Updated iMac G5 desktops

Apple today unveiled a , 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.
  

by MacNN Staff