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Mac Specs Power Mac G5 2.0 (DC) Mac Pro 2.8 (2008) iMac C2D 3.06 24 08
Mac Q&As System Power Mac G5 2.0 (DC) Mac Pro 2.8 (2008) iMac C2D 3.06 24 08
Model Number M9590LL/A MA970LL/A N/A
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MacBook Pro Introduction Date October 19, 2005 January 8, 2008 April 28, 2008
MacBook Air Discontinued Date August 7, 2006 N/A N/A
iBook Processor Type PowerPC 970MP (G5) Q. Core Xeon E5462 x2 Core 2 Duo (E8435)
PowerBook G4 Processor Speed 2.0 GHz 2.8 GHz 3.06 GHz
PowerBook G3 Processor Upgrade G5 Daughtercard N/A* ZIF Socket
System Bus Speed 1.0 GHz (2:1) 1.6 GHz 1066 MHz
Mac Pro
Cache Bus Speed 2.0 GHz (Built-in) 2.8 GHz (Built-in) 3.06 GHz (Built-in)
Power Mac G5
Power Mac G4 ROM/Firmware Open Firmware EFI EFI
Power Mac G3 L1 Cache 32k/64k N/A 32k/32k
Xserve L2 Cache 1 MB 12 MB* 6 MB (on chip)
RAM Type PC2-4200 DDR ECC DDR2 FB-DIMM PC2-6400 DDR2
Mac mini Min. RAM Speed 533 MHz 800 MHz 800 MHz
iMac
Standard RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2.0 GB
eMac
Maximum RAM 16.0 GB 32 GB 4.0 GB
iPod Motherboard RAM None None None
iPhone RAM Slots 8 8 2
Apple TV Video Card GeForce 6600 LE Radeon HD 2600 XT GeForce 8800 GS
VRAM Type GDDR SDRAM GDDR3 SDRAM GDDR3
Current Macs & iPods Standard VRAM 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Cinema Displays
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Maximum VRAM 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB
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Display Dual Displays* Up to 8 Displays* 24.0" Widescreen
Ultimate Mac Resolution 2560x1600 2560x1600* 1920x1200
Comparison 2nd Disp. Support Dual/Mirroring Dual/Mirroring Dual/Mirroring
2nd Max Res. 1920x1200 2560x1600 1900x1200*
Macs By Year Video Port 2 (DVI) 2 1 (mini-DVI)
Macs By Processor
Standard HD 160 GB (7200 RPM) 320 GB (7200 RPM) 500 GB (7200 RPM)
Macs By Case
Macs By Capability Int HD Interface Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s) Serial ATA (3Gb/s) Serial ATA
Mac Clones Standard Optical 6X DL "SuperDrive" 8X DL "SuperDrive" 8X DL "SuperDrive"
Standard Disk None None None
Standard Modem None None None
Standard Ethernet Gigabit (x2) Gigabit (x2) 10/100/1000Base-T
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Firewire 2 (400), 1 (800) 2 (400), 2 (800) 1 (400), 1 (800)
Standard AirPort 802.11b/g (Optional) 802.11a/b/g/n (Opt) 802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Optional) 2.0+EDR 2.1+EDR
Expansion Slots 3 PCIe, AP/BL 2 PCIe, 2 PCIe 2.0, AP* None
Expansion Bays 2 3.5" 4 3.5", 2 5.25" None
Keyboard Type Apple Keyboard Apple Aluminum KB Apple Aluminum Keyboard
Input Type Apple Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse
Case Type Tower Tower All-in-One
Form Factor Power Mac G5 Mac Pro iMac Core 2 Duo (Al)
Apple Subfamily Late 2005 Mac Pro Early 2008 Early 2008
Machine Model PowerMac11,2 MacPro3,1 iMac8,1
Model Number M9590LL/A MA970LL/A N/A
Battery Type N/A N/A N/A
Battery Life N/A N/A N/A
Original MacOS X 10.4.2 (8E90) X 10.5.1 (9B2117) X 10.5.2 (9C2028)
Max MacOS Current Current Current
MacOS 9 Classic Mode Only* None None
Windows Emulation Only Boot/Virtualization Boot/Virtualization
Dimensions 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 20.5 x 22.4 x 8.1
Avg Weight 44.5-48.8 lbs. 42.4 lbs. (19.2 kg) 25.4 lbs. (11.5 kg)
Original Price US$1999 US$2799 US$2199
Est. Current Retail US$1250-US$1500 US$2799 US$2199
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