Apple iMac G4/800 (Flat Panel)

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iMac G4 15 inch Flat Panel

The Apple iMac “800″ (Flat-Panel) features an 800 MHz PowerPC 7445 (G4) processor with the AltiVec “Velocity Engine” vector processing unit and a 256k on-chip level 2 cache, 256 MB of RAM (PC133 SDRAM), a 60.0 GB Ultra ATA hard drive (5400 RPM), a tray-loading 2X/6X/8X/4X/24X DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive (an 8X/32X/10X/32X DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive after February 4, 2003), and NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics acceleration with 32 MB of DDR RAM. The internal components are housed in a gorgeous 10.5″ half-sphere, ice white case with a chromed stainless steel neck that supports a 15″ TFT Active Matrix LCD display. The iMac “Flat-Panel” series ships with MacOS X as the default operating system (models shipped after February 4, 2003 do not support earlier versions of the MacOS), an ice white Apple Pro Keyboard and Mouse. Unlike some earlier iMac models that are convection-cooled, the iMac “Flat-Panel” series is cooled by a quiet internal fan. Please note that the case of the iMac “800″ (Flat-Panel) simply says “iMac” and the additional information is provided to distinguish this model from earlier ones.

The Ports

This model has a 15.0″ TFT active matrix display with a native resolution of 1024×768 at “millions of colors”. It also supports “640 by 480 pixels and 800 by 600 pixels”. Apple reports a “typical” brightness of 200 cd/m, contrast ratio of 300:1, and viewing angle of 120 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees vertical.

Tilt and Swivel Screen

Introduction
Date: 		January 7, 2002 Discontinued
Date: 		Feb 04, 2003
Processor Type: PowerPC 7441 (G4) Processor
Speed: 		800 mHz
Processor
Upgrade: 		None, Soldered to Motherboard FPU
(Integrated): 		PowerPC 7441 (G4)
System Bus
Speed: 		133mHz Cache Bus
Speed: 		800 mHz
(Built-in)
ROM Size: 1 MB Data Path: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 1 MB
RAM Type: PC133 (Unregistered, unbuffered DDR2) VRAM Type: 32MB soldered
Standard RAM: 128 MB Maximum RAM: 1 GB
Motherboard
RAM: 		None RAM Slots: 2
Standard VRAM: 32 MB Maximum VRAM: 32 MB
Standard Hard
Drive: 		60 GB (7200
RPM)		 Int. Hard Drive
Type: 		ATA66
Optical Drive: Superdrive DVDrw x2 Standard Disk: None
Standard Modem: 56k Standard
Ethernet: 		10/100
Case Type: all-in-one Form Factor: Apple iMac G4
Exp. Slots: None Exp. Bays
(Free): 		None
Battery Type: 3.6V Lithium Battery Life: N/A
Built-in
Display: 		15 inch flat panel TFT Supported
MacOS: 		OS9, OS X to 10.4
Dimensions: 12.95 x 15.1 x 10.6 Avg. Weight: 21.3 lbs. (9.7 kg)

Video Support:

This mac has a Mini VGA port for connecting an external Monitor. Apple reports that this system has a “mini-VGA output port ([that] requires [a] VGA display adapter)” with support for video mirroring at output resolutions of “640 by 480 pixels at 60 Hz, 800 by 600 pixels at 75 Hz, and 1024 by 768 pixels at 75 Hz”

Ports:

This system has three USB 1.1 ports (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers) and two Firewire “400″ ports (eight watts shared). Apple advertised that this computer had five USB 1.1 ports, counting three on the system and two on the keyboard.