<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
is	O
an	O
all-in-one	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
manufactured	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
from	O
January	O
2002	O
to	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
featured	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
mounted	O
on	O
an	O
adjustable	O
arm	O
above	O
a	O
hemisphere	O
containing	O
a	O
full-size	O
,	O
tray-loading	O
optical	O
drive	O
and	O
a	O
fourth-generation	O
PowerPC	B-General_Concept
G4	I-General_Concept
74xx-series	O
processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internals	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
motherboard	O
were	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
dome	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
panel	I-Device
as	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
heavy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arm	O
allowed	O
the	O
display	B-Device
to	O
hold	O
almost	O
any	O
angle	O
around	O
the	O
dome-shaped	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
was	O
sold	O
only	O
in	O
white	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
translucent	O
like	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machine	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
the	O
ice-white	O
Apple	O
Pro	O
Keyboard	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
redesigned	O
and	O
renamed	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
originally	O
included	O
both	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
machine	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
running	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
(	O
Tiger	O
and	O
Leopard	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
's	O
GeForce4	O
MX	O
GPU	O
was	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
Core	O
Image	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
issue	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
Dashboard	B-Application
ripple	O
effect	O
when	O
a	O
widget	O
is	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
opaque	O
menu	O
bar	O
in	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Leopard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
New	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
existing	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
continued	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
iMacs	B-Device
were	O
unable	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
higher	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
technology	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
was	O
obsolete	O
by	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
but	O
low-cost	O
machines	O
were	O
particularly	O
important	O
for	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
affordability	O
issue	O
,	O
Apple	O
created	O
the	O
eMac	B-Device
in	O
April	O
2002	O
and	O
ended	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
was	O
then	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
iMac	B-Device
"	O
until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
then	O
was	O
retroactively	O
labeled	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
succeeding	O
iMac	B-Device
G5	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
advertised	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
as	O
having	O
the	O
adjustability	O
of	O
a	O
desk	O
lamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
man	O
sticks	O
out	O
his	O
tongue	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
responds	O
by	O
opening	O
its	O
optical	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
components	O
are	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
10.6	O
"	O
half-sphere	O
,	O
ice	O
white	O
case	O
with	O
a	O
chromed	O
stainless	O
steel	O
neck	O
that	O
supports	O
a	O
15	O
"	O
TFT	O
active	O
matrix	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
some	O
earlier	O
iMac	B-Device
models	O
that	O
are	O
convection-cooled	O
,	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
"	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
"	O
series	O
is	O
cooled	O
by	O
a	O
quiet	O
internal	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
from	O
2002	O
shipped	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.1	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
preinstalled	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
selected	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gateway	O
Profile	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Wintel	B-Device
competitors	O
to	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
G4	I-Device
in	O
the	O
all-in-one	B-Device
LCD	B-Device
computer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Profile	O
had	O
better	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
4	I-General_Concept
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
was	O
hampered	O
because	O
its	O
G4	O
chip	O
lacked	O
the	O
1MB	O
L2	O
cache	B-General_Concept
found	O
on	O
the	O
higher-end	O
Power	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iMac	B-Device
had	O
clear	O
advantages	O
in	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
quality	O
(	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
digital	O
LCD	B-Device
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
an	O
analog	O
LCD	B-Device
)	O
,	O
ergonomics	O
(	O
particularly	O
the	O
flexible	O
monitor	O
arm	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
iMac	B-Device
worked	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
ecosystem	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
relatively	O
high	O
prices	O
were	O
approaching	O
that	O
of	O
laptops	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
portable	O
and	O
had	O
higher	O
resolution	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Only	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
1.0	O
GHz	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
Timetable	O
Released	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2002	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2003	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
Discontinued	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2003	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2003	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
Model	O
Model	O
number	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1873	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1936	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
N/A	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1956	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1990	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1991	O
)	O
M6498	O
(	O
EMC	O
1992	O
)	O
Model	O
Identifier	O
PowerMac4	O
,	O
2	O
PowerMac4	O
,	O
5	O
PowerMac4	O
,	O
2	O
PowerMac6	O
,	O
1	O
PowerMac6	O
,	O
3	O
Apple	O
Order	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M8672	O
M7677	O
M8535	O
M8812	O
M9105	O
M8935	O
M9285	O
M9168	O
M9290	O
Display	B-Device
15	O
"	O
TFT	O
LCD	B-Device
1024×768	O
17	O
"	O
TFT	O
Widescreen	O
LCD	B-Device
1440×900	O
15	O
"	O
TFT	O
LCD	B-Device
1024×768	O
17	O
"	O
TFT	O
Widescreen	O
LCD	B-Device
1440×900	O
15	O
"	O
TFT	O
LCD	B-Device
1024×768	O
17	O
"	O
TFT	O
Widescreen	O
LCD	B-Device
1440×900	O
20	O
"	O
TFT	O
Widescreen	O
LCD	B-Device
1680	O
x	O
1050	O
Performance	O
Processor	B-General_Concept
PowerPC	O
7450	O
(	O
G4	O
)	O
PowerPC	O
7445	O
(	O
G4	O
)	O
Clock	O
speed	O
700	O
MHz	O
800	O
MHz	O
1.0	O
GHz	O
1.25	O
GHz	O
Cache	B-General_Concept
64	O
KB	O
L1	O
,	O
256	O
KB	O
L2	O
(	O
1:1	O
)	O
Front	B-Architecture
Side	I-Architecture
Bus	I-Architecture
100	O
MHz	O
133	O
MHz	O
167	O
MHz	O
Memory	B-Architecture
128	O
MB	O
of	O
PC133	O
SDRAM	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
PC133	O
SDRAM	O
128	O
or	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
PC133	O
SDRAM	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
PC133	O
SDRAM	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
PC2100	O
(	O
266	O
MHz	O
)	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
PC2700	O
(	O
333	O
MHz	O
)	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Graphics	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
2	O
MX32	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
4	O
MX32	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
2	O
MX32	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
4	O
MX64	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
4	O
MX32	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
FX	O
5200	O
Ultra64	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR	O
SDRAM	O
Storage	O
Hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
40	O
GB	O
,	O
60	O
GB	O
,	O
80	O
GB	O
60	O
GB	O
80	O
GB	O
Optical	O
drive	O
32x	O
CD-R	O
and	O
10x	O
CD-RW	O
write	O
CD-RW	O
Drive	O
8x	O
DVD	O
and	O
32x	O
CD	O
read	O
Combo	B-Device
drive	I-Device
6x	O
DVD	O
and	O
24x	O
CD	O
read	O
;	O
2x	O
DVD-R	O
,	O
8x	O
CD-R	O
,	O
and	O
4x	O
CD-RW	O
write	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
32x	O
Combo	B-Device
drive	I-Device
4x	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
32x	O
Combo	B-Device
drive	I-Device
4x	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
Connectivity	O
Network	O
10BASE-T/100BASE	O
-TX	O
Ethernet56k	O
V.90	O
modem	O
10BASE-T/100BASE	O
-TX	O
Ethernet56k	O
V.92	O
modem	O
10BASE-T/100BASE	O
-TX	O
Ethernet56k	O
V.92	O
modem	O
Peripherals	O
3x	O
USB	B-Protocol
1.12x	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
400Built-in	O
microphoneAudio	O
outApple	O
Pro	O
Speakers	O
mini-jack	O
3x	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.02x	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
400Built-in	O
microphoneAudio	O
outApple	O
Pro	O
Speakers	O
mini-jack	O
Video	O
out	O
Mini-VGA	B-Protocol
Maximum	O
Operating	O
System	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4.11	I-Application
"	O
Tiger	O
"	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4.11	I-Application
"	O
Tiger	O
"	O
or	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
(	O
With	O
a	O
patched	O
image	O
only	O
)	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5.8	I-Application
"	O
Leopard	B-Application
"	O
,	O
or	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4.11	I-Application
"	O
Tiger	O
"	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
(	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
only	O
)	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5.8	I-Application
"	O
Leopard	B-Application
"	O
Weight	O
21.3	O
lb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/	O
10.4	B-Application
kg	O
21.3	O
lbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/	O
10.4	B-Application
kg	O
21.3	O
lb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/	O
10.4	B-Application
kg	O
40.1	O
lb	O
.	O
</s>
