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7-18-01
Depending on your proximity to Steve Jobs' Reality distortion field, Apple introduced one or three new iMacs at Macworld New York. The latest iMac roundup consists of a G3/500, G3/600 and G3/700. Technically, only the G3/700 is new, but one could argue that each of the previous machines (G3/400, G3/500 & G3/600) got a 100 MHz speed bump. We'll let the pundits decide...The entry level G3/500 iMac is now priced at $999, the G3/600 at $1,299 and G3/700 at $1,499 respectively. The high end iMac retains the same price tag as the previous high end machine, while the low and mid range iMacs have each been bumped up $100 over their predecessors.

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Configuration Tweaks - The new iMacs sport no radical new design or features this time around. This is also the first time in several revisions where Apple didn't introduce any new color schemes. Dalmatian and flower power have both been retired with the tried and true Indigo, Snow and Graphite the remaining color options. Other than the 100 MHz speed bump and color shuffle, the remaining changes boil down to hard drive space, RAM, optical drives and graphics. The changes are outlined below.

Hard Drive - The previous generation sported, from low to high, 10GB, 20GB & 30GB hard drives. This space has been doubled to 20GB, 40GB & 60GB.
RAM - Of the previous generation iMacs, only one met the minimum RAM requirements for running OS X, a situation that became particularly vexing once Apple started pre installing OS X on all its machines. Now the low end G3/500 is equipped with 128MB and the other two with 256MB, bringing all three into OS X readiness. RAM is dirt cheap these days, so if you get the low end machine you might want to bump it up a little. OS X seems happier with ample room to operate.
Optical Drives - All three iMacs have CD-RW drives now. Previously, the low-end iMac had a CD-ROM drive. Rated at 8x4x24, these drive are no speed demons by today's standards, especially when compared to the new G4/733 Power Mac which uses a 12x10x32 drive.
Graphics - Apple has standardized on the ATI RAGE 128 Ultra with 16 MB SDRAM for all three iMacs. The previous low end machine had an ATI RAGE 128 Pro with 8MB SDRAM.

That's the new iMacs in a nutshell. Below, we outline the major differences in the iMac lineup and compare it to the previous generation.

Current iMacs at a Glance

G3/500/500/256K

128MB RAM (1 gig max)

20GB Ultra ATA hard drive

Slot loading 8x4x24 CD-RW drive

ATI RAGE 128 Ultra with 16MB SDRAM

MSRP: $999

Common Hardware Features

2 FireWire ports

2 USB ports

Internal 56K V.90 modem

10/100BASE-T Ethernet

AirPort slot

VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector)

Common Software Bundle

Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, QuickTime, iMovie 2, iTunes, AppleWorks, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Communicator, Quicken Deluxe 2001, Palm Desktop, FAXstf, Cro-Mag Rally, Bugdom, and Nanosaur.

G3/600/600/256K

256MB RAM (1 gig max)

40GB Ultra ATA hard drive

Slot loading 8x4x24 CD-RW drive

ATI RAGE 128 Ultra with 16MB SDRAM

MSRP: $1,299

G3/700/700/256K

256MB RAM (1 gig max)

60GB Ultra ATA hard drive

Slot loading 8x4x24 CD-RW drive

ATI RAGE 128 Ultra with 16MB SDRAM

MSRP: $1,499

Current and Past iMacs Compared

Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/700/700/256 Snow & Graphite (July 2001)	100	256MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	60GB Ultra ATA 8x4x24 CD-RW	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	SmallDog DealZone
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Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/600/600/256K Snow & Graphite (July, 2001)	100	256MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort slot	40GB Ultra ATA 8x4x24 CD-RW	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	SmallDog DealZone
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Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/500/500/256K Snow & Indigo (July 2001)	100	128MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	20GB Ultra ATA 8x4x24 CD-RW	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	SmallDog DealZone
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Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/500/500/256K Indigo (July 2001)	100	64 MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	20GB Ultra ATA 24x CD-ROM	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	SmallDog DealZone
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Previous Generation iMacs
Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/600/600/256K Graphite Flower Power Blue Dalmatian (February, 2001)	100	128MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	40GB Ultra ATA 8x4x24 CD-RW	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	MacSolutions DealZone
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Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/500/500/256K Indigo Flower Power Blue Dalmatian (February, 2001)	100	64MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 Ultra 2x AGP 16MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	20GB Ultra ATA 8x4x24 CD-RW	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	MacSolutions DealZone
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Model/MHz	Bus Speed (MHz)	RAM & Graphics	Expansion Slots	Drives	Networking Modem	Additional Features	Price Information
iMac G3/400/160/512K Indigo (February, 2001)	100	64MB 1GB Max ATI RAGE 128 PRO 2x AGP 8MB SDRAM	AirPort Slot	10GB Ultra ATA 24x CD-ROM - Slot loading	10/100BASE-T 56k V.90 AirPort Ready	2 USB ports (12Mbps each) 2 FireWire ports VGA output port (15-pin mini D-Sub connector) No fan	MacSolutions DealZone
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