The Apple iMac G5 20-inch Mid 2005 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2005 as part of the iMac G5 series of iMac computers. The computer has been introduced on May 3, 2005, and its price started at $1799.
The new iMac G5 features a 2 GHz PowerPC 970fx G5 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 20-inch LCD TFT Display, 250 GB hard drive, slot-loading 4x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive”, Ambient Light Sensor, built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, USB 2.0 ports, standard AirPort Extreme Card, and 128 MB ATI Radeon 9600 graphics.
This iMac has been discontinued on October 12, 2005, and has been replaced by the iMac G5 20-inch Late 2005.
Today iMac G5 20-inch Mid 2005 is 18 years old!
iMac G5 20-inch Mid 2005 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | May 3, 2005 |
| Discontinued | October 12, 2005 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac8,2 |
| Model Number | A1076 |
| EMC | 2056 |
| Order Number | M9845LL/A |
| Original Price | $1,799 |
| Colors | White |
| Weight | 25.2 Ibs. 11.430 KG |
| Dimensions | 18.6” H x 19.4” W x 7.4” D 47.24 cm H x 49.27 cm W x 18.79 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | PowerPC 970fx G5 |
| Processor Speed | 2 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 667 MHz |
| Cache | 64 / 32 KB L1 512 KB backside L2 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 250 GB 400 GB |
| Media | 1 – 4x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” slot-loading |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 512 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 2 GB |
| Memory Slots | 2 – PC-3200 183-pin DDR SO-DIMM 400 MHz |
| Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
| Built-in Display | 20″ TFT LCD Display |
| Brightness | 230 cd/m² |
| Resolutions | 640 x 480 800 x 500 800 x 600 840 x 524 1024 x 640 1024 x 768 1280 x 800 1344 x 840 1680 x 1050 |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon 9600 |
| Graphics Memory | 128 MB |
| Display Connection | 1 – Mini-VGA (Composite and S-video with adapter) |
| Display Modes | Video mirroring only |
| External Resolution | N/A |
| Camera | None |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | None |
| Optical Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/133 |
| Hard Drive Interface | 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45) |
| Modem | 56k |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11b/g |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR |
| USB | 3 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| 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/optical combo jack 2 – Built-in speakers |
| Display | 1 – Mini-VGA (Composite and S-video with adapter) |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.4 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.4 QuickTime iMovie 2 iPhoto iTunes 2 iDVD 2 DVD Player AppleWorks Mac OS X Mail Microsoft Internet Explorer EarthLink (includes 30 days of free service) AOL Quicken 2002 Deluxe World Book Mac OS X Edition Mac OS X Chess Otto Matic Deimos Rising FaxSTF Acrobat Reader Apple Hardware Test CD |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Keyboard Apple Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3 V CR2032 Lithium |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 180 W |
| Line Voltage | 100-120 V AC or 100-240 V AC |
References:
Apple Support – iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor, Mid 2005): Technical Specifications
