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A review by bn04kga on Apple iMac G5 - PPC G5 2 GHz - 20" TFT December 28th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Design
Excellent
Manufacturer Support
Good
Ease of use
Very easy
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
all in one package is powerfull enough to work and play with
Disadvantages:
mighty mouse takes some getting used to after a lifetime of one button operation
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Having worked on apples for over 12 years now I have to say I'm biased. However, due to my experience of the early edition G5 imac I have taken the plunge and bought one for home. Even my work colleagues love the design and ellegance of the mac, it really does set it apart from anything else out there! The new mighty mouse takes a little getting used to though. The side button is very sensitive and as most of us mac users have only had to use the one finger since the year dot we tend to be a little heavy handed!!! The operating system (OS 10.4 - Tiger) is extremely user friendly and I'm sure anyone contemplating moving from PC to mac would only need to be shown around the system preferences to realise that. On a professional basis and bearing in mind the mac is predominantly based in the design and print industry it simply blows the competition away. From a homeuser point of view both the wife and the kids have picked it up easily and haven't found it a problem learning how to use it. Most homeusers would use a computer to gameplay, email and surf. The imac is so comfortable with all three, however I would advise you beef the memory up to 1GB. When it came to making a decision on what to buy for home I had already decided it had to be a mac. The next question was G5 workstation or imac..... Having used a G5 tower I can guarantee that the new imac is just as quick with most tasks.... The major bonus being the price you pay gets you the complete package. This for me made the decision easy and I'm sure we'll have many fun filled years ahead.
Advantages: All in one - slim design - apple osx and ilife etc Disadvantages: expandability
...If your looking for a fast slim computer with a small footprint this is it. You get all the great apple software, tiger, ilife etc. All the ports are easily acessable. If you get the bluetooth option and keyboard and mouse you have hardly any cables at all. (please not the bluetooth mouse does go through batteries though!).
This is just so easy to setup and use. This is how computing should be. I was up and running and on line in about 15mins from getting it out of the box. The setup for Tiger is so easy and you can transfer your old setup from another mac if you have a firewire cable.
I would strongly recommend this to beginners. The large screen is great for DVDs and working on graphics - really bright and clear. It's realy easy to add addtional memory as well.
Specs are for the standard model 2GHzG5 processor, 250GB hard drive...
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Advantages: Looks cool, quick and good price Disadvantages: Sockets on Back and power switch
...I was like everyone else when I first saw the imac G5, I loved the look and decided I wanted one.
So it arrived and immediately annoyed me with its ridiculous power switch on the bottom rear of the machine and the distinct lack of usb sockets, only 3 on the whole system, which I think is pretty poor. The additional memory from Apple was very expensive, so I bought mine from Crucial and added it myself, this was a 2 minute job and can be done by anyone.
Now I know the sockets were annoying, but that is and still remains my only fault with this machine. The display is ultra sharp and the speed of the machine is pretty good, not as good as the newer Intel Dual Core machines of course, but still completely acceptable.
The DVD/CD re-writer (superdrive) is excellent, burns very quickly and is very reliable.
Keyboard is fabulously designed...
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Monitor Type: Flat panel display - TFT active matrix
Diagonal Size: 20"
Max Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Image Brightness: 230 cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio: 400:1
Graphics controller
Type: AGP 8x - plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor: ATI Radeon 9600
Video Memory: DDR SDRAM
Installed Size: 128 MB
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Speaker(s): 2 x right / left channel
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Manufacturer's product description
What if you could fit your whole life - all your music, all your photos, all your movies, all your email - in a computer as fun and useful as an iPod? Now you can. Introducing the futuristic iMac G5 in widescreen models. The entire computer, including a G5-based logic board, slot-loading optical drive, hard disk, speakers, and even the power supply - dwells inside the enchanting display.
Audio input
Type: Microphone
Telecom
Modem: Fax / modem - integrated
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.92
Networking
Networking: Network adapter - integrated
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.0
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 0 ) x processor
2 memory - DIMM 184-PIN
Interfaces:
2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
2 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x audio - line-In - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: Modem cable
Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 180 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.4
Software: Drivers & Utilities, AppleWorks, Apple QuickTime, Apple Hardware Test, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple iChat, Apple iCal, Zinio Reader, Apple DVD Player, Apple iSync, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple Sherlock, Marble Blast Gold, Nanosaur 2, Apple iLife í05
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