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iMac G4 (15-inch, Early 2003) Released February 2003
A revised 15-inch PowerPC all-in-one with an adjustable display, Combo drive and Mac OS X Jaguar.
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Type All-in-one
Processor Motorola PowerPC G4 800 MHz (iMac Flat Panel)
Memory 256 MB – 1 GB
Storage 60 GB
Screen 15″
Weight 9.7 kg
Processor Motorola PowerPC G4 800 MHz (iMac Flat Panel)
CPU cores 1
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (32 MB)
Memory 256 MB, 512 MB or 1 GB
Storage 60 GB
CPU 800 MHz PowerPC G4, 100 MHz system bus and 256 KB on-chip L2 cache. Single-core maker-clock record is reused only for the same published clock and G4 family; uncertain silicon identity is not inferred.
GPU NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32 MB dedicated DDR video memory and AGP 2x support.
Memory type 256 MB SDRAM standard; factory options 512 MB or 1 GB. One 168-pin DIMM and one user-accessible SO-DIMM slot. Apple supports up to 1 GB.
Storage type 60 GB 7200 rpm Ultra ATA/66 hard drive and 32x Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW. Combo reads DVDs at 8x, writes CD-R at 32x and CD-RW at 10x. No unsupported storage option is paired with this processor. Display
Screen size 15″
Resolution 1024 × 768
Brightness 200 nits
Display type TFT active-matrix LCD with millions of colours and typical 300:1 contrast; panel technology and refresh rate unpublished in the exact maker sheet.
Display features Typical viewing angles: 120° horizontal and 90° vertical. Articulated display arm adjusts height and angle. Connections
Ports 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet 0.1 Gb/s
Back ports Three USB 1.1 ports on the computer, plus two on the keyboard; two FireWire 400 ports with 8 W shared power, Mini-VGA, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, headphone jack and Apple speaker minijack. The 15-inch model has no audio line-in. Optional AirPort 802.11b card; Bluetooth requires a separate USB adapter, unlike the 17-inch internal option.
External displays Mini-VGA video mirroring through an optional adapter: 640 × 480 at 60 Hz, 800 × 600 at 75 Hz or 1024 × 768 at 75 Hz. S-video and composite output are absent on the 15-inch model.
Speakers Built-in speaker and microphone; Apple Pro Speakers rated at 9 W each and internal 18 W amplifier.
Keyboard and mouse Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, Apple Pro Speakers and modem cable. Design and power
Type All-in-one
Weight 9.7 kg
Operating system macOS
Size and weight detail Adjustable maker ranges: height 329–509 mm, width 384–415 mm and depth 270–415 mm; base diameter 270 mm. Reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
Power supply 90–264 V AC, 47–63 Hz, single phase; maximum continuous power 130 W.
In the box Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar and iLife, with AppleWorks and other bundled applications. Classic environment supports older applications; the exact EveryMac model source confirms it cannot boot Mac OS 9, unlike the original 2002 revision. Maker launch confirms immediate availability on 4 February 2003. Configurations Processor Memory Storage Storage type Graphics Motorola PowerPC G4 800 MHz (iMac Flat Panel) 256 MB 60 GB Hard drive NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (32 MB) Motorola PowerPC G4 800 MHz (iMac Flat Panel) 512 MB 60 GB Hard drive NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (32 MB) Motorola PowerPC G4 800 MHz (iMac Flat Panel) 1 GB 60 GB Hard drive NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (32 MB)
Pros and cons Pros + Adjustable display height and angle+ Dedicated graphics memory+ Keyboard, mouse and speakers includedCons − Single-core processor− USB ports limited to USB 1.1− Wireless networking requires an optional cardPrevious model: iMac G4 (15-inch, Flat Panel) . Newer model: iMac G4 (15-inch, USB 2.0) .
