iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) vs iMac 17 (Mid 2006)

iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) $1,299
iMac 17 (Mid 2006) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
160GB
Storage
80GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
512MB
DDR-400
512MB
DDR2-667
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250 min 4K Video
6%
90 min 4K Video
2%
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
17"
LCD TN
17"
LCD TN
250 Nits
250 Nits
60Hz
60Hz
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
No Cameras
480p
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
Infrared
Integrated Chipset
945GMS
ICH7M
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x mini-VGA
-
Video
-
1x mini-DVI
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
180W
180W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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
Build Material
Plastic
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)
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
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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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1058
EMC 2055
PowerMac8,2
A1195
EMC 2110
iMac4,2
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