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

iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) $1,799
iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
CPU
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
GeForce2 MX
Memory
256MB
Memory
128MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
40GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
15" LCD TN 1024×768
CPU Image
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
700MHz Clock
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz vs PowerPC 7450 700MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce2 MX
2 Shaders
175MHz
32MB SDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce4 MX Mac vs GeForce2 MX Full Specs Comparison
256MB
DDR-266
128MB
SDR-133
80GB
3.5"
PATA
40GB
3.5"
PATA
90 min 4K Video
2%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
10x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
17"
LCD TN
15"
LCD TN
17"
15"
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
108 in² (696.8 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
200 Nits
Brightness
200 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
1440×900
1024×768
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
-
-
-
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1440×900
1024×768
Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
56K Modem
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
3x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Data
3x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
Video
1x mini-VGA
Video
1x mini-VGA
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
130W
130W
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
414 mm (16.3 in)
Depth
414 mm (16.3 in)
Volume
87.08 L
Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 lb)
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
Memory Slots
1x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
1x SO-DIMM
M6498
EMC 1956
PowerMac6,1
M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,2
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