iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66GHz 20-Inch (Early 2008)
Here you can find the exact specifications of this Mac, along with guaranteed compatible upgrades for it
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- Model: iMac Early 2008
- Part Number : MB324xx/A
The MPN (Marketing Part Number), also sometimes called the model number, marketing number, order number or part number. This is the part number under which Apple sold this particular Mac model. Only base configurations have part numbers, while Macs sold with various build to order/configure to order options do not have them. What we consider a single Mac may have multiple part numbers, which may refer to different specifications of RAM, drive size, or case colour that were offered as base options. Part numbers also differ by country or region.
In modern Macs it is usually an 8 or 9 digit code, with the last 2 characters being "/A" or occasionally "/B". The one or two characters immediately before the "/" depend on country or region - "B" is the UK, "LL" the USA, etc. We represent this portion as "xx".
- EMC Number : 2210
EMC numbers cover a narrow group of Macs, or sometimes an individual machine. There are exceptions, but usually models that share an EMC number were released at the same time, and share all attributes apart from minor differences in CPU and other internal components. In a very few cases, Macs of the same model were sold with multiple different EMC numbers.
The EMC number is usually a 4 digit numerical code, though in a few cases there are additional characters.
- Model Identifier : iMac8,1
Model Identifiers often cover a narrow range of Macs. Usually one particular type of Mac, with a specific screen size, released at a particular time. Though in some cases a later revision that is substantially similar, will carry the same Model ID.
Staring with the Intel Macs released in 2006, Model IDs were in the format MacNameX,Y where MacName is a recognisable Mac model (iMac, MacBookPro etc.), and the X and Y are numbers.
However in 2022, a couple of years after the ARM switchover, Apple started using the format MacX,Y - the X and Y are numbers, but the "Mac" is the same across different models.
Old pre-Intel (PowerPC) Macs were almost all PowerMacX,Y or PowerBookX,Y (the exception being the very first iMac, which is: "iMac,1").
- Model Number : A1224
Model numbers, also sometimes called family numbers, are an identifier that often cover a fairly wide range of Macs. In cases where the fundamental design of a Mac has remained mostly unchanged, but incremental upgrades have been made to internal components, a single Model Number can cover more than 20 individual Macs, released over several years. Other Model Numbers are unique to a single machine.
It is usually a 5 character code in the format AXXXX, where the Xs are numerals. Some very old Macs have a Model Number that starts with an "M" rather than "A".
- Introduced: 2008
- Discontinued: 2009
- Max Operating System Version: OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan (download)
- Earliest Supported OSX Version: OS X 10.5.2 Leopard
Links to download compatible OSX from Apple
- CPU Speed: 2.66GHz
- RAM Type: DDR2 PC6400 SODIMM 800MHz
- RAM Slots: 2
- Max RAM by Slot: 1 x 4GB + 1 x 2GB
- Maximum RAM: 6GB
- RAM Pairing: Modules may be installed individually
- Drive Connection: SATA 300
- Drive Platter Size: 3.5"
- Device Connectivity: USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800
- Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR
- Video Output: Mini-DVI
- Revision Produced From (Year): 2008
- Repair and Upgrade guides: From ifixit.com
Thinking of upgrading this Mac?
An alternative option is to purchase one of our refurbished iMacs. A more modern iMac 2013, already upgraded with an SSD and 8GB of RAM, for just £200 + vat.
Upgraded by us with a Solid State Drive and 8GB of RAM, these iMacs are super smooth for standard home or office type tasks. For more details, click here!
- RAM Upgrades
- Internal Drives
- External Drives
- CD/DVD/Blu-ray Drives
- Expansion Cards
- Batteries & Power Supplies
- Graphics & Displays
- Keyboards, Mice & Trackpads
- Cables, Hubs & Tools
- Repairs
- Configure RAM & Drive Upgrades
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Compatible External Optical Drives for this Mac |
- External USB 2.0 CD/DVD-RW Drive - Bus Powered - In Stock
- £26.00 + vat (£31.20)
- Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Compatible Internal Hard Drives & SSDs for this MacInternal Drives: click for more detailsThe hard drive or solid state drive is where all your documents, data and applications are stored permanently. Below this box are all the drives we do that are guaranteed 100% compatible with this Mac, based off the Serial Number or Model ID that you have selected. The list below is divided into sections for the main types of drives, which can include:
For more details on the differences between these drives, please see this post on our blog. With most Macs there are lots of options for having more or faster storage, and many can take multiple drives so you can mix and match SSDs and rotational hard drives to find your ideal combination of size, speed and budget. Some Macs have more than one main drive bay, and many Macs can use our range of caddies to replace their DVD drives with additional hard drives or SSDs. Some Macs also have additional drive bays that can be used with a mounting kit. If you have multiple types of bay in this Mac, you can select them with the grey tabs below this box. It is very important with all system drives (that is, a drive that you boot from) to leave a good amount of free space to allow the system to work well. We recommend leaving around 20-30GB of free space on the system drive, The closer you get to full on your system drive, the slower the Mac will perform. A 1TB drive can hold:
All drives come blank and will need to be formatted (erased), and if they are to be a boot drive, have an operating system installed. There are a variety of ways of restoring your data, either through time machine or by cloning. We sell drives, tools, enclosures and cables for you to do the work at home (see the "Cables, Adaptors & Tools" tab above), or you can send/bring your machine to us for us to do the work - prices all below. However you do it, you can be sure you are getting the correct part with our 100% compatibility guarantee. |
- Main Drive Bay
- Optical Drive Bay
This Mac has 1 main drive bay which can take any of the drives below
3.5" Solid State Drives
- OWC Mercury 120GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £49.95 + vat (£59.94)
- OWC Mercury 250GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £59.07 + vat (£70.88)
- OWC Mercury 500GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £82.32 + vat (£98.78)
- OWC Mercury 1TB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £124.95 + vat (£149.94)
7200RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda SATA 600 1TB 7200RPM 32MB - In Stock
- £43.01 + vat (£51.61)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA 600 2TB 7200RPM 64MB - In Stock
- £52.51 + vat (£63.01)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB 7200RPM SATA 600 256MB *** Dispatch estimate: 7 working days
- £192.53 + vat (£231.04)
5400RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda 5400RPM SATA 600 8TB 256MB - In Stock
- £141.47 + vat (£169.76)
Installation Services
Don't want to fit the hard drive yourself? Have us install it for you - full details here.
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
Hard Drives & SSDs for the optical drive bay - this replaces the DVD drive (mounting caddy required)
Solid State Drives
- OWC Mercury 120GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £26.60 + vat (£31.92)
- OWC Mercury 250GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £35.88 + vat (£43.06)
- OWC Mercury 500GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £60.05 + vat (£72.06)
- OWC Mercury 1TB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £104.00 + vat (£124.80)
7200RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda Pro 1TB 2.5in SATA 600 7200RPM - In Stock
- £48.48 + vat (£58.18)
5400RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Laptop Hard Drive 2TB 2.5in SATA 600 5400RPM - In Stock
- £75.37 + vat (£90.44)
Installation Services
Don't want to fit the hard drive yourself? Have us install it for you - full details here.
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
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Keyboards & Mice |
Bluetooth Keyboards
- Logitech K380 Wireless Keyboard UK Mac/iOS/Android/Windows - In Stock
- £34.96 + vat (£41.95)
- Requires at least OS X 10.11 El Capitan.
USB Mice
- V7 3 button USB Optical Mouse - In Stock
- £6.02 + vat (£7.22)
Compatible Power Supply and Battery Products for this Mac |
PRAM/Clock Battery
- 3V Coin Cell Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery - In Stock
- £2.00 + vat (£2.40)
Power Supplies
- PARTS & LABOUR - Replace Power Supply in iMac Intel 2006-2011 - In Stock
- £115.00 + vat (£138.00)
Compatible Cables, Adaptors, Hubs, and Tools for this Mac |
FireWire 800 (9 pin)
- FireWire 400 - 800 Adaptor Cable M/M (6pin - 9pin) 6 ft - In Stock
- £8.95 + vat (£10.74)
FireWire 400 (6 pin)
- FireWire 400 - 800 Adaptor Cable M/M (6pin - 9pin) 6 ft - In Stock
- £8.95 + vat (£10.74)
USB 2.0
- USB 3 to 2.5in SATA Drive Cable (for accessing a 2.5in SATA drive via USB) - In Stock
- £6.49 + vat (£7.79)
- USB 3 (Type A) to USB-C M/F Adaptor - In Stock
- £5.47 + vat (£6.56)
Mini-DVI
- Mini-DVI - VGA M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £11.45 + vat (£13.74)
- Mini-DVI - DVI M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £11.23 + vat (£13.48)
- Mini-DVI - HDMI M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £13.58 + vat (£16.30)
Tools for this Mac
- Anti Static Wrist Strap - In Stock
- £8.01 + vat (£9.61)
- Suction Cup (2.25in) for iMac Glass Removal - In Stock
- £5.50 + vat (£6.60)
- Precision Screwdriver Set, 31 Piece - Phillips/Torx/TR6 - In Stock
- £12.50 + vat (£15.00)
- 2 X Suction Cup (2.25in) for iMac Glass Removal - In Stock
- £9.50 + vat (£11.40)
- Spudger (Black Stick / Nylon Pry Tool) - In Stock
- £2.00 + vat (£2.40)
Compatible External Drives and Enclosures |
External SSDs
- Samsung T7 Touch USB-C / USB 3 External Encrypted SSD - 1TB - In Stock
- £127.39 + vat (£152.87)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
- SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB USB-C & USB 3 External SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £133.79 + vat (£160.55)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
- SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB USB-C & USB 3 External SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £253.47 + vat (£304.16)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
- Samsung T7 Touch USB-C / USB 3 External Encrypted SSD - 2TB - In Stock
- £234.66 + vat (£281.59)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
External Hard Drives
- Seagate 1TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £41.29 + vat (£49.55)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Seagate 2TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £54.30 + vat (£65.16)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Seagate 4TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £76.38 + vat (£91.66)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 4TB - In Stock
- £130.08 + vat (£156.10)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- Seagate 5TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £84.37 + vat (£101.24)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 6TB - In Stock
- £179.15 + vat (£214.98)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 8TB - In Stock
- £211.74 + vat (£254.09)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 14TB - In Stock
- £298.61 + vat (£358.33)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 16TB - In Stock
- £340.27 + vat (£408.32)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Flash Drives
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 32GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £3.64 + vat (£4.37)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 64GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £4.14 + vat (£4.97)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 128GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £9.41 + vat (£11.29)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 256GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £22.01 + vat (£26.41)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
External Drive Enclosures
- Startech USB 3.0 Enclosure for 3.5in SATA Drives - In Stock
- £36.15 + vat (£43.38)
Network Attached Storage
- Synology DiskStation DS920+ Scalable NAS with SSD cache acceleration capability (no drives) - In Stock
- £462.48 + vat (£554.98)
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (no drives) *** Dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £482.59 + vat (£579.11)
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (4TB) *** Dispatch estimate: 15 working days
- £337.94 + vat (£405.53)
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (8TB) *** Dispatch estimate: 15 working days
- £376.05 + vat (£451.26)
Repair and Installation Services
Here are our list of fixed cost repair and installation services for this Mac. All machines for repair or upgrade can either be shipped to us (we can arrange collection if desired), or you are welcome to drop the machine into our offices in Sawston, Cambridge. We have been doing Apple Mac repairs since 2001, you can be assured of a complete, speedy, good value and professional service.
Repairs
- Mac Repair - Evaluation Service - In Stock
- £39.00 + vat (£46.80)
- PARTS & LABOUR - Replace Power Supply in iMac Intel 2006-2011 - In Stock
- £115.00 + vat (£138.00)
Installation Services (parts not included)
- INSTALL SERVICE - RAM in an iMac (excludes 21.5in Late 2012 and later) - In Stock
- £10.00 + vat (£12.00)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
Configure RAM & Drive UpgradesYou can use this tool to build an upgrade order and have us. Using this tool will also generate a link you can use to create this order again yourself, or share with someone else. Note: This tool only selects from in stock products. Items that are out of stock, or special order items with extended lead times, can be added to your order from the other tabs. |