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Tech Specs

iDevices & Accessories

• iPad (3rd gen) – March 16th, 2012
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• Apple TV (3rd gen) – March 16th, 2012
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• AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd gen) – June 11th, 2012
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• EarPods with 3.5mm connector – September 12th, 2012
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• iPod Touch (4th generation) (16 GB) – September 12th, 2012
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• iPhone 5 – September 21st, 2012
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• iPod Touch (5th gen) 32/64 GB – October 11th, 2012
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• iPod Nano (7th gen) – October 11th, 2012
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• iPad mini (1st gen) (Wi-Fi) 16/32/64 GB – November 2nd, 2012
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• iPad (4th gen) (Wi-Fi) 16/32/64 GB – November 2nd, 2012
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• iPad Mini (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 16/32/64 GB – November 16th, 2012
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• iPad (4th gen) (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 16/32/64 GB – November 16th, 2012
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Chips

• 2.5 GHz Core i5-3210M – Used in multiple Macs:
  • Mac mini (Late 2012), 13″ Mid-2012 MBP Regular + Retina
• 2.3 GHz Core i7-3615QM – Mac mini (Late 2012), 15″ Mid-12 MBP
• Core i7-3720QM – Mac mini (Late 2012)
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• 1.7 GHz Core i5-3317U – 13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2012), 2012 Edu
• 2 GHz Core i7-3667U – 11/13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2012)
• 1.8 GHz Core i5-3427U – 13.3″ MacBook Air (Mid 2012)
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• 2.7 GHz Core i5-3330S – Late 2012 21.5″ iMac
• 3.2 GHz Core i5-3470 – Late 2012 27″ iMac
• 2.9 GHz Core i5-3470S – Late 2012 21.5/27″ iMac
• 3.4 GHz Core i7-3770 – Late 2012 27″ iMac
• 3.1 GHz Core i7-3770S – Late 2012 21.5″ iMac
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• 2.9 GHz Core i7-3520M – 13″ Mid-2012 MBP Non-Retina
• 2.6 Ghz Core i7-3720QM – 15″ Mid-2012 MBP regular + retina
• 3.1 GHz Core i7-3820QM – 15″ Mid-2012 MBP regular + retina

Operating Systems

• OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Macs

• Mac Pro (Mid 2012) – June 11th, 2012
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• 11-Inch MacBook Air (Mid 2012) – June 11th, 2012
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• 13-Inch MacBook Air (Mid 2012) – June 11th, 2012
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• 13-Inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) – June 11th, 2012
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• 15-Inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) – June 11th, 2012
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• 15-Inch Mid-2012 Retina MacBook Pro – June 11th, 2012
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• Mac Mini (Late 2012) – October 23rd, 2012
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• Mac mini Server (Late 2012) – October 23rd, 2012
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• 13-Inch Late-2012 Retina MacBook Pro – October 23rd, 2012
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• 21.5 and 27-Inch iMac – November 30th, 2012
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