The Apple eMac 2005 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2005 as part of the eMac series. The computer has been introduced on May 3, 2005, and its price started at $799.
The new eMac features a 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a G4 processor, 17″ CRT Display, 256 MB or 512 MB of RAM, 80 GB or 160 GB hard drive, 24x DVD-R/CD-RW “Combo” drive, and 32 MB ATI Radeon 9600 graphics.
This eMac has been discontinued on October 12, 2005.
Today eMac 2005 is 18 years old!

eMac 2005 General Information
Introduced | May 3, 2005 |
Discontinued | October 12, 2005 |
Model Identifier | PowerMac6,4 |
Model Number | A1002 |
EMC | Unknown |
Order Number | M9834LL/A M9835LL/A |
Original Price | $799 $999 |
Colors | White |
Weight | 50 Ibs. 22.679 KG |
Dimensions | 15.8” H x 15.8” W x 17.1” D 40.13 cm H x 40.13 cm W x 43.43 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
Processor | PowerPC 7447a G4 |
Processor Speed | 1.42 GHz |
Architecture | 32-bit |
Number of Cores | 1 |
System Bus | 167 MHz |
Cache | 64 KB L1 512 KB backside L2 |
Coprocessor | Built-in FPU |
Storage & Media
Storage | 80 GB 160 GB |
Media | 1 – 24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive or 8x DVD-R/CD-RW Superdrive |
Memory
Built-in Memory | 256 MB 512 MB |
Maximum Memory | 1 GB (Apple) 2 GB (Actual) |
Memory Slots | 2 – PC-2700 DDR333 184-pin SDRAM |
Minimum Speed | 7 ns |
Interleaving Support | No |
Display
Built-in Display | 17″ Shadow-mask CRT Display (16″ viewable) |
Resolutions | 640 x 480 at 138 Hz 800 x 600 at 112 Hz 1024 x 768 at 89 Hz 1152 x 864 at 80 Hz 1280 x 960 at 72 Hz |
Graphics
Graphics Card | ATI Radeon 9600 |
Graphics Memory | 32 MB |
Display Connection | 1 – Mini-VGA |
Display Modes | Video mirroring only |
External Resolution | N/A |
Camera | None |
Expansion
Expansion Slots | None |
Optical Drive Interface | ATA/ATAPI-5 |
Hard Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6) |
Connections
Ethernet | 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45) |
Modem | 56k |
Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11b/g (Optional) |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 1.1 (Optional) |
USB | 3 – 480 Mbps |
FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps |
Infrared | None |
Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – Built-in microphone |
Audio Out | 1 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 2 – Built-in speakers |
Display | 1 – Mini-VGA |
Software
Original OS | Mac OS X 10.4 |
Later OS | Mac OS X 10.4.2 Mac OS X 10.4.4 |
Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.4 QuickTime iChat AV Safari Sherlock Address Book QuickTime iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD), GarageBand) iSync iCal DVD Player AppleWorks Microsoft Internet Explorer EarthLink, Quicken 2004 for Mac World Book 2004 Edition Sound Studio Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 Deimos Rising Zinio Reader Apple Hardware Test CD |
Keyboard and Mouse
Peripherals | Apple Keyboard Apple Mouse |
Power
Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
Maximum Continuous Power | 230 W |
Line Voltage | 100-220 V AC or 200-240 V AC |
References:
Apple Support – eMac (2005): Technical Specifications