iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) vs iMac 20 (Early 2006)

iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) $1,799
iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
CPU
Core Duo T2500
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
250GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
Core Duo T2500
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
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GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
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256MB
DDR-266
512MB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
90 min 4K Video
2%
430 min 4K Video
11%
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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17"
LCD TN
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200 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 Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
945PM
ICH7M
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Network
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2x Audio Jack
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2x Audio Jack
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180W
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No Battery
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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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
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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2x SO-DIMM
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M6498
EMC 1956
PowerMac6,1
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
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