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20″ iMac G4 (Late 2003)

LEM Staff - 2003.11.18

20-inch iMac G4

The biggest iMac to date, the 20″ model has a 1680 x 1050 display – and due to the weight of the screen, the base has to be heavier to counterbalance it. At 40.1 pounds, this is the heaviest iMac G4 yet.

Except for the screen size and weight, the 20″ iMac G4 is identical to the Late 2003 17″ model.

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Details

  • introduced 2003.11.18 at US$2,199
  • Requires Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.5 Leopard
  • CPU: 1.25 GHz G4
  • Bus: 167 MHz
  • Performance:
    • Geekbench 2 (Tiger): 651
  • RAM: 256 MB, expandable to 2 GB using PC2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM (officially supported to 1 GB by Apple)
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 5200 Ultra with AGP 4x support
  • VRAM: 64 MB DDR SDRAM
  • Display: 20″ 1680 x 1050 flat panel display
  • Video out: Mini VGA port for video mirroring, requires VGA adapter
  • L2 cache: 256 KB on-chip cache running at full CPU speed
  • Hard drive: 80 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100 drive
  • SuperDrive: writes DVD-R discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 32x speed
  • USB: 3 USB 2.0 ports
  • FireWire 400: 2 ports
  • Modem: built-in 56 kbps modem supports v.92 standard
  • Ethernet: 10/100Base-T
  • WiFi: optional 802.11g AirPort Extreme
  • Bluetooth: optional
  • Microphone: internal
  • Power supply: 130W
  • PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA
  • Height: 13.93-20.9 in/35.4-53.0 cm
  • Width: 17.3 in/51.4 cm
  • Depth: 10.6-17.3 in/27.0-44.0 cm
  • Weight: 40.1 lb/18.2 kg
  • Part no.: M9290
  • Model identifier: PowerMac6,3

Upgrades

  • 8x SuperDrive DVD±RW upgrade, MCE Technologies, $149. 8x4x12x DVD, 24x24x40x CD. 2 MB buffer. Must be installed by MCE or an MCE authorized upgrade center.

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