iMac 700MHz G4 128MB 15-inch (Flat Panel)

Table 1: iMac 700MHz PowerPC G4 15-inch Flat Panel (M8672LL-B) 128MB
Quick Facts	15-inch iMac G4
Introduced	January 7, 2002
Discontinued	February 4, 2003
Part Number	M8672LL/B
Processor	700MHz PowerPC G4
L2 Cache	256 KB
Frontside Bus	100 MHz
Memory	128MB 133MHz SDRAM
Hard drive	40GB Ultra ATA, 5400 rpm
Optical drive	24X CD-RW
Original Price	$1,299 USD

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15-inch Flat Panel | 700MHz | 128MB

“The all-new iMac is here. And it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen or experienced.” That quote from Apple aptly described the “wow” factor and excitement greeting the introduction of this radical new design.

The hemispherical base was novel but not gimmicky. Clad in pure white, the new iMac caused the world of beige suitcase-sized PCs to suddenly appear dirty and antiquated. In short, it was a work of art and a milestone in personal computing.

The 15-inch flat panel display of this sunflower-inspired design appeared to float in the air before the user. The LCD was attached to an elegant stainless steel stem allowing for effortless positioning at almost any angle. This was “Think Different” at its best.

Thankfully, the all-new iMac was no empty-headed beauty. Within its innovative dome beat the new PowerPC G4 processor with AltiVec “Velocity Engine.” The previous ATI Rage 128 Ultra with 16MB SDRAM had also been replaced with a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX with 32MB of DDR SDRAM.

This was the low-end model and came with a tray-loading CD-RW drive. The Apple Pro Speakers were not included with this model. Two other 15-inch models were introduced on January 7, 2002, a 700MHz iMac with more memory and Combo drive and an 800MHz iMac with SuperDrive.

All three 15-inch models in this series came with the same NVIDIA graphics controller, two 400Mbps FireWire ports, three USB 1.1 ports, a mini-VGA output port, built-in modem and Ethernet, and were AirPort ready.

A SuperDrive equiped 17-inch iMac would join the lineup six months later.