Apple Mac Mini, iMac in short supply in India

BANGALORE, INDIA: Bangaloreans will have to wait a while to get the Mac Mini and new iMac PC, released by Apple Inc last October.

Though Apple launched the two new PCs in India on Monday, they are said to be in short supply.

Our telephone call with Imagine revealed they only have the higher end version of Mac Mini but not Mac Mini (Lower end version). Croma had the Mac Mini, but didn't have the new 21.5-inch iMac.

However, according to the store executives, the products are expected to arrive by next week. The new iMac has been priced between Rs 82,000 and Rs 85,900 while the Mac Mini costs Rs 38,900 and Rs 52,900 for lower and higher end version respectively.

Key Specifications of iMac PC, which was launched in Indian market on Monday:

Mac Mini:

2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz) with 3MB L3 cache

500GB (5400-rpm) hard drive (2.5GHz)

4GB (two 2GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory (Configurable to 8GB or 16GB)

Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)

Audio line in/out (headphone) minijack (digital/analog)

OS X Mountain Lion

iMac:

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 1920-by-1080 resolution

2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz) with 6MB L3 cache

8GB (two 4GB) of 1600MHz DDR3 memory

1TB (5400-rpm) hard drive

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory

FaceTime HD camera

Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI (adapters sold separately)

10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

OS X Mountain Lion