iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) vs iMac G5 17 (Late 2005)

iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) $2,199
iMac G5 17 (Late 2005) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
GPU
Radeon X600 Pro
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
160GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
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PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.25GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.9GHz Clock
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GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon X600 Pro
4 Shaders
400MHz
128MB DDR
9.6GB/s Bandwidth
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256MB
DDR-333
512MB
DDR2-533
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
90 min 4K Video
2%
250 min 4K Video
6%
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD TN
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230 Nits
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1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Not Included
Apple Remote
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 1.1
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
Infrared
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Network
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190W
180W
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
68 mm (2.7 in)
Volume
12.46 L
Weight
18.189 kg (40.1 lb)
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7.031 kg (15.5 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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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A1065
EMC 1992
PowerMac6,3
A1144
EMC 2081
PowerMac12,1
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