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DESKTOP REVIEW

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Apple Power Mac G5 review Editors Choice Award

Processor
Clock speed: 2 GHz
Motherboard
Data bus speed: 1000 MHz
Memory
RAM installed: 2048 MB
Number of memory slots: 8
RAM capacity: 8.192 GB
RAM type: DDR SDRAM
Memory specification compliance: PC3200
Interfaces & networking
USB: 3
FireWire (IEEE 1394): 2
Expansion slots (free): 3 (3)
Hard drive storage
Hard drive size: 160 GB
Rotation speed: 7200 rpm
Storage controller: Serial ATA
Optical storage
CD / DVD read speed: 32x CD
CD / DVD write speed: 16x CD
CD / DVD rewrite speed: 10x CD
Video
Graphics processor: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
Display
Display type: LCD
Display technology: TFT LCD
Display diagonal size: 20 in
Audio
Sound card: integrated (5.1 surround)
Speakers: optional
Cabinet (chassis)
Case form factor: tower
Tool-free access: yes
Internal bays: 1
OS & software
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2
Software included: QuickTime, iLife (including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD), iCal, iSync, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, DVD Player, Mac OS X Mail, Internet Explorer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, FAXstf, Art Director’s Toolkit, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, GraphicConverter, Classic environment and Apple Developer Tools
Service & support
Standard warranty: 1 year limited
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Overview

Apple Power Mac G5

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Editors rating
Rating: 8.3
Verdict

Whether it's the world's fastest PC is up for debate, but the Power Mac G5 certainly delivers top-notch performance for creative professionals and power users.

Typical price

£ 4496