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- June 4, 2002 — The eMac is made available to consumers.
- August 13, 2002 — The eMac line is expanded to two models, with the choice between a Combo drive or a SuperDrive. Meanwhile, the 15-inch CD-RW and Combo drive iMacs get their prices lowered by $100.
- May 6, 2003 — The Combo and SuperDrive eMacs are bumped to 1GHz and a new 800MHZ CD-ROM model is introduced for $799.
- October 22, 2003 — eMac prices are lowered. The CD-ROM model is dropped as the Combo Drive model now costs $799.
- April 13, 2004 — Both eMac models get 1.25GHz processors and USB 2.0.
- May 3, 2005 — Faster eMacs and iMacs are introduced. The iMac G5 now goes up to 2GHz and features AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet as standard, plus an Ambient Light Sensor added to control sleep light brightness. The eMac is bumped to 1.42GHz and gets a Radeon 9600 graphics chip.
- October 12, 2005 — The iMac G5 gets a new slimmer enclosure with a built-in iSight and support for Front Row.
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