iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) vs iMac G4 17 (Late 2003)

iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) $1,299
iMac G4 17 (Late 2003) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
GPU
GeForce2 MX
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
128MB
Memory
256MB
Storage
40GB
Storage
80GB
Display
15" LCD TN 1024x768 -
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PowerPC 7450 700MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.7GHz Clock
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.25GHz Clock
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GeForce2 MX
2 Shaders
175MHz
32MB SDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
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128MB
SDR-133
256MB
DDR-333
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Unknown # Tabs
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40GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
Unknown # min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
2%
10x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
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15"
LCD TN
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LCD TN
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200 Nits
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Network
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160W
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Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
414 mm (16.3 in)
Depth
414 mm (16.3 in)
Volume
87.08 L
Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 lb)
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10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not 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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1x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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1x SO-DIMM
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M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,2
M6498
EMC 1991
PowerMac6,3
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