iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) vs iMac 20 (Early 2006)

iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) $1,299
iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
CPU
Core Duo T2500
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
160GB
Storage
250GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
CPU Image
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2500
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz vs Core Duo T2500 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
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Radeon 9600 Mac vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR-400
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DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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250GB
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250 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
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LCD TN
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
Infrared
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180W
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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
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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
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
8.391 kg (18.5 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 2055
PowerMac8,2
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
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