Monday, January 7, 2008

Request a Comparison between any two Macs
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iMac 20" 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - MA877LL/A
vs.
Power Mac G5/2.5 GHz Dual - M9457LL/A

Requested by Stephen

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Hi Stephen,

Your comparison follows below ...

Johnny AppleSpeed
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In performance the iMac 20" 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is ....

Processor Single ... 19% faster
Processor Multiple ... 21% faster
Graphics Card ... 142% faster
Hard Drive Multi-File ... 49% faster
Hard Drive Single -File ... 35% faster

Photoshop Filter Suite ... 18% faster

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Price Information

iMac 20 Inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MA877LL - Originally: $1,499
This section updated: Monday May 19, 2008 Buyer's Guides Apple Store All Guides iPods New Apple TV iMac New MacBook Air New MacBook New MacBook Pro New Mac mini New Mac Pro New Apple Refurb Deals Closeout/Refurb/Used ================= Software Guides Hardware Guides All Other Items ================= User Reviews @ Amazon $1,452 - Used - Amazon $1,099 -Refurbished - 1yr - Apple Refurbished free shipping $1,082 -Refurbished - Amazon $1,149 -Refurbished - 1yr - Apple Canada Refurbished $1,219 -OpenBox-   1yr - PowerMax $1,280 -OpenBox-   90day - ClubMac Free Shipping mail-in rebate Upgraded Machine $1,280 -OpenBox-   90day - MacMall Free Shipping mail-in rebate Upgraded Machine $1,250 - Closeout-   1yr - MacConnect Printer mail-in rebate Software mail in rebate Windows Options free shipping $1,189 -Closeout-   1yr - PowerMax $1,289 -Closeout-   1yr - Amazon $75 Mail-in Rebate free shipping $1,299 -Refurbished - 1yr - Clearance free shipping $1,289 -Closeout-   1yr - ClubMac $75 Mail-in Rebate mail-in printer rebate Windows Options Parallels Desktop for Mac mail-in rebate Free Shipping mail-in rebate $1,289 -Closeout-   1yr - MacMall $75 Mail-in Rebate mail-in printer rebate Windows Options Parallels Desktop for Mac mail-in rebate Free Shipping mail-in rebate $1,295 -Closeout-   1yr - LA Computer free shipping $1,300 -Closeout-   1yr - MacZone Parallels Desktop Can't Find It? Search store on MA877LL Store Tax States Amazon - KS KY ND WA Apple - States With Sales Tax ClubMac - CA WI IL TN MacConnect - AL IL MA NY NC OH TN MacMall - CA WI IL TN MacZone - States With Sales Tax PowerMax - None Apple Canada - All Shipping Charges Amazon - Mixed Apple - Free ClubMac - $10 MacConnect - Free MacMall - $10 MacZone - Free PowerMax - Mixed SmallDog - $28 Apple Canada - Free = Current Model = Previous Model = Unavailable = Unknown/Delay = Installation Fee ($20 to $40) Extras = Canadian Dollars Closeout, OpenBox, Refurbished and Used Note We receive a small commission on computers purchased using the links above. Though this adds no cost to your purchase price it does help us defray the cost of running MacReviewZone and MacSpeedZone. Your support is appreciated!		Basic Stats iMac 2.4GHz - MA877LL 20" LCD display 1680 x 1050 pixels 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4MB L2 Cache at full processor speed 800MHz Frontside Bus 1GB memory Maximum memory 4GB ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO Graphics Card 256MB video memory 320GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning Built-in AirPort Extreme Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Three USB 2.0 ports One FireWire 400 port One FireWire 800 port Apple Remote Built-in iSight camera Introduced August 7th 2007 More Stats ... Performance Score % Processor Dual CB 732 +41 Processor Single CB 400 +41 Graphics Card CB 4349 +59 Graphics Games fps 43 -7 Hard Drive sec. 182.7 +44 QuickTime sec. 207.5 +59 CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to iMac 1.8GHz Intel Core Duo iMac Resources iMac News/Info iMac Buyer's Guide iMac Specifications Performance Profiles iMac Performance Computer Performance All Computer Reviews iMac Discussion Apple's iMac Page Apple Past iMac Info ============== Check iMac Prices Education Discount Apple Store Apple Refurbished Apple Canada PowerMax SmallDog MacConnection MacMall ClubMac MacZone iMac 20" 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo Reviews User Reviews @ Amazon Macworld Ars Technica PCMagazine MacimumNews Performance Profiles [an error occurred while processing this directive]

G5 Power Macs Price - Condition - -Store

Buyer's Guides Apple Store All Guides iPods New Apple TV iMac New MacBook Air New MacBook New MacBook Pro New Mac mini New Mac Pro New Apple Refurb Deals Closeout/Refurb/Used ================= Software Guides Hardware Guides All Other Items ================= Store Tax States Amazon - KS KY ND WA Apple - States With Sales Tax ClubMac - CA WI IL TN MacConnect - AL IL MA NY NC OH TN MacMall - CA WI IL TN MacZone - States With Sales Tax PowerMax - None Apple Canada - All This Section Updated Tuesday, October 9, 2007 = Current Model = Previous Model = New Item Available = Unavailable = Unknown/Delay = Installation Fee ($20 to $40) Extras = Bundled Items New, Closeout, OpenBox, Refrubished and Used Your old Computer has value - Computer Trade In Program G5 2.7GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9749LL/A - Originally: $2,999 Reviews Dual G5/2.7 GHz vs Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz vs G4/800 Power Mac $2,150 to $2,980 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $2,199 - Used- 90day - PowerMax $2,149 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished $1,755 to $3,320 - OpenBox  - 1yr  - MacZone Free Shipping $2,749 - OpenBox - 1 year - PowerMax $75 mail-in rebate on RAM mail-in printer rebate Free Shipping Can't Find It? Search store on M9749LL  G5/2.5 GHz Dual #M9457LL/A - Originally: $2,999 Reviews Dual G5/2.5 GHz Mac360 Australian IT Mac360   $1,790 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $2,039 to $2,619 - - Used- 90day - PowerMax $2,299 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax $2,049 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished Can't Find It? Search store on M9457LL  G5 2.3GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9748LL/A - Originally: $2,499 $1,980 to $2,900 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,759 to $1,889 - - Used- 90day - PowerMax $2,489 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax $1,999 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished $2,299 -Refurbished - Apple Canada Refurbished Free Shipping Can't Find It? Search store on M9748LL

G5/2.0 GHz Dual - Originally: $1,999 to $2,999 $1,300 to $1,580 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,609 to $2,619 - Used- 90day - PowerMax $1,549 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished $1,899 -Refurbished - Apple Canada Refurbished Free Shipping Can't Find It? Search store on M9747LL  G5/2.0 GHz 160 GB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB $1,300 to $1,550 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,609 to $1,709 - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses G5 1.8GHz Dual 80GB  #M9454LL/A - Originally: - $1,999 Can't Find It? Search store on M9454LL  $1,000 - Used -30day - Mega Macs $1,509 - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses $1,799 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax $1,299 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished G5 1.8GHz DUAL 160GB #M9393LL/A - Originally:$2,499 $1,000 to $1,050 - Used - 90day - Mega Macs $2,139 - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses $1,999 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax G5 1.8GHz 80GB #M9555LL/A - Originally:$1,499 $1,509 to $1,749 - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses $1,589 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished G5 1.8GHz 160GB #M9031LL/A - Originally:$2,399 $1,000 - Used -30day - Mega Macs $1,000 - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses $1,799 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses Double your money back on shipping! G5/1.6 GHz #M9020LL/A - Originally: $1,999 $860 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,659 to $1,579 - - Used- 90day - PowerMax Free MP3 sunglasses G4 Power Macs - Mirrored Door Price - Condition - -Store G4 1.42 GHz DUAL - #M8841LL/A - Originally: $2,699 $900 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $1,069 - to $1,279 - Used - 90day - PowerMax G4 1.42 GHz None at this time - G4/1.25 GHz DP - #M8840LL/A - Originally: $3,299 $880 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $999 to $1,239 - Used - 90day - PowerMax G4 1.25 GHz - #M9145LL/A - Originally: $1,299 $650 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $879 to $969 - Used - 90day - PowerMax Dual G4/1 GHz - Originally: $2,499 $939 to $1,409 - Used - 90day - PowerMax G4/1 GHz Combo Drive - Originally: $1,499 $540 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs $749 to $769 - Used - 90day - PowerMax Dual G4/867 - Originally: $1699 $889 to $1,099 - Used - 90day - PowerMax G4/800 $1,299 - Used - 90day - PowerMax