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.

Product Details

• Brand: Apple
• Model: M9843LL/A
• Platform: Mac OS X
• Original language: English
• CPU: PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 512MB DDR SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 160GB
• Graphics: ATI Radeon 9600 with AGP 8X support 128MB
• Processors: 1
• Networking: Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit), Built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g specification; IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)4; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
• Display size: 17
• Included Software: Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger, iLife '05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand), Mail, Dashboard, Spotlight, iChat, Safari, Sherlock, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, Address Book, AppleWorks, iWork (30-day trial), Classic environment, Quicken 2005 for Macintosh, 2005 World Book Multimedia Reference Suite, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, Zinio Reader, XCode Developer Tools and Apple Hardware Test

Features

• 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 running Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger"
• 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB hard drive, and slot-loading Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
• 17-inch (viewable) widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1440 x 900 pixels, millions of colors
• Two FireWire 400 ports; three USB 2.0 ports, two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard); VGA output; S-video and composite video output
• Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) and 56K V.92 modem

Customer Reviews

Good performance and features in an elegant package
This machine is the best value Mac for the casual user who doesn't need a DVD burner. It is reasonably fast, has a decently-sized LCD, comes with built-in wireless and Bluetooth, and it's not ridiculously overpriced compared to Win-Tel machines. Mac OS X and the supplied iLife programs are easy to use; AppleWorks, although pretty basic, is included too. Also, OS X 10.4 can run older OS 9 programs in the Classic environment, which works very well. Aesthetically it's a really nice design.

There are a couple of annoyances. The display tilts but doesn't swivel, you have to physically rotate the whole unit, which is a bit awkward. The fan, which is usually extremely quiet, speeds up when the processor is working hard and emits a whine. In a quiet room the whine is quite audible. The processor also gets hot (175 F) under heavy usage (e.g. movie compression)-this is the reason for the fan whine-so these iMacs may not be ideal if lots of processor intensive work is contemplated (hence the 4 stars).

Overall Apple has come up with a great computer in a very stylish package and at a bargain price.

Great Computer, FAST AND GOOD STYLE
Have this computer for 4 months, never have problem and work even faster than Windows XP. I also never have the crush like I did when I used Windows XP. Great Computer, Compact and Modern. The only problem is the software, sometimes I don't have much choices to choose because most of them compatible to Windows not Mac

Great Machine
I purchased my I mac g5 back in October. It has been working way better than my HP. I have upgraded mine to a GB of ram. It is really fast. No problams. My only complaint is how loud it is. I don't know if that goes for just me or everyone. But overall this is a great computer. The all in one feature is nice, because i don't have to have all of the extra cords. I am switching over to mac now. Way better then windows. I never have to worry about viruses or firewalls.