Apple iMac “PowerPC G5″ 2.0 GHz 17” 2005 Specs

iMac – M9844LL/A – PowerMac8,2 – A1058

Apple iMac PowerPC G5 2005 Specs

About this iMac

In the models released in the 2004 and 2005 period, there were a number of modifications that set The Apple iMac brand apart. A number of these features came in the form of the iMac G5. It had an Ambient Light Sensor that helped dim the sleep indicator light when there was less light available such as in a dark room. In this version, Airport for Wi-Fi connectivity wasnow standardized and is no longer an optional tag-along option. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR was now a connectivity option and was very effective as a Personal Area Network Option for file transfers. The only thing in this version of the iMac that was a step behind was the optical drive that was included, but the processor speed (now 2 GHz), the RAM size (now 512 MB) as well as the graphics card (ATI Radeon 9600 graphics with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM (AGP 8X)) were all more advanced and gave poise to this computer making it revered and sought after among desktop users during this period.

Processor

2 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5

Ram

512 MB

Apple iMac PowerPC G5 2005 Specs
Storage

160 GBHard Drive

Battery Life

Plugged-in

Storage

The device was built with 160.0 GB Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s) hard drive storage with a storage speed of 7200 RPM.

Screen Size and Resolution

The iMac G5 featured a 17 inch screen with active matrix display and a native resolution of 1440×900.

Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

The iMac had Mac OS X 10.4 (8A428) pre-installed on it. The processor that powered the computer was the2.0 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processor. It’s graphics processor was the ATI Radeon 9600 which used up to 128 MB of DDR SDRAM.

Memory & Architecture

The device was built with a 512k on-chip level 2 cache and with a 512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM for its RAM.

Upgradability

Although the iMac came with 512 MB of RAM it could be upgraded to up to 2 GB of RAM.

The Operating System of the iMac can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.4 (8A428) to MacOS X 10.5.8.

This iMac had the following dimensions and weight 43 cm, 42.6 cm, 17.3 cm and a weight of 18.5 lbs (8.4 kg).

Inclusive Features

The iMac includes the following features and ports:

  • A Power Adapter (100V-240V AC, 180 W maximum)
  • Standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g).
  • Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  • Two FireWire 400 ports
  • 1 Mini-VGA port that supported Mirroring
  • Combo Drive
  • Built-in Stereo Speakers

Introduced: May 3, 2005

Discontinued: October 12, 2005

Screen Size and Resolution

Memory

Screen Size

17 inches TFT

Level 1 Cache

32k/64k

Resolution

1440×900

Level 2/Level 3 Cache

512k (on-chip)

Processor

RAM Type

PC3200 DDR

Processors

1

Min. RAM Speed

400 MHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Standard RAM

512 MB

Speed

2.0 GHz

Maximum RAM

2 GB

Type

PowerPC 970 (G5)

RAM Slots

2

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

Motherboard RAM

None

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

667 MHz (3:1)

Video Card

Radeon 9600

Cache Bus Speed

2.0 GHz (Built-in)

VRAM Type

DDR SDRAM

ROM/Firmware

Open Firmware

Standard VRAM

128 MB

EFI Architecture

N/A

Maximum VRAM

128 MB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

160 GB HDD

Standard Optical Drive

8X DL “SuperDrive”

Storage Speed

7200 RPM

Standard Ethernet

10/100/1000Base-T

Storage Dimensions

3.5” (26.10 mm)

Standard Modem

56k v.92

Storage Interface

Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s)

Standard Air Port

802.11b/g (Standard)

Battery

Standard Bluetooth

2.0+ EDR

Type

3.6V Lithium

USB Port 2.0

3

Battery Life

N/A

FireWire (400)

2

Description

Keyboard

Apple Keyboard

Case Type

All-in-One

Inclusive Input

Apple Mouse

Form Factor

iMac G5

S-Video Output

1

Apple Order No

M9844LL/A

Microphone

1 (Built-in)

Apple Subfamily

Ambient Light Sensor

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1058 (EMC 2055)

Sound Out

1

Model ID

PowerMac 8.2

Power Adapter

1