Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

iMacs Freshened with 2.0 GHz G5, Bluetooth, WiFi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the time-for-me-to-upgrade dept.

amichalo writes "Apple has updated the popular consumer level Mac, the iMac G5. So better support the now standard Mac OS X Tiger, Apple has made significant improvements to all standard configurations including 512MB RAM, Radeon 9600 128MB graphics, and on 2.0 GHz models (17" and 20"), a slot-loading dual-layer 8x SuperDrive is standard. The 1.8 GHz 17" model includes a slot-loading Combo Drive. Also standard are Apple's AirPort Extreme 802.11g WiFi and Bluetooth. Pricing remains at $1300, $1500, and $1800 respectively for 1.8 GHz 17", 2.0 GHz 17", and 2.0 GHz 20", though 2.0 GHz models include additional upgraded features. These improvements are significant as this line has not seen a refresh in about a year and the upgrade to a Radeon 9600 graphics card will allow the new iMac to take better advantage of Tiger features such as Core Image, which is significant because the video card cannot be upgraded. Lastly, Apple is continuing the interactive chat and QuickTime support program for the iMac G5."

3 of 790 comments (clear)

  1. Maybe I missed something... by Immercenary_2000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OSX Tiger is now standard? Didn't it just come out a week or two ago? There are probably tons of mac users running earlier versions of the OS. It seems to me that the standard is whatever the majority of people are using at that time. I know some people rushed to upgrade but i'm sure most haven't yet.

  2. Midplane PSU & Inverter Defect in iMac by mslinux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We've had several of these things go bad after 3 to 4 months of use. Apple claims there is no problem with them. Google for it and you'll find lots of unhappy iMac owners:

    http://helicon.macbay.de/iMac_problems/iMac.html

    http://www.macintouch.com/imacg5part07.html

    Reminds me of the defective G3 iBooks...

    http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/

    Apple refused to admit a problem with those either until they were threatened with a class action lawsuit... then, magically, they admitted the defect and began repairing them... beware of anything from Apple that starts with an 'i'

  3. Time for a new icon by TintinX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't we need to update the iMac icon?
    Either the new design iMac or, at least, the original 'classic' iMac would better represent it, surely?