Everything about Apple ProductsThe long history of Apple displays is marked by many new solutions, such as the introduction of the first color monitors, LCD displays, flat panel displays, portable displays and so on… The first Cinema Display was released in September 1999, and was available in different sizes. The Thunderbolt Display was introduced in July 2011. After many changes and improvements, Apple discontinued the Apple Cinema Display. Today the Thunderbolt Display is the only Apple display marketed directly by the company.
The Apple Cinema HD Display (30-Inch, Aluminum) is meant to complement the Apple hi-end products, such as the Power Macintosh G5 and PowerBook G4 models. It has an anodized aluminum casing with a slight bezel, and is mounted on an aluminum stand with an adjustable hinge. (more…)
The Apple Cinema Display (23-inch, aluminum) is meant to complement the Apple hi-end products, such as the Power Macintosh G5 and PowerBook G4 models. It has an anodized aluminum casing with a slight bezel, and is mounted on an aluminum stand with an adjustable hinge. (more…)
The Apple Cinema Display (20-inch, aluminum) was a great invention in design. Meant to complement the Apple hi-end products, such as the Power Macintosh G5 and PowerBook G4 models by getting an anodized aluminum casing with a slight bezel, and is mounted on an aluminum stand with an adjustable hinge. (more…)
The year 2004 was a turning point for Apple. Indeed, the company created a solid financial base to work with, and began experimenting with new parts from new suppliers. As a result, new designs were developed over a short amount of time, with the release of the iPod Video, the iPod Classic and other products. In the summer of 2004, the iMac G5 replaced the iMac G4 after a few iterations increasing the processing speed and screen sizes of the latter from 15″ to 17″ to 20″. Apple’s Xserves were updated to use the G5, and replaced the Power Mac G5 as the main building block of Virginia Tech’s System X. By the way, Apple’s Xserves was ranked in November 2004 as the world’s seventh fastest supercomputer. A new iMac based on the G5 processor was announced on August 31, 2004 and marketed in mid-September. The first Apple store opened in Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan in 2003, was followed by a store in Osaka, in August 2004. (more…)
The iMac G5/1.8 with the 20-inch display is identical to the iMac G5/1.8 with the 17-inch display. It is the all-in-one desktop computer in a polycarbonate casing behind the 17” screen, mounted on an aluminum stand. The casing is approximately 2 inches deep and it can also be mounted on a wall or kiosk, for it meets the VESA standards. The iMac G5/1.8 17-inch features a 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processor with an optimized AltiVec “Velocity Engine” vector processing unit, 256 MB of SDRAM, a 160 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM), a slot-loading 4X “Super” Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM (AGP 8X), and built-in stereo speakers, as well as 2 Firewire “400” and 3 USB 2.0 ports. It also supports AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth, but the cards are optional and installed at the factory. The cooling system is CPU controlled and the in-built speakers are mounted beneath the 17inch screen for the sound to bounce off the desk or other surface. The speakers’ grills also work as the vent ones. The iMac G5/1.8 is shipped with Apple Keyboard and Apple mouse from the box. (more…)
The iMac (17-Inch, 1.8GHz G5, Mid 2004) is the all-in-one desktop computer in a polycarbonate casing behind the 17” screen, mounted on an aluminum stand. The casing is approximately 2 inches deep and it can also be mounted on a wall or kiosk, for it meets the VESA standards. The iMac (17-Inch, 1.8GHz G5, Mid 2004) features a 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processor with an optimized AltiVec “Velocity Engine” vector processing unit, 256 MB of SDRAM, an 80 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM), a slot-loading 4X “Super” Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM (AGP 8X), and built-in stereo speakers, as well as 2 Firewire “400” and 3 USB 2.0 ports. It also supports AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth, but the cards are optional and installed at the factory. The cooling system is CPU controlled and the in-built speakers are mounted beneath the 17” screen for the sound to bounce off the desk or other surface. The speakers’ grills also work as the vent ones. The iMac (17-Inch, 1.8GHz G5, Mid 2004) is shipped with Apple Keyboard and Apple mouse from the box. (more…)
The iMac G5/1.6 sets up the new standard in computers design. The hardware goes in a polycarbonate casing behind the LCD flat display. Approximately 2 inches deep, the casing is mounted on an aluminum stand but can also be mounted on a wall or kiosk, for it meets the VESA standards. The iMac G5/1.6 sports the processor with a completely new 64-bit architecture, the CPU controlled cooling system and the in-built speakers mounted beneath the 17 inches screen for the sound to bounce off the desk or other surface. The speakers’ grills also work as the vent ones. The iMac G5/1.6 17-inch features a 1.6 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processor with an optimized AltiVec “Velocity Engine” vector processing unit, 256 MB of SDRAM, an 80 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM), an 8X “Combo” Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM (AGP 8X), and built-in stereo speakers, as well as 2 Firewire “400” and 3 USB 2.0 ports. It also supports AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth, but the cards are optional and installed at the factory. (more…)
The iPod mini 1st Gen the tiniest mp3 hard drive player at the time of introduction was a hybrid between the tiny flash drive shuffle iPods and the iPods classic. The 4Gb hard drive was put in the anodized aluminum case, offered in five colors: silver, gold, pink, green and blue. The iPod mini 1st gen has a grayscale LCD display with LED backlight and a ClickWheel for navigation under which pressure sensitive buttons are hidden. The battery provides up to 8 hours of playback, but unfortunately it is not a user-replaceable one. The iPod mini 1st gen has also such features as a voice recorder, an alarm clock and some games. As for connectivity, it can also boast an audio out connection for stand-alone powered speakers and a USB-earphone jack dock typical for iPods. Also an armband was being offered as an option but still the player worn that way proved to be too cumbersome for any physical activity. (more…)
The iPod classic Photo 40 Gb and 60 Gb models hit the market in October, 2004, and started the color screen portable players war. As the moniker “Photo” implies, the player could view and store photos and all the improvements of the model had to do with that feature. Including: the color display, the photo view support, the color in interface and capability to playback photo to a synchronized music and on external displays, TV, etc. Sharing the telltale design with other 4th Gen family members, i. e. Click Wheel and casing the player was somewhat bulkier as compared to previous slim models. (more…)
The iPod classic 4th Gen acquired a lot of features from the junior model iPod nano, including: the touch-sensitive scroll wheel with four auxiliary buttons under it; the energy-efficient components, enhancing the battery life for over 12 hours of music playback, while the battery remained as in the previous model. The iPod classic 4th Gen case became thinner of course, while the accessories to go by were cut back by the Apple for some editions. Initially, the two models were being offered: the 20 Gb model and the 40 Gb model, but later on October 26, 2004, the iPhoto was introduced as the iPod classic 4th Gen premium edition. The device featured a 220×176 pixel LCD capable of displaying up to 65,536 colors. It supported JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, and PNG graphic file formats, and the users could attach their iPods to TV or other external display for slideshows via a bundled TV cable. (more…)