iMac G4 15 (Late 2003) vs iMac 17 (Mid 2006)

iMac G4 15 (Late 2003) $1,299
iMac 17 (Mid 2006) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
80GB
Display
15" LCD TN 1024x768 -
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17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
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GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
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256MB
DDR-333
512MB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
90 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
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32x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD TN
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60Hz
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 1.1
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
945GMS
ICH7M
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
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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M6498
EMC 1990
PowerMac6,3
A1195
EMC 2110
iMac4,2
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