Apple updates iMac G5, eMac desktop lines

Apple today unveiled a new iMac G5 line with faster G5 processors, more memory, built-in AirPort Extreme (in all models) and faster Bluetooth 2.0+EDR wireless connectivity and Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. The new iMac G5s also include faster ATI graphics, a new 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support, built-in Gigabit Ethernet for faster networking, and 512MB of memory across the product line. Three models are available, including two 17-inch models: $1,300 (1.8GHz/Combo) and $1,500 (2.0GHz/8x DL SuperDrive)--both feature 160GB drives and 512MB of memory. The 20-inch model is $1,800 and features a 2.0GHz G5, an 8x SuperDrive, 512MB of RAM, and a 250GB drive. The new iMacs, which feature Gigabit Ethernet and an ATI 9600 GPU with 128MB of memory, have an estimated ship time of 1-3 days from the Apple Store. In addition, Apple also quietly updated its eMac line, with two new models: $800 (1.42GHz/256MB/Combo) and $1000 (1.42GHz/512MB/SuperDrive)--both of which ship with Mac OS X Tiger.

"Reviewers have called the iMac G5 'the most elegant desktop computer in the world' and now it's getting even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With a faster processor, built-in wireless networking, Tiger and iLife '05, the new iMac G5 offers the best consumer desktop computing experience in the world."

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,299, includes:

• 17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440-by-900 pixels;
  
• 1.8 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
  
• 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
  
• 24X Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
  
• ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
  
• Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
  
• 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
  
• 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  
• Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
  
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.
  

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,499, includes:

• 17-inch widescreen LCD with 1440-by-900 pixels;
  
• 2.0 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
  
• 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
  
• 8X SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  
• ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
  
• Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
  
• 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
  
• 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  
• Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
  
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.
  

The new iMac G5, for a suggested retail price of $1,799, includes:

• 20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680-by-1050 pixels;
  
• 2.0 GHz 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor;
  
• 512MB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM;
  
• 8X SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  
• ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB video memory;
  
• Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR;
  
• 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet networking, 56K V.92 Modem;
  
• 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  
• Two FireWire 400, three USB 2.0, two USB 1.1 ports; and
  
• Built-in stereo speakers and microphone.
  

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