iMac G5 (20” iSight)

Introduced: October 2005
Terminated: January 2006

Description

With a bump in speeds, and a few other new features, the new release of the iMac G5 was available in two configurations.  The low-end configuration had a 17” LCD, ran at 1.9Ghz, had a 160Gb hard drive and a SuperDrive.  The high-end configuration had a 20” LCD, ran at 2.1Ghz, had a 250Gb hard drive and a SuperDrive.  Both models were the first Mac computer to have a camera, the iSight, integrated in the design.

History

The iMac G5 (20” iSight) was a speed bump on the original release of the iMac G5.  In addition to the new iSight camera, it had a remote control and included Front Row software that allowed the computer to be used as a media center.

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iMac G5 (20” iSight)

Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 970fx (G5)
Number of Cores: 1
Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks: 2.1 GHz: 1229
Cache: 64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1, 512 KB backside (1:1) L2
System Bus: 700 MHz
Hard Drive: 250 or 500 GB 7200-rpm
Media: Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Peripherals: Apple Remote, Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
Colors: White
Weight and Dimensions (US): 22 lbs., 18.6” H x 19.4” W x 7.4” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 10 kg, 47.2 cm H x 49.3 cm W x 18.9 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.2 (8E102, 8E104)
Later Mac OS:—
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT (iMac G5/eMac) 2.5.3
Firmware: Open Firmware
Firmware Update: None
Logicboard RAM: 512 MB
Maximum RAM: 2.5 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 1 - 240-pin PC2-4200 (533MHz) DDR2 SDRAM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X600 XT
ATI Card Model:—
Graphics Connection: PCI Express
Graphics Memory: 128 MB DDR
Built-in Display: 20-inch LCD 280 cd/m 800:1 contrast ratio
Resolutions: 16:10 aspect ratio: 1680 x 1050, 1344 x 840, 1280 x 800, 1024 x 640, 840 x 524, 800 x 500 4:3 aspect ratio: 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 640 x 480
Display Modes: Video mirroring only
Display Connection: 1 - Mini-VGA (Composite and S-video with adapter)
Video Camera: Built-in iSight
Expansion Slots: None
Hard Drive Bus: 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Large Drive Support: Yes (128 GB or larger per drive)
Optical Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/133
Backup Battery: 3 V Lithium (922-6476)
Max Watts: 180 W
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
AirPort: Built-in AirPort Extreme card (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45)
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 3 - 480 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (8W total power)
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, Built-in microphone (24-bit 96KHz sample rate)
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog/optical combo jack, Built-in speakers

Timeline

Introduced in October 2005, the iMac G5 (20” iSight) was discontinued in January 2006 to make way for new models.

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Comments

  • Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.2 (8E102, 8E104)
    Later Mac OS:—
    Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
    Hardware Test: AHT (iMac G5/eMac) 2.5.3
    Firmware: Open Firmware
    Firmware Update: None
    Logicboard RAM: 512 MB
    Maximum RAM: 2.5 GB
    Type of RAM Slots: 1 - 240-pin PC2-4200 (sam

    jibran_pcc had this to say on Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 18
  • The high-end configuration is the better one and I’m so glad to hear that both have cameras integrated in the design. It will be easier to use now. Oferte hoteluri Bucuresti

    selena had this to say on Oct 27, 2011 Posts: 35
  • Alpina had this to say on Nov 13, 2011 Posts: 154
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