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iMac (17-inch, Flat Panel)

iMac (17-inch, Flat Panel)

This was the first iMac with a widescreen display, a 17-inch LCD at 1440×900 on the steel arm and dome base of the 15-inch iMac (Flat Panel). It has an 800 MHz G4 processor, NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics, an 80 GB hard drive and a SuperDrive. It sold beside the 15-inch model.

Model number
M6498
Model identifier
PowerMac4,5
EMC number
1936
Released
Mid 2002
Support status
Obsolete
Order number
M8812LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number
M8812LL/A
Model identifier
PowerMac4,5
EMC number
1936
Color
White
Introduced
17 July 2002
Discontinued
4 February 2003
Original price
US$1,999

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 7445 (G4)
Part number
G4
Speed
800 MHz
Architecture
32-Bit
System bus
100 MHz
Socket
Soldered
L1 cache
64 KB
L2/L3 cache
256 KB (on-chip)

Memory

Standard
256 MB
Maximum
1 GB
Built in
None
Slots
2
Type
PC133 SDRAM
Minimum speed
10 ns

Graphics

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX
Graphics memory type
DDR SDRAM
Video memory
32 MB
Maximum video memory
32 MB
External displays
Mirroring Only
Largest external display
1024×768

Display

Screen size
17-inch
Aspect ratio
16:10 Widescreen
Resolution
1440×900
Panel
Thin film transistor (TFT) active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD)

Storage

Standard storage
80 GB HDD
Drive speed
5400 RPM
Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)
Interface
Ultra ATA/66 (533.6 Mbit/s)

Optical

Optical drive
Tray-loading 2× "SuperDrive"
Drive interface
Yes

Ports

USB
USB-A 1.1 (12 Mbit/s) (×3)
FireWire
400 (400 Mbit/s) (×2)
Video out
Mini-VGA
S-Video out
None
Security slot
Yes

Expansion

Expansion slots
AirPort

Networking

Ethernet
10/100Base-T (RJ-45)
Wi-Fi
802.11b (optional)
Modem
56k V.90 (RJ-11)

Audio

Microphone
1 (Built-in)
Audio in
None
Audio out
3.5mm Analog
Headphone jacks
1

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.6 V lithium coin-cell
Power supply
Built in

Physical

Form factor
All-in-One
Size (H × W × D)
13.03 × 16.7 × 10.6 in
Weight
22.8 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS 9.2.2 & Mac OS X 10.1.2
Latest macOS
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Mac OS 9
Boot/Classic Mode
Windows
Emulation Only
Firmware
Open Firmware

In the box

Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Mouse or trackpad
Apple Pro Mouse

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.