Faster processors, more memory, and improved graphics, all part of the wave of new updates announced by Apple today across their computer lines. There are eight improved devices in total, including a new Mac Mini, a pair of iMacs, and by far the most impressive, new Mac Pros sporting quad core and 8-core processors and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics card. Apple has said before that they've received strong feedback from users who want to play video games on their systems, clearly Apple is taking that desire seriously. Here's the specifications and Canadian prices:

Shipping this week:

iMac (4 models)

The new 20-inch 2.66 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,399 (CAN), includes:

• 20-inch widescreen LCD display;

• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;

• 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;

• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• built-in iSight video camera;

• Gigabit Ethernet port;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 2.66 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (CAN), includes:

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;

• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;

• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;

• 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• built-in iSight video camera;

• Gigabit Ethernet port;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 2.93 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $2,099 (CAN), includes:

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;

• 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;

• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120; with 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM memory;

• 640GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• built-in iSight video camera;

• Gigabit Ethernet port;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

The new 24-inch 3.06 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $2,599 (CAN), includes:

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;

• 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache;

• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable to 8GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 130; with 512MB GDDR3 memory;

• 1TB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• built-in iSight video camera;

• Gigabit Ethernet port;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and

• the Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse.

Build-to-order options and accessories for the iMac include: a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 8GB DDR3SDRAM, up to 1TB Serial ATA hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, or ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MBGDDR3 memory on the 24-inch iMac, and up to 8GB DDR3 SDRAM and up to a 1TB Serial ATA hard drive on the20-inch iMac. Additional options include: Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad, Apple Wireless Keyboard and WirelessMighty Mouse; AirPort Express®, AirPort Extreme Base Station, Time Capsule; Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, MiniDisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple USBModem, Apple Remote, the AppleCare® Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork® ’09, Logic® Express 8,Final Cut® Express 4 and Aperture™ 2.

Mac mini (2 models)

The new 2.0 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $729 (CAN), includes:

• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;

• 1GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;

• 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);

• five USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port; and

• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog.

The new 2.0 GHz Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $949 (CAN), includes:

• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;

• 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM expandable up to 4GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics;

• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;

• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI for video output (adapters sold separately);

• built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);• five USB 2.0 ports;

• one FireWire 800 port; and

• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog.

Build-to-order options and accessories for the Mac mini include: a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GBDDR3 SDRAM, 80GB, 250GB or 320GB 5400 hard drives. Additional options include: LED Cinema Display, AppleKeyboard, Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad, Apple Wireless Keyboard and Wireless Mighty Mouse; AirPortExpress, AirPort Extreme Base Station, Time Capsule; Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Mini DisplayPort to Dual-LinkDVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple USB Modem, Apple Remote, theAppleCare Protection Plan; and pre-installed copies of iWork ’09, Logic Express 8, Final Cut Express 4 and Aperture 2.

Shipping Next Week:

Mac Pro

The new quad-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of $2,899 (CAN), includes:

• one 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor with 8MB of L3 cache;

• 3GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 8GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;

• 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold separately);

• four PCI Express 2.0 slots;• five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire® 800 ports;

• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and• ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.

The new 8-core Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of $3,799 (CAN), includes:

• two 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors with 8MB of shared L3 cache;

• 6GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory, expandable up to 32GB;

• NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics with 512MB of GDDR3 memory;

• 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive running at 7200 rpm;

• 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);

• Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold separately);

• four PCI Express 2.0 slots;• five USB 2.0 ports and four FireWire 800 ports;

• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; and

• ships with Apple Keyboard with numerical keypad and Mighty Mouse.

Build to order options and accessories include: one 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor for the quad-core MacPro; two 2.66 GHz or two 2.93 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors for the 8-core Mac Pro; up to 8GB for thequad-core Mac Pro and up to 32GB for the 8-core Mac Pro of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM memory; up to four 1TBSerial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm; Mac Pro RAID card; up to two 18x SuperDrives with double-layer support;ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics with 512MB of GDDR5 memory; AirPort Extreme® 802.11n; Apple Keyboard, AppleWireless Keyboard; Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse; Mac OS® X Server Leopard. Complete build-to-order options andpricing are available at www.apple.com/ca/macpro.