Apple iMac G5 Desktop with 17" MA063LL/A (1.9 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 24.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 24.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AO1SN4
• Item model number: MA063LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 12, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

What if you could command an entire world of music, photos, movies and DVDs--all from your sofa? Now you can share the good life with friends and family on a 17- or 20-inch new iMac G5 featuring Front Row software and Apple Remote. Slimmer than ever, the gravity-defying enclosure also houses built-in iSight, SuperDrive, wireless and the easy-to-use software that brings it all together.

Welcome to the Front Row
You've got the best seat in the house. The full-screen Front Row media experience--with its intuitive menus, large text and brilliant graphics--lets you browse the music, photos and videos on your iMac as easily as you browse music on your iPod. And the new Apple Remote lets you do your browsing from anywhere in the room. So gather your friends and dazzle them with a slideshow of your vacation pics, a home movie or a DVD. iMac G5 was born to entertain.

A built-in iSight video camera and Mighty Mouse come included with the iMac.

The iTunes Connection
With iTunes, you're never more than a click away from the world's most popular source of music, audiobooks and podcasts. Now the digital revolution strikes again--you can also purchase your favorite music videos and selected TV shows. Download those episodes of Lost or Desperate Housewives that you missed. Or sync your videos with the new iPod and watch them anywhere.

Video Chatting Made Easy There's an iSight camera built into every new iMac, so you can start a video chat (or join one) at a moment's notice. There's nothing to buy, nothing to attach, no cords to fumble with, no software to install or configure. Simply start up iChat AV, click your buddy's video icon and you're ready to chat with sight and sound--with up to three friends at once. Proper attire suggested.

Say Cheese
The new Photo Booth application (included) turns your iMac into a modern-day arcade photo booth (minus the coin slot). Just pick a special effect like sepia tint, x-ray, bulge or squeeze. And smile. Presto--instant high-quality photo. Once you have the perfect pic, take advantage of Photo Booth's connections to share it via Mail, save it in iPhoto or use it as your Address Book or iChat buddy picture.

Great software is included with the iMac, including Photo Booth.

The Beast Within
Behind its breathtaking 17- or 20-inch widescreen display, iMac G5 displays some monstrous power--with a 1.9 GHz or 2.1 GHz G5 processor, a sizzling new PCI-Express ATI Radeon X600 Pro or XT graphics processor with 128MB of dedicated video memory and a new high-bandwidth system architecture. These technologies, coupled with Mac OS X Tiger (the world's most advanced operating system), simply make iMac G5 a joy to drive. Whether you're exercising your creativity, surfing the web, playing compute-intensive games or just staying in touch with friends.

It's a Wonderful iLife
iMac G5 has the power--and the brains--to be the center of your digital universe. It comes with iLife '05: a suite of easy-to-use applications that make the spectacular part of your everyday life. Enhance, organize and share your photos via iPhoto. Make an epic starring your kid in iMovie. Turn your photo and movie creations into professional DVDs with iDVD. Create original music in GarageBand, even if you can't carry a tune.

Like any modern computer should, iMac G5 comes ready with software preinstalled to use your digital devices right away. Just plug them in. With a plentiful passel of ports--USB 2.0, FireWire 400, composite and S-video outputs, audio in and out--you can connect just about any device, from cameras and camcorders to hard drives, stereos and the Mighty Mouse included with every iMac G5. With the forward-thinking Scroll Wheel, you can move around your digital life with 360° of freedom. And with built-in Gigabit Ethernet, you're all set for wired networking.

Cut the Cords
Better yet, eliminate the desktop clutter. iMac G5 comes with a pre-installed AirPort Extreme Card, so you can hop onto the Internet wirelessly up to 150 feet from an AirPort Extreme Base Station. Or you can add an AirPort Express with AirTunes to stream music to your stereo and send documents to your printer. iMac G5 also includes an internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for the latest wireless devices, like the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse. You can even sync your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone so your numbers are always up to date. Impress your friends, confound your enemies--wireless only looks like magic.

Product Description

Includes: Apple Remote, Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Front Row, Photo Booth, iLife '05, iChat, AppleWorks, Quicken 2006 for Mac, 2006 World Book, & more. Apple 17" iMac - This iMac computer features a brand new bundle of software and built-in hardware to further enhance your computing experience. The iSight camera is now built into the iMac for quick and easy video chatting. No additional hardware to buy, nothing to attach to the computer, no cables, & no software to install or configure. Just turn on iChat AV, click a buddy's video icon and you're ready to chat - visually! You can also take command of your iMac from the sofa or across the room with the included Apple Remote and Front Row software. Front Row gives you an intuitive graphic interface and large text and graphics that are easy to see. Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive - (write speeds) up to 2.4x Double Layer DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+RW, 24x CD-R, & 8x CD-RW Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive - (read speeds) up to 8x DVD-ROM & 24x CD-ROM 17 widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD Native Resolution - 1440 x 900 Built-in iSight ATI Radeon X600 Pro with 128MB DDR SDRAM - PCI-Express Ports - 10/100/1000 Ethernet, 2 FireWire 400, 3 USB 2.0, 2 USB 1.1 (on keyboard), 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 Composite Video, 1 Headphone/Optical Digital Audio Out, & 1 Audio Line In Built-in Stereo Speakers Built-in Microphone Built-in 802.11g AirPort Extreme Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) Module Unit Weight - 15.5 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for EVERYTHING! Except..., December 11, 2005

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Josh Russell "Mac Switcher" (Clearwater, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iMac G5 Desktop with 17" MA063LL/A (1.9 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) (Personal Computers)

For years I wanted Mac, I was tired of the PC and I had been using it since the early 90's. I finally made the switch, and got this iMac as an early Xmas gift from my family.
Originally I was going to purchase the model under this that doesn't have iSight, but I believe it runs at two GHz. I got this though, for the Front Row and Mouse.

So, all in a matter of a half an hour which entitled me driving to Compusa and picking this up, showing it off to my rents, and backing up/dismembering my old P2 desktop. Ten minutes after I had my iMac set up and online. First thoughts are it's fast, but the welcome screen takes a while (about a full minute on first set up). Pros are the invisible magnets that hold up things like the remote on the side.

Getting the hang of the Mac is simple, and easy. In a matter of minutes I had Safari open, Mail configured, and iTunes had recognized my Gen one iPod.

When you first turn your iMac on and have the net up you will see Software Update popup to tell you if there are any new things. After a quick restar my computer was up to date. A good thing is that the updates are free so far, and come frequently.

You certainly have enough software on the iMac when you start up, I added Real player, Windows Media, and some codec players as well. I also installed Photoshop and some torrent programs.

The ram and processor are great, really fast. Though if you plan on doing Photoshop and other apps all at once, upgrade to at least one gig. I plan on maxing out my ram ASAP.

On to the only Con.

Games.
If you like games, you probably will hate mac. Mac has limited games, most of the newer games for Windows come out on Mac but a lot don't. Like my favortie Morrowind, and Oblivion (forthecoming) are not available. That's basically the only con. I guess I'm off to max out my old P2 so I can play games on it.

If you like games and mac, get a 360 and an iMac.

Games available on mac that you will like: WarCraft, Halo 1/2, KOTOR, Dooms, etc.


Overall I give it 4.5, because of the lack of games.

I'm happy though to keep this machine for a few more years, but I'm buying an iBook on the side for portable. One other thing is I kind of like the twenty inch screen now, seventeen I don't know... It's big enough, but I like the thought of bigger....

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars iMac G5 review, December 3, 2005

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S. Brozick (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iMac G5 Desktop with 17" MA063LL/A (1.9 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) (Personal Computers)

This is the best computer I have ever purchased. I bought it straight from the Apple Store, and have had no problems whatsoever. Even though Apple's tech support on the phone isn't that great, I can call a Mac genious at the Apple Store, and get a one on one lesson/help session from him.

I am extremely pleased with the elegant design and ease of use. I used to use Windows, which was a pain. Now, after switching to the Mac, I don't have any computer problems. I haven't had any viruses or crashes. It is absolutely unbeleivable, given that my other Windows computers crash just about every day.

This iMac is a very smart buy. Apple packs a lot of bang for your buck, in terms of functionality, durablility, and ease of use.

The one thing I cannot stress enough about my new iMac is that is is extremely easy to use. And I mean simple. This thing is made for both the computer literate, and the computer illiterate.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fast setup, January 30, 2006

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J. Leverton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iMac G5 Desktop with 17" MA063LL/A (1.9 GHz PowerPC G5, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) (Personal Computers)

I was very scared when ordering this item because I knew that I was going to have to some how get all the information from the old computer to this one. Programs, passwords, documents and files. I was purchasing it for a business and there was a lot of important files that could not get lost. Plus we are on a network. Another thing to have to set up. Well I received the computer and had everything on the new computer in less than thirty minuets. You can transfer all your perferences, programs, files, passwords... It is one of the options when the computer first starts. I think this option is only for a mac transfer. Anyway. Great purchase, very happy and I have purchased three moer new macs since this one and have had the same experience with them all!