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Powermac G4 Dual 1GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20"

G4 Power Mac Dual 1 GHz - M8667LL/A -- January 2002
iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20" - MA200LL -- January 2006

Specifications info
G4 Power Mac Dual 1 GHz
iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20"

Initial price difference:
G4 Power Mac Dual 1 GHz - $2,999
iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20" - $1,699

Current price difference:
G4 Power Mac Dual 1 GHz - $1,199
iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20" - $1,449

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Performance
In Performance the iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20" is ....

Processor Single - 163% faster
Processor Dual - 168% faster
Graphics Card - 421% faster
Graphics Processor - 192% faster
Graphics Gaming - 78% faster
Copy (many files) - 134% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 174% faster

QuickTime Single - 42% faster
QuickTime Multi - 34% faster
iMovie Import - 107% faster
iMovie Render - 80% faster
iTunes Encode (From CD) - 11% faster
iDVD Import - 87% faster

Word Macro - 3% slower **
Unreal (Game) - 69% slower **
Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 30% slower **
Photoshop Filters - 36% slower **
Photoshop Workflow - 23% slower **

** This application does not yet run native on the Intel processor

The processor & graphics card scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4

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PowerMac Dual 1GHz versus Imac core duo 2 Ghz
Your list says that it has been done, but the G5 imac shows up on the page.
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20 Inch 2GHz Intel Core Duo MA200LL - Originally: $1,699

This section updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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$1,029 to $1,049- Used - 90day - PowerMax
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Basic Stats
iMacs 2.0GHz - MA200LL
20" LCD display
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo processor
2MB L2 Cache
667MHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
128MB video memory
250GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive 2.4x Dual Layer
Built-in AirPort Extreme
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Apple Remote
Built-in iSight camera
Released January 2006
More Stats ...

Performance	Score	%
Processor Dual CB	565	+168%
Processor Single CB	308	+163%
Graphics Card CB	1058	+421%
Graphics Games fps	32	+78%
Hard Drive sec.	42.09	+171%
QuickTime sec.	NA	NA
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz More performance results ...

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G5 2.3GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9748LL/A - Originally: $2,499

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$1,759 to $1,889 - - Used- 90day - PowerMax

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G5/2.0 GHz Dual - Originally: $1,999 to $2,999

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G5 1.8GHz DUAL 160GB #M9393LL/A - Originally:$2,499

$1,000 to $1,050 - Used - 90day - Mega Macs
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G5 1.8GHz 80GB #M9555LL/A - Originally:$1,499

$1,509 to $1,749 - Used- 90day - PowerMax
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$1,589 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished

G5 1.8GHz 160GB #M9031LL/A - Originally:$2,399

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G4 1.42 GHz DUAL - #M8841LL/A - Originally: $2,699
$900 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs
$1,069 - to $1,279 - Used - 90day - PowerMax

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G4/1.25 GHz DP - #M8840LL/A - Originally: $3,299
$880 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs

$999 to $1,239 - Used - 90day - PowerMax

G4 1.25 GHz - #M9145LL/A - Originally: $1,299
$650 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs
$879 to $969 - Used - 90day - PowerMax

Dual G4/1 GHz - Originally: $2,499
$939 to $1,409 - Used - 90day - PowerMax

G4/1 GHz Combo Drive - Originally: $1,499
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G4/800
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