Английская Википедия:IMac G5

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The iMac G5 is an all-in-one personal computer that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from August 2004 to March 2006. It is the final iMac to use a PowerPC processor, making it the last model that could natively run Mac OS 9 (Classic) applications.

The iMac G5 was announced at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris in August of 2004.

The iMac G5 replaced the iMac G4 and was succeeded in January 2006 by the first Intel-based iMac.

History

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Inside an iMac G5 20" Rev. A

In August 2004, the iMac design was overhauled. By this time, the PowerPC 970 (G5) processor had been released and was being used in the Power Mac G5. Famously, the Power Mac G5 needed multiple fans in a large casing (or else liquid cooling, an innovative solution Apple adopted for the highest-end Power Mac G5s) because of the high heat output from those CPU's.

Apple's new iMac managed to incorporate the PowerPC 970 into an all-in-one design with a distinctive form factor. The computer used the same 17 and 20-inch widescreen LCDs found in the iMac G4, with the main logic board and optical drive now mounted directly behind the LCD panel; this gave the appearance of a thickened desktop LCD monitor. The approximately two inches deep enclosure is suspended above the desk by an aluminum arm that can be replaced by a VESA mounting plate. The iMac G5 uses an advanced cooling system controlled by the operating system; at low CPU loads this rendered the iMac G5 virtually silent. Apple boasted that it was the slimmest desktop computer on the market.

The iMac G5 was updated in March 2005 to the Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) revision. It included a handful of configuration differences – more RAM, a larger hard drive, improved graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, and standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

In October 2005, the final revision was released, adding an integrated iSight webcam mounted above the LCD and Apple's Front Row media interface. Other improvements included faster processors, more RAM, larger hard drives, and improved graphics. Notably this became the first Apple computer to use the PCI Express expansion bus and DDR2 SDRAM, with these features appearing shortly before they were incorporated into the Power Mac G5. It was declared "The Gold Standard of desktop PCs" by Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal.

Although the iMac G5 iSight looked outwardly similar to the two previous revisions, it had a slimmer, internally new design. Improvements included superior cooling and performance increases. The stand could no longer be replaced with a VESA mount. This case, unlike the previous models, opened only from the front and requires the LCD screen to be removed before internal components can be accessed. Apple recommend no user service items other than RAM, which is accessible through a small door at the base of the housing. In the intervening years, many guides have been posted on the internet to support replacing other components including the hard drive and optical drive, though doing would have at one time voided any remaining Apple warranty.

The iMac G5 was succeeded by the Intel-based iMac on January 10, 2006, beginning the 6-month transition of Apple's entire line of computers to the Intel architecture.

Specifications

Model	Official name	iMac G5			iMac G5 Ambient Light Sensor			iMac G5 iSight
	Codename	"Hero"			"Q45C", "Q45D"			"Q87"
Timetable	Released	Шаблон:Start date and age			Шаблон:Start date and age			Шаблон:Start date and age
	Discontinued	Шаблон:End date and age			Шаблон:End date and age			Шаблон:End date and age
Model	Model identifier	PowerMac8,1			PowerMac8,2			PowerMac12,1
	Model	A1058 (EMC 1989)		A1076 (EMC 2008)	A1058 (EMC 2055)		A1076 (EMC 2056)	A1144 (EMC 2081)	A1145 (EMC 2082)
	Order number	M9248	M9249	M9250	M9843	M9844	M9845	MA063	MA064
Enclosure		White polycarbonate
Display		Widescreen 16:10, matte display
		17", 1440 × 900		20", 1680 × 1050	17", 1440 × 900		20", 1680 × 1050	17", 1440 × 900	20", 1680 × 1050
Performance	Processor	PowerPC G5 970FX
	Clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz			2.0 GHz		1.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
	Cache	64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1,512 KB L2 (1:1)
	HyperTransport	533 MHz (3:1)	600 MHz (3:1)			667 MHz (3:1)		633 MHz (3:1)	700 MHz (3:1)
	Memory	256 MB of 400 MHz PC-3200 DDR SDRAM Expandable to 2 GB						512 MB of 533 MHz PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM Expandable to 2.5 GB
	Graphics	nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics processor with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM nVidia GeForce 4 MX graphics processor with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM (Education Only)			ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM			ATI Radeon X600 Pro with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM	ATI Radeon X600 XT with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM
		AGP 8x						PCI Express
Storage	HDD	80 GB		160 GB			250 GB	160 GB Шаблон:Grey	250 GB Шаблон:Grey
		Serial ATA 7200-rpm Parallel ATA 5400-rpm (Education Only)
	Optical drive Slot-loading	17-inch models (1.6 GHz and 1.8 GHz, without iSight): Combo drive All other models: SuperDrive
Input/output	Connectivity	Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g 10/100BASE-T Ethernet 56k V.92 Modem Optional Bluetooth 1.1			In addition to prior: Airport Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR integrated Gigabit Ethernet			No built-in modem Шаблон:Grey In addition to prior: Built-in infrared (IR) receiver for Apple Remote
	Peripherals	3x USB 2.0 2x FireWire 400 Audio input/audio output			3x USB 2.0 2x FireWire 400 Audio input/audio output Ambient Light Sensor
	Camera	None Шаблон:Grey						Integrated iSight Camera (640 × 480 0.3 MP)
	Video out	Mini-VGA
Operating System	Original	Mac OS X 10.3.5 "Panther"			Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"			Mac OS X 10.4.2 "Tiger"
	Maximum	Mac OS X 10.5.8 "Leopard"
Weight		18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg) (17"), 25.2 lbs. (11.4 kg) (20")						15.5 lbs. (7 kg) (17"), 22 lbs. (10 kg) (20")