBook Pro 15"
$1,799 2.0GHz 2.3GHz 4 500GB 750GB 4GB 8GB 256MB 1GB 1440x900
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MacBook Pro 17"
$2,299 2.2GHz 2.3GHz 4 750GB 750GB 4GB 8GB 1GB 1GB 1920x1200 6.6LB
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Apple Thunderbolt Display 27"
$999 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2560x1440 23.5LB
iPods
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iPod Shuffle
$49 N/A N/A N/A 2GB 2GB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.44OZ
iPod Nano
$149 N/A N/A N/A 8GB 16GB N/A N/A N/A N/A 240x240 0.74OZ
iPod Classic
$249 N/A N/A N/A 160GB 160GB N/A N/A N/A N/A 320x240 4.9OZ
iPod Touch
$229 N/A N/A N/A 8GB 64GB 512MB 512MB N/A N/A 640x960 3.56OZ
iPhones
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iPhone 3GS
$49 600MHz 600MHz N/A 8GB 8GB 256MB 256MB N/A N/A 320x480 4.8OZ
iPhone 4
$199 1GHz 1GHz N/A 16GB 32GB 512MB 512MB N/A N/A 640x960 4.8OZ
iPads
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iPad 2 WiFi
$499 1GHz 1GHz N/A 16GB 64GB 512MB 512MB N/A N/A 768x1024 1.33LB
iPad 2 WiFi + 3G
$629 1GHz 1GHz N/A 16GB 64GB 512MB 512MB N/A N/A 768x1024 1.35LB
Software
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$29 Mac OS X is the operating system for all Apple Macintosh computers. The current version is 10.7 (the "X" is the Roman numeral for 10). This version is codenamed Lion. Mac OS X includes all the essential software to run your computer's hardware, as well as Safari, iCal, iTunes, iChat, TextEdit, Address Book, Front Row and other assorted apps and utilities.
$49 iLife is Apple's consumer suite of creativity applications, designed to work together seamlessly. The current version is iLife '11. iLife applications include iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD.
$79 iWork is Aple's suite of productivity applications, designed to work together as well as integrate with iLife apps mentioned above. The current version is iWork '09. iWork applications include Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
$199 Aperture is Apple's professional (as opposed to consumer) photography software, designed to help professionals with post-production work. The current version is Aperture 3.
$199 Final Cut Express is Apple's semi-professional video editing software. It is essentially a stripped down version of Final Cut Pro, with a much lower price tag and sold individually. The current version is Final Cut Express 4.
$199 Logic Express is Apple's semi-professional audi editing software. It is essentially a stripped down version of Logic Pro, with a much lower price tag and sold individually. The current version is Logic Express 9.
$999 Final Cut Studio is Apple's suite of professional video editing, post-production, motion graphics and related applications. Final Cut Studio has no version number, instead each application is updated individually. Final Cut Studio applications include Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Compressor, and DVD Studio Pro.
$499 Logic Studio is Apple's suite of professional audio editing and post-production applications. Logic Studio has no version number, instead each application is updated individually. Logic Studio applications include Logic Pro, MainStage, and Soundtrack Pro.
$299 Remote Desktop allows you to manage and control numerous Macs on a network from a single Mac. The current version is Remote Desktop 3.
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