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thinking about buying an iMac 20"
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I've been offered what I think is a good deal - a 5 month old G5 iMac 20" with 2GB of RAM - for a tasty price, but I'm wondering if it's rev A or rev B. And I've heard some ugly stories about rev A systems regarding noise and heat dispersal.
Can anyone tell me when rev B systems were released, or how to tell which version this is?
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The Rev A has a 1.8GHz G5 and Rev B has a 2.0GHz G5. Rev A has a 64MB GeForce 5200Ultra GPU and Rev B has some kind of 128MB Radeon (9600 Mobility?) GPU.
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5 months old it's likely a Rev A. I believe the Rev B was released in May.
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The Rev B iMacs were released on May 3rd, 2005. The 20"ers only exist in one model, so the easiest would be to check the clockspeed - 1.8 GHz for Rev A and 2.0 GHz for Rev B. To check this, boot the machine and select "About this Computer" from the Apple menu. It will show the clockspeed.
FFR, the Rev B systems have a regular Radeon 9600/128 MB - no Pro, no XT, no Mobility, no nothing. If you need to check that, you can do that in the Apple System Profiler, which you reach by clicking "More Info" in the About box above.
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Hmm, maybe this isn't such a good deal. It's definitely rev A, and the seller wants about 1200 (CDN), which is half what a new one would cost. On the other hand a new one would have a better video card but much less RAM, which would jack the price up even more.
Thank you all for your insight.
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I have a Revision A 20" 1.8 ghz. and it's SWEEEEET! Not noisy, fast as hell and one fine machine in my book. Love it, Love it, Love it!
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