iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) vs Power Mac G3 (Mid 1998)

iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) $1,799
Power Mac G3 (Mid 1998)
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
CPU
PowerPC 750 233MHz
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
3D Rage II
Memory
256MB
Memory
32MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
4GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
PowerPC 750 233MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.233GHz Clock
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GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
3D Rage II
1 Shader
60MHz
4MB SGRAM
0.7GB/s Bandwidth
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256MB
DDR-266
32MB
SDR-66
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
4GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
90 min 4K Video
2%
Unknown # min 4K Video
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4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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3.5" Floppy 1.44MB
17"
LCD TN
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13.8"
CRT
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60Hz
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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Apple Pro Keyboard
AppleDesign Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Network
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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Network
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Video
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2x S-Video
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2x RCA
1x DB-15
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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300W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS 8.1 Bride of Buster
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (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
506 mm (19.9 in)
Width
408 mm (16.1 in)
Depth
457 mm (18 in)
Volume
94.48 L
Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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Weight
26.989 kg (59.5 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
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M6498
EMC 1956
PowerMac6,1
M4787
Change Comparison