Apple no longer sells the 24" iMac. Your choice is 21.5" or 27". You can see prices and options on the Apple store online. Click the link.
They are only 21 and 27 inch iMacs
As of this writing, the 3.5 GHz 27-inch iMac (with a 5K display) retails for $2,499 USD.
There is no 24" iMac. Apple sells a 21.5" and a 27". The fastest 21.5" sells for $1,699. The fastest 27" sells for $2,199. But the 21'5" iMac selling for $1,199 is all the computer the average user will ever need. I have one and it is blazing fast. Faster than any Windows PC I ever owned.
Depends on what is wrong with it.
Seriously does it really matter what it cost in 2009? I would guess it was not much cheaper than it is now.
To add an additional 1GB to an iMac to give it 2GB of RAM should not cost more than £15 (US $20). The Intel based iMacs are very easy to upgrade via the access door on the bottom. (See links below)
The iMac G3 is a computer produced by Apple Inc. The iMac G3 was first released August 15th, 1998, and was discontinued on March 18th, 2003. The iMac was released in Bondi blue, as well as a number or other colors.
Brand new with free shipping at the Apple Store online it sells for $1199. If you are a student or government worker you can get a discount. The iMac sells for the same price no matter where you buy it. I recommend you buy from the Apple store online.
"The cheapest iMac-pro laptop, new, is starting at around $1,199.00 for a 13 inch iMac-pro netbook at the Apple Online Store. You can also ask your sales associate for a student discount if you are in school."
First of all the iMac is not a laptop it is a desktop computer. The cheapest brand new iMac desktop will cost you $1,299. A Macbook Pro laptop sells for $1,199. The cheapest laptop is the Macbook Air which sells for $999. A refurbished iMac or Macbook Pro will sell for around $1,000 and a refurbished Macbook Air will sell for around $850. All these prices are in the U.S. from the Apple Store.
The smallest mac (mac mini) costs about $599. However the Macbooks and Macbook Pros cost from about $1100 to $2499. The iMacs cost about $1499. The MacPros cost $2799.
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32 inches TV is 1.32 times bigger than 24 inches TV.