Technical Specifications
| Component | iMac G5 | iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) | iMac G5 (iSight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codename | "Hero" | "Q45C", "Q45D" | "Q87" |
| Display (all widescreen) |
17" matte display, 1440 x 900 | ||
| 20" matte display, 1680 x 1050 | |||
| Processor | 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970fx (G5) | 1.8 GHz or 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970fx (G5) | 1.9 GHz or 2.1 GHz PowerPC 970fx (G5) |
| Cache | 64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1, 512 KB L2 (1:1) | ||
| Front side bus | 533Mhz or 600Mhz (3:1) | 600Mhz or 667Mhz (3:1) | 633Mhz or 700Mhz (3:1) |
| Memory | 256 MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Expandable to 2 GB |
512 MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Expandable to 2.5 GB |
|
| Graphics | nVidia GeForce 4 MX graphics processor with 32MB of DDR SDRAM or nVidia GeForce FX 5200 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM AGP 8x |
ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB of DDR SDRAM AGP 8x |
ATI Radeon X600 Pro or ATI Radeon X600 XT graphics processor with 128MB of DDR SDRAM PCI Express |
| Hard drive | 80 GB or 160 GB Serial ATA Drive | 160 GB or 250 GB Serial ATA Drive | |
| AirPort Extreme | Optional 802.11b/g | Standard 802.11b/g | |
| Bluetooth | Optional Bluetooth 1.1 | Standard Bluetooth 2.0+EDR | |
| Optical drive | 8x DVD read, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW recording, 8x DVD±R read Combo drive or 8x DVD±R read, 8x DVD±R writes, 4x DVD±RW writes or 2.4x DVD±R writes, 24x CD read, 24x CD-R, and 16x CD-RW recording SuperDrive | 8x DVD read, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW recording Combo drive or 8x DVD±R read, 4x DVD±R writes or 2x DVD±RW writes, 24x CD read, 16x CD-R, and 8x CD-RW recording SuperDrive | |
| Standard Features | 3 Built-in USB 2.0 and 2 Firewire 400 ports, Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone, audio input, audio output, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, Built-in modem, Mini-VGA Port | 3 Built-in USB 2.0 and 2 Firewire 400 ports, Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in microphone, audio input, audio output, Built-in modem, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini-VGA Port, Ambient Light Sensor | 3 Built-in USB 2.0 and 2 Firewire 400 ports, Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in iSight Camera, Built-in microphone, Audio Input, Audio Output, Gigabit Ethernet, Mini-VGA port, Built-in IR receiver |
| Maximum Operating System | Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" | ||
| Weight | 18.5 pounds / 8.4 kg (17"), 25.2 lbs. / 11.4 kg (20") | 15.5 lbs. / 7 kg (17"), 22 lbs. / 10 kg (20") | |
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