Release date January 2002
• Processor: 700MHz to 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 • Memory: 128MB to 256MB SDRAM • Hard Drive: Up to 80GB • Display: 15, 17 or 20-inch LCD • Connectivity: USB 1.1 (x3), Firewire 400 (x2), AirPort Extreme, Ethernet Original price: £1,749/$2,199 Price now: £172/$236
After the in-yer-face colour spectrum of the first iMacs, what initially become known as the ‘New iMac’ needed to impress on a similar level, yet take the design to the next one entirely. So out hopped the ‘iLamp’, so-called due to the computer’s resemblance to a desk lamp, such as the one synonymous with Pixar. The iMac G4’s look comprised of an LCD mounted on an adjustable arm above a rounded base containing a full-size, tray-loading optical drive and a fourth-generation PowerPC G4…
