Apple update iMac G5

Faster, bigger, and better iMacs

3 May 2005 15:27 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Six months after its original launch Apple has updated its iMac G5 range so the top model is now powered by a 2Ghz PowerPC processor. The new range has also had AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth included as standard and of course will ship with 10.4 “Tiger”.

The new iMac G5s also include faster graphics, a new 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support, built-in Gigabit Ethernet, and 512MB of memory across the line.

Every new iMac G5 comes with iLife ‘05, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, making it the ultimate consumer desktop for today's digital lifestyle.

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US), includes:

- 17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440-by-900 pixels;
- 1.8 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
- 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
- 24X Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
- ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
- Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
- 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
- Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:

- 17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440-by-900 pixels;
- 2.0 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
- 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
- 8X SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
- ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
- Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
- 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
- Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), includes:

- 20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680-by-1050 pixels;
- 2.0 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
- 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
- 8X SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
- ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
- Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
- 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
- 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
- Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
- Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.

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