Pros
- Consistent organization of movies between computer and Front Row
- Built-in iSight video camera
- Includes fuller featured Mighty Mouse
- Remote stows on side of iMac
- Beautiful, bright display
- Photo Booth software is really fun
- Can support a maximum 2.5GB of RAM
- Excellent general-use and business Mac
Cons
- Supports second display only in mirroring mode
- Supports only VGA (analog) connection for additional displays
- Remote control takes some getting used to
- Front Row has numerous, irritating quirks and omissions, its Movie Trailers server intermittently returns errors and won’t play trailers, and it won’t let you bookmark video content
At A Glance
Introduced in October 2005, the refurbished iMac line now comes with a built-in iSight camera plus a remote control. The latter comes in handy with a news software program that comes preinstalled on the iMac -- Front Row, a digital media application for playing back movies, DVD, QuickTime movie trailers, and video downloads from the iTunes Music Store. Photo Booth, another newly installed app, lets users take pictures with the iSight and edit them. In addition to a faster processor and frontside bus, this new iMac also ships with a Mighty Mouse multi-button mouse. In February 2006, Apple cut the price of this iMac G5 model by $200 to $1,499.
Manufacturer’s Description
Sleeker and more powerful than ever, the iMac G5 gives new meaning to all-in-one elegance. Enjoy your music, photos, movies and DVDs from anywhere in the room with Front Row and the Apple Remote. Take fun photos of yourself or video conference with your friends with the built-in iSight camera. Harness the power of the G5 processor and PCI-E graphics. Burn DVDs with SuperDrive. Explore and share your life with the included iLife suite of integrated applications. Free yourself from wires with the iMac's built-in AirPort and Bluetooth technologies. And revel in the knowledge that the iMac G5 stands ready to deliver all of these capabilities and more right out of the box.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MA064LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | PowerPC G5 |
| Processor speed | 2100.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 0.512 KB |
| Bus speed | 700.0 MHz |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Memory max | 2560.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | Yes |
| Display size | 20.0 inches |
| Display type | Active Matrix LCD (TFT) |
| Resolution | 1680 x 1050 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Card |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon X600 XT |
| Video Bus | PCI Express x16 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 250.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.4 inches |
| Depth | 7.4 inches |
| Height | 18.6 inches |
| Weight | 22.0 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| DVD-RW Write Speed | 4.0 |
| DVD-ROM Pressed Disc Read Speed | 8.0 |
| Single-Layer DVD-R Write Speed | 8.0 |
| CD-ROM Read Speed | 24.0 |
| CD Rewrite Speed | 8 X (CD,CD-R) |
| DL DVD Pressed Disc Read Speed | 2.4 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| CDR Write Speed | 24 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| included_printer | No |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | All-in-one |
| Chassis Color | White |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Cinema 4D XL 9.5.21 | 2:09 |
| Speedmark 4.5 Score | 194 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.4.5, 1GB of RAM |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 40.7fps |
| iTunes 6.0.3 | 1:22 |
| iMovie 6.0.1 | 0:38 |
| Photoshop CS2 | 1:15 |
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