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 1440x900 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
Core Duo T2500
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
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Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
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512MB
DDR-400
512MB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
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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250 Nits
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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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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Integrated Chipset
945PM
ICH7M
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Network
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Network
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Audio
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Audio
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No Battery
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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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1058
EMC 2055
PowerMac8,2
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
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