iMac G5 17 (Late 2004) vs iMac 17 (Early 2006)

iMac G5 17 (Late 2004) $1,299
iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.6GHz
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
40GB
Storage
160GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
PowerPC 970FX 1.6GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.6GHz vs Core Duo T2400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
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GeForce4 MX Mac vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
256MB
DDR-400
512MB
DDR2-667
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Unknown # Tabs
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40GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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160GB
3.5"
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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250 min 4K Video
6%
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD TN
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
200 Nits
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250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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60Hz
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
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Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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
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180W
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
8.391 kg (18.5 lb)
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7.031 kg (15.5 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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A1058
EMC 1989
PowerMac8,1
A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
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