iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) vs iMac G3 (Early 1999)

iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) $2,199
iMac G3 (Early 1999) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
CPU
PowerPC 750 266MHz
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
GPU
Rage Pro
Memory
256MB
Memory
32MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
4GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Display
13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.25GHz Clock
PowerPC 750 266MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.266GHz Clock
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GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
Rage Pro
1 Shader
75MHz
6MB SGRAM
0.6GB/s Bandwidth
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256MB
DDR-333
32MB
SDR-66
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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%
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4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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LCD TN
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1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard
Apple USB Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Apple USB Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 1.1
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS 8.5 Allegro
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Height
531 mm (20.9 in)
Width
513 mm (20.2 in)
Depth
270 mm (10.6 in)
Volume
73.54 L
Height
401 mm (15.8 in)
Width
386 mm (15.2 in)
Depth
447 mm (17.6 in)
Volume
69.27 L
Weight
18.189 kg (40.1 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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Memory Slots
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A1065
EMC 1992
PowerMac6,3
M4984
iMac,1
Change Comparison