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• 17" 1.8 GHz iMac Core Duo (Education)
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G5 iMacs

• 17" and 20" 1.6-1.8 GHz iMac G5 (2004)
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• 17" and 20" 1.9-2.1 GHz iMac G5 iSight (Oct. 2005)

eMacs

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• 1.25 GHz eMac (2004)
• 1.42 GHz eMac (2005)

G4 iMacs

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• 17" 1 GHz iMac G4 (2/03)
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• 17" 1.25 GHz iMac G4 (9/03)
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G3 iMacs

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• Early 2001
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• Summer 2001
• • 500 MHz CD/CD-RW
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