17-inch iMac G5/1.8GHz (2004)
Replacing Apple's G4-based flat-panel iMacs, the iMac G5 is a computer completely built into a flat-panel monitor. This model, which has a 17-inch display and a 1.8GHz G5 processor, is the middle of the original iMac G5 line.
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The new iMacs don't deliver the same floating-in-thin-air, adjust-it-any-way-you-want experience that Apple rightly made so much of when it introduced the iMac G4 models. But in every other respect--elegance, performance, and price--the G5 generation represents a big step forward. All three new models are appealing, but for those who can afford it, and particularly those who plan to work with video, our choice is the 20-inch model: its extra screen space, hard-drive capacity, and SuperDrive make it well worth its $1,899 price.
Pros: Elegant design; big, wide-format screen; powerful CPU; SuperDrive.
Cons: Insufficient standard RAM.
Basics
Reviewed Price: $1499
Processor: 1 1.8GHz G5
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Lab Tests
| Speedmark 3.3 Score | 162 |
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| Cinema 4D XL 8.5 | 3:02 |
| iMovie 4.0.1 | 0:40 |
| iTunes 4.6 | 1:52 |
| Photoshop 8.0 | 1:51 |
| Compressor | 10:00 |
| Unreal Tournament | 33.6fps |
| Testing Notes | Mac OS X 10.3 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.3.5 with 512MB of RAM. |
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