iMac 17 (Early 2006) vs iMac G5 20 (Mid 2005)

iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
iMac G5 20 (Mid 2005) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core Duo T2400
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
160GB
Storage
250GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
2GHz Clock
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Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
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512MB
DDR2-667
512MB
DDR-400
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD TN
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250 Nits
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Apple Mouse
Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
56K Modem
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945PM
ICH7M
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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180W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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11.431 kg (25.2 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
A1076
EMC 2056
PowerMac8,1
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