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Pros

  • Adequate memory
  • Striking design
  • Double-layer SuperDrive
  • Huge, wide-format screen
  • AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR now standard
  • Reduced price
  • Big hard drive

Cons

  • No height adjustment
  • No front ports

At A Glance

The iMac G5 is a computer completely built into a flat-panel monitor. This model, which has a 20-inch display and a 2.0GHz G5 processor, is in the top of the line of the second iteration of the iMac G5, introduced in early May 2005. It includes a base of 512MB of RAM and built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0.

Manufacturer’s Description

What if you could fit your whole life - all your music, all your photos, all your movies, all your email - in a computer as fun and useful as an iPod? You can, with a 20-inch widescreen iMac G5. The entire computer, including G5-based logic board, slot-loading optical drive, hard disk, speakers and power supply, dwells inside the enchanting display.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number M9845LLA
Processor
Processor type PowerPC G5
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Cache size 0.512 KB
Bus speed 667.0 MHz
Processor count 1
Memory
Memory type DDR-SDRAM
Memory max 2048.0 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 9600
Video Bus AGP 8X
Storage
Drive size 250.0 GB
Drive Controllers
  • IDE (ATA/EIDE/ATAPI)
  • Serial ATA
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 19.4 inches
Depth 7.4 inches
Height 18.6 inches
Weight 25.2 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
  • Speakers
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Wireless Access Point
included_printer No
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type
  • Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
  • Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
  • Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b
  • Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Digital Optical
  • Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Bluetooth
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • Firewire 400 port
  • Serial - RJ11 (Phone Jack)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 1.0/1.1
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
  • Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
  • Video - 4 pin mini-DIN (S-Video)
  • Video - RCA Composite Video
  • Wireless LAN slot (AirPort Extreme)
Case
Chassis style Mini System
Chassis Color White
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year Limited Warranty

Performance

Macworld Labs
iTunes 4.7.1 1:33
Tested Configuration Mac OS X 10.4 with 512MB of RAM
Cinema 4D XL 9.1 2:46
Unreal Tournament 2004 32fps
Compressor 9:40
Speedmark 4 Score 174
iMovie HD 0:37
Photoshop CS2 1:29