G5 iMac Specs?
Sources close to Think Secret have provided a look at the upcoming iMac G5 (previously rumored) in both 17" and 20" configurations.
Pricing is expected to be in the $1300 - $2200 range, but higher prices haven't been ruled out.
Starting with an education-aimed model lacking any optical drives presumably to replace the current eMac, the low end machine should sport:
- Single 1.6 GHz G5 Processor
- 17" widescreen display
- 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive
- 256MB of DDR SDRAM
- 512K L2 cache
- NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics processor with 32MB of DDR video memory
- VGA video output, S-video and composite video output
- 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
- two FireWire 400 ports
- three USB 2.0 ports
- two USB 1.1 ports on the keyboard.
The first consumer-level iMac should have the following additions to the base education model:
- Single 1.6 GHz G5 Processor
- 17" widescreen display
- slot-loading Combo drive
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- NVIDIA GeForce MX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR video memory
- 56K internal modem
As a step up, the high-end consumer-level iMac should be equipped with:
- Single 1.8GHz G5 processor
- 20" widescreen TFT display
- slot-loading SuperDrive
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- optional 160GB Serial ATA hard drive
- NVIDIA GeForce MX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR video memory
- 256MB of DDR SDRAM
- All other features will be the same as the 17-inch models.
All models should include stereo speakers in the enclosure, and should support up to 2 GB DDR memory, airport extreme, standard Apple software package, and a wired mouse and keyboard. Additionally, all models should have optical audio-out like the G5 Power Macs.
The new models are expected to be introduced August 31st during the keynote address at Apple Expo Paris.
The soon-to-be-announced, re-designed iMac will be available in two 17-inch models with a 1.6GHz G5 processor and two 20-inch models with a 1.8GHz G5 processor, reliable sources have told Think Secret. In addition, the new models will be housed in an all-in-one body with the motherboard and components attached to the back of the display.
Pricing is expected to be in the $1300 - $2200 range, but higher prices haven't been ruled out.
Starting with an education-aimed model lacking any optical drives presumably to replace the current eMac, the low end machine should sport:
- Single 1.6 GHz G5 Processor
- 17" widescreen display
- 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive
- 256MB of DDR SDRAM
- 512K L2 cache
- NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics processor with 32MB of DDR video memory
- VGA video output, S-video and composite video output
- 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
- two FireWire 400 ports
- three USB 2.0 ports
- two USB 1.1 ports on the keyboard.
The first consumer-level iMac should have the following additions to the base education model:
- Single 1.6 GHz G5 Processor
- 17" widescreen display
- slot-loading Combo drive
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- NVIDIA GeForce MX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR video memory
- 56K internal modem
As a step up, the high-end consumer-level iMac should be equipped with:
- Single 1.8GHz G5 processor
- 20" widescreen TFT display
- slot-loading SuperDrive
- 80GB Serial ATA hard drive
- optional 160GB Serial ATA hard drive
- NVIDIA GeForce MX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64MB of DDR video memory
- 256MB of DDR SDRAM
- All other features will be the same as the 17-inch models.
All models should include stereo speakers in the enclosure, and should support up to 2 GB DDR memory, airport extreme, standard Apple software package, and a wired mouse and keyboard. Additionally, all models should have optical audio-out like the G5 Power Macs.
The new models are expected to be introduced August 31st during the keynote address at Apple Expo Paris.
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98 months ago
hopefully it lokks a whole lot better than that sony.
theese seem like the right specs though although i would have hoped for a better graphics card on the top end
theese seem like the right specs though although i would have hoped for a better graphics card on the top end
98 months ago
I hope the video card is upgradable, atleast in the high end model, because that video card is a real shortcoming for a machine like that. (It's the same video card the G4 iMac used...)
98 months ago
YEAH!!! I WANT I WANT!!!!! Well... how about a picture?? :cool:
Only complaint is the video card. I hope we have the option to upgrade the damn thing. :rolleyes:
Only complaint is the video card. I hope we have the option to upgrade the damn thing. :rolleyes:
98 months ago
I don't see how that Sony machine can be very comparable. I don't imagine Apple will have a bulky rear-end like that, and they almost definitely won't have an attached keyboard like that.
98 months ago
Mounted on the back? No burner? I was hoping Superdrive would become the standard... but I hope for a lot of things like world peace. :rolleyes:
98 months ago
wow the highend specs are pretty crappy for being only 200 dollars cheaper then a dual 2ghz g5.. and why can't they put at least a 9600 instead of the crapola 5200
aethier
EDIT: well i guess when you factor in the 20 inch screen... but still
aethier
EDIT: well i guess when you factor in the 20 inch screen... but still
98 months ago
Umm, no optical drives on the low-end model? I mean, I understood why Apple stopped installing floppy drives in their machines, but I think it's a little to early to call optical drives obsolete.
I for one hope these rumors are untrue. Besides the processor and sata drives, these new iMacs would not be much of an improvement over the previous models.
I for one hope these rumors are untrue. Besides the processor and sata drives, these new iMacs would not be much of an improvement over the previous models.
98 months ago
DVI output on the iMacs?
And the memory, are they doing only 2 DIMM slots?
Really looks a conservative approach to converting the new DP 1.8 PM into a iMac using the new U3-Lite memory controller.
Until I see the developer note, I don't know how close my SP 1.8 iMac (block diagram) guess was.
And the memory, are they doing only 2 DIMM slots?
Really looks a conservative approach to converting the new DP 1.8 PM into a iMac using the new U3-Lite memory controller.
Until I see the developer note, I don't know how close my SP 1.8 iMac (block diagram) guess was.
98 months ago
wait.. mounted on the back.. isn't that the same as the original imacs?
and weren't those annoying because they took up a lot of desk space....?
and I should think that even schools with their limited needs would want an optical drive... I mean will the mac OSX install discs be on USB drives?
some parts of this seem very odd...
and weren't those annoying because they took up a lot of desk space....?
and I should think that even schools with their limited needs would want an optical drive... I mean will the mac OSX install discs be on USB drives?
some parts of this seem very odd...
98 months ago
Sounds good! can't wait to see some pictures. I'm sure they'll dazzle over those sony's. blech.
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