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Apple iMac - Late 2005
1.9GHz or 2.1GHz
Model ID: PowerMac12,1 View how to find model ID

Processor / Memory

  • 1.9GHz or 2.1GHz PowerPC G5 processor with Velocity Engine
  • 512K on-chip level 2 cache at full processor speed
  • 633MHz or 700MHz frontside bus
  • 512MB of PC2-4200 (533MHz) DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2.5GB; one memory slot
OWC Memory Upgrades: Add up to 2GB of memory. OWC certified for up to 2GB of memory.

Internal Drives

  • 160 or 250GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
  • 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 2.4x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
OWC Memory Upgrades: Add up to 8GB of memory. OWC certified for up to 8GB of memory.
Hard drive upgrade: Add up to 1.0TB of storage
 

Ports

  • Total of five USB ports: three USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) on computer, two USB 1.1 ports on keyboard

Power

  • Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
  • Maximum continuous power: 180W
  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F
    (10° to 35° C)
  • Storage temperature: -40° to 185° F
    (-40° to 85° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Network

  • Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g standard; Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11g and 802.11b interoperability)
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
  • Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
  • Works with 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11 connector) Apple USB Modem

Sound

  • Built-in stereo speakers
  • Internal 12-watt digital amplifier
  • Headphone/optical digital audio output
  • Audio line input
  • Built-in microphone

Display / Monitor Capability


Graphics / Video

  • ATI Radeon X600 Pro (17-inch model) or XT (20-inch model) graphics processor using PCI-Express
  • 128MB of dedicated Double Data Rate (DDR) video memory
  • 17-inch display resolutions:
    • 16:10 aspect ratio: 1440 x 900 pixels (native), 1152 x 720, 1024 x 640, 800 x 500
    • 4:3 aspect ratio: 1024 x 768 pixels, 800 x 600, 640 x 480
  • 20-inch display resolutions:
    • 16:10 aspect ratio: 1680 x 1050 pixels (native), 1344 x 840, 1280 x 800, 1024 x 640, 840 x 524, 800 x 500
    • 4:3 aspect ratio: 1024 x 768 pixels, 800 x 600, 640 x 480
  • Built-in iSight camera
  • VGA output port for video mirroring on external display or projector
  • S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector

Dimensions / Weight

17-inch models
Height: 16.9" (43.0cm)
Width: 16.8" (42.6cm)
Depth: 6.8" (17.3cm)
Weight: 15.5 lb (7kg)



20-inch models
Height: 18.6" (47.2cm)
Width: 19.4" (49.3cm)
Depth: 7.42" (18.9cm)
Weight: 22 lb (10kg)