iMac G5 20 (Late 2004) vs iMac 17 (Late 2006)

iMac G5 20 (Late 2004) $1,899
iMac 17 (Late 2006) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,899
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
CPU
Core 2 Duo T5600
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
80GB
Storage
160GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
GPU Image
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac vs GMA 950 Full Specs Comparison
256MB
DDR-400
512MB
DDR2-667
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
90 min 4K Video
2%
250 min 4K Video
6%
4x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
20"
LCD TN
17"
LCD TN
20"
17"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
250 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680×1050
1440×900
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1680×1050
1440×900
No Cameras
480p
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 1.1
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 (100Mbps)
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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 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
11.431 kg (25.2 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
A1076
EMC 2008
PowerMac8,1
A1195
EMC 2124
iMac5,2
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