On May 3, 2005 Apple announced the revised G5 with stated immediate availability. Bases were 17-inch 1.8 GHz Combo/160 GB at $1299, 17-inch 2 GHz SuperDrive/160 GB at $1499, and 20-inch 2 GHz SuperDrive/250 GB at $1799. All included 512 MB 400 MHz DDR and Radeon 9600 graphics with 128 MB. These were announced US prices, not proof of each sale or delivery.
17 inch 1.8 GHz: 1299; 17 inch 2 GHz: 1499; 20 inch: 1799 USD · United States
System
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger · iLife 05
Ports
2× FireWire 400; 3× USB 2.0 computer; 2× USB 1.1 keyboard
Optical drive
17 inch 1.8 GHz: Combo; 17 inch 2 GHz / 20 inch: SuperDrive 8× DVD+R DL
Wireless
AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR · included
Network
Gigabit Ethernet · V.92
Launch and configurations
On May 3, 2005 Apple announced the revised G5 with stated immediate availability. Bases were 17-inch 1.8 GHz Combo/160 GB at $1299, 17-inch 2 GHz SuperDrive/160 GB at $1499, and 20-inch 2 GHz SuperDrive/250 GB at $1799. All included 512 MB 400 MHz DDR and Radeon 9600 graphics with 128 MB. These were announced US prices, not proof of each sale or delivery.
Evolution and changes
It evolves from August 2004: base memory rises from 256 to 512 MB, GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64 MB gives way to Radeon 9600 128 MB, and AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR become standard. Ethernet rises from 10/100 to Gigabit. The 17-inch prices stay at $1299/$1499 with higher CPU and storage; the 20-inch base falls from $1899 to $1799. SuperDrive is now 8x with double-layer support, but the entry Combo cannot write DVDs.
Features and limits
Resolution remains 1440 × 900 for 17-inch and 1680 × 1050 for 20-inch. Memory supports 2 GB; 400 GB storage was optional. Two FireWire 400, three computer USB 2.0, two keyboard USB 1.1 and a V.92 modem are included, along with Tiger and iLife 05. Archeos identifies the rear photo as a spring 2005 20-inch 2 GHz unit, not every configuration. This is not the later iSight revision.
