MacComparisonZone: 17" iMac G4/1.25GHz vs Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz - Performance And Specifications Review
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Created: 4/3/04
Introduction
This Guide compares the 17" iMac G4/1.25GHz which has the SuperDrive, to the Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz, also with a SuperDrive. The G5 Towers now top out at a Dual 2.0 GHz, and include a Dual 1.8 GHz and Single 1.6 GHz model.
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NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Ultra with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
AGP 4X
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR SDRAM
AGP Pro 8X
Expansion
Slots
AirPort Extreme Slot
Optional internal Bluetooth adapter
Two hard drive bays (one filled)
One optical drive bay (filled)
Three open full-length 33MHz, 64-bit PCI slots
One AGP Pro 8X (filled)
AirPort Extreme Slot
Hard Drive
80GB Ultra ATA/100
7200-rpm
80GB Serial ATA
7200 rpm
Optical Drive
Tray loading SuperDrive
(DVD-R/CD-RW)
Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 32x
Tray loading SuperDrive
(DVD-R/CD-RW)
Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x
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