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

iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) $1,299
iMac G5 20 (Mid 2005) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
GPU
Radeon 9600 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
PowerPC 970FX 2GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
2GHz Clock
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
512MB
DDR-400
512MB
DDR-400
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
250 min 4K Video
6%
430 min 4K Video
11%
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
17"
LCD TN
20"
LCD TN
250 Nits
280 Nits
60Hz
60Hz
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Apple 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
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
56K Modem
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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-VGA
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
180W
180W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
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)
Weight
11.431 kg (25.2 lb)
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
A1058
EMC 2055
PowerMac8,2
A1076
EMC 2056
PowerMac8,1
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