iMac 20 (Early 2006) vs iMac G4 20 (Late 2003)

iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) $2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
CPU
Core Duo T2500
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
256MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
80GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
256MB
DDR-333
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
80GB
3.5"
PATA
430 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
20"
LCD TN
20"
LCD TN
20"
20"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
230 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1680×1050
1680×1050
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1680×1050
1680×1050
480p
No Cameras
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Apple 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
Bluetooth 1.1
Infrared
56K Modem
945PM
ICH7M
Integrated Chipset
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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
190W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
531 mm (20.9 in)
Width
513 mm (20.2 in)
Depth
270 mm (10.6 in)
Volume
73.54 L
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
Weight
18.189 kg (40.1 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
A1065
EMC 1992
PowerMac6,3
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