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AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th gen), iMac (Late 2009), Mac Mini (Late 2009), MacBook (Late 2009) and Magic Mouse

Apple announced five products on 20 October 2009: AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th gen), iMac (Late 2009), Mac Mini (Late 2009), MacBook (Late 2009) and Magic Mouse. The day spanned Accessories, Mac and Networking.

It was the 11th of 11 dated moments the archive holds for 2009, 41 days after the previous one, 9 September 2009.

AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th gen) product photograph

Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

What Apple announced

AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th gen)

Networking · AirPort · discontinued 21 June 2011

AirPort Extreme is a discontinued line of residential gateways made by Apple Inc. that combine the functions of a router, network switch, wireless access point and NAS as well as varied other functions. The latest model, the 6th generation, supports 802.11ac networking in addition to older standards. Versions of the same system with a built-in network-accessible hard drive are known as the AirPort Time Capsule.

Apple discontinued its wireless routers in 2018, but as of 2023 continues limited hardware and software support.

iMac (Late 2009)

Mac · iMac · discontinued 27 July 2010

The iMac is a series of all-in-one desktop computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. Between 2006 and 2022, the iMac series used chipsets based on Intel architecture. While sold, it was one of three desktop computers in the Mac lineup, serving as an all-in-one alternative to the Mac Mini, and sat below the performance range Mac Pro. It was sold alongside a higher-end, Xeon-based iMac Pro from 2017 to 2021.

The earliest Intel iMacs reused the same white polycarbonate enclosure as the iMac G5. Later models shifted to aluminum and plastic, and then a unibody aluminum case. The iMacs released after October 2012 also featured a much thinner display, with the edge measuring just 5 mm. This design would persist until the line was discontinued.

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Mac Mini (Late 2009)

Mac · Mac Mini · discontinued 15 June 2010

The archive holds no written summary for this product. Its photographs, family, and dates are on its product page.

MacBook (Late 2009)

Mac · MacBook · discontinued 18 May 2010

The archive holds no written summary for this product. Its photographs, family, and dates are on its product page.

Magic Mouse

Accessories · Pointing devices · discontinued 13 October 2015

The archive holds no written summary for this product. Its photographs, family, and dates are on its product page.

Also in 2009

Sources

  1. AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th gen) · Wikipedia
  2. iMac (Late 2009) · Wikipedia
  3. Mac Mini (Late 2009) · Wikipedia
  4. MacBook (Late 2009) · Wikipedia
  5. Magic Mouse · Wikipedia

Dates on this page are announcement dates, not shipping dates. Product summaries are drawn from the linked articles, and specification claims in them are the publisher’s, not independent testing. Photograph credits and licences are listed in full on the image credits page.