iMac 20 (Early 2006) vs iMac G4 17 (Mid 2002)

iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
iMac G4 17 (Mid 2002) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core Duo T2500
CPU
PowerPC 7450 800MHz
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
256MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
80GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs GeForce4 MX Mac Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
256MB
SDR-133
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
80GB
3.5"
PATA
430 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
2x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
20"
LCD TN
17"
LCD TN
20"
17"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
200 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680×1050
1440×900
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1680×1050
1440×900
480p
No Cameras
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
Infrared
56K Modem
945PM
ICH7M
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Data
3x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
-
2x FireWire 400
Network
-
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
-
Video
-
1x mini-DVI
Video
1x mini-VGA
-
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
180W
130W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
1x SO-DIMM
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,5
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