Apple ups the ante

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Apple fans can breathe a sigh of relief; the latest iMac is finally available. The new Apple iMac G5 comes with either a 17- or 20in active matrix widescreen LCD and a G5 processor running up to 1.8GHz. The entire computer, including the power supply and slot-load optical drive, is built right into the display and rests on a
sleek aluminium foot. All the I/O ports line up neatly along the rear right side for easy access, and with optional AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless modules, there’s no more cable clutter.

The 17in models come with either a 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 processor and a SuperDrive for burning professional-quality DVDs, or a 1.6GHz PowerPC G5 processor and a Combo DVD/CD-RW drive. The 20in model has a 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 processor and also has a uperDrive. With a completely redesigned system architecture, the new iMac G5 now offers up to a 600MHz front-side bus, 400MHz DDR memory expandable to 2GByte, AGP 8X graphics and 7200 rpm Serial ATA drives up to 250Gbyte. The new iMac G5 also comes standard with high-performance NVIDIA graphics with dedicated video memory for
outstanding graphics performance.

The iMac G5 desktops offer a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire 400 ports for easy plug-and-play connections to peripherals. It also offers an optional internal Bluetooth module and includes a built-in antenna and card slot to support an optional AirPort Extreme Card for 54 Mbit/s 802.11g fast wireless networking. The new iMac G5 contains built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet and a 56K V.92 modem.

Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther is pre-installed and includes features including iChat AV, an easy to use desktop video conferencing application; FileVault, which uses the latest security standards and 128-bit encryption technology to ensure that data in the home directory is kept secure; Exposé, a revolutionary new way to instantly view all open windows; Instant On, which wakes the computer from sleep in just one second; and Automatic Networking, which automatically switches the network connections between Ethernet, 802.11 wireless and modem.

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24/01/05

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