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A review by MuckleDave on Apple iMac PPC G4 1.25 GHz - 17" TFT February 27th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Design
Excellent
Manufacturer Support
Excellent
Ease of use
Easy
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
Individual, itunes, idvd,imovie,iphoto, stylish
Disadvantages:
lack of ports
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I purchased my imac a couple of years age and say I am still impressed by it. If you have never had the chance to use one I would recomend you go along to a dealer and try one out. I use a PC at work but have an imac G4 for home use, and not being biased or a snob I would say the imac is an easier platform to use. The digital software installed itunes,iphotos,imovie, and idvd is a great package and so easy to use and it is great fun making up movies from your camcorder and producing dvd'd for family especially at xmas and for birthdays etc. The imac is also very compact with its movable screen it is a great piece of design. The only negative thing I have to say about it is it's lack of ports I have an external hard drive if I need extra storage but apart from that I would say go along and try one out for a couple of hours before you buy your next PC, I'm sure you will be pleasently surprised.
Monitor Type: Flat panel display - TFT active matrix
Diagonal Size: 17"
Viewable Size: 17"
Max Resolution: 1440 x 900
Image Brightness: 200 cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio: 300:1
Graphics controller
Type: AGP 4x - integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Video Memory: DDR SDRAM
Installed Size: 64 MB
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Speaker(s): 2 x right / left channel
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Audio input
Type: Microphone
Manufacturer's product description
Thanks to some nifty hardware engineering, the iMac's dome-shaped base houses the entire computer: central processing unit (CPU), logic board, hard drive, optical drive and power supply. In fact, inside this easy-to-use powerhouse, you'll find everything you need to make movies, burn your own music CDs and DVDs and manage your digital photo albums. And because it has such a small footprint, you can put your iMac in places where you previously might not have considered keeping a computer, like your bedroom, living room or kitchen - just about wherever, in fact, you'd like to use it. What's more, since the iMac is wireless-ready, you don't even have to place it near a phone jack.
Telecom
Modem: Fax / modem - integrated
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.92
Networking
Networking: Network adapter - integrated
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Features: AirPort Extreme ready
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 160 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.3
Software: Sound Studio, Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Internet Explorer, AppleWorks, Apple QuickTime, Apple Hardware Test, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple Mac OS X Chess, Deimos Rising, Apple iChat, Apple iCal, Quicken 2003 Deluxe, World Book 2003, Microsoft Office v. X Test Drive, Apple DVD Player, Apple iLife, Apple iSync, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple Sherlock, Tony Hawkís Pro Skater 4
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