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Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3GHz (Early 2005)

April 27, 2005 — October 19, 2005

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Specifications

General

Price$2,499 at introduction
Order No.M9748LL/A
IntroducedApril 27, 2005
RetiredOctober 19, 2005

Computer

ProcessorDual 2.3GHz PowerPC G5
Frontside Bus1150MHz Elastic
Cache512KB on-chip L2 cache per processor
Memory512MB DDR400 SDRAM
Memory SlotsEight DIMM slots (Pairing required)
Hard Drive250GB 3.5" 1.5Gbps Serial ATA hard drive
1 free bay
Optical Drive5.25" tray-loading SuperDrive

Graphics and Sound

GraphicsATI Radeon 9600 with 128MB DDR SDRAM on an 8x AGP card
Dedicated AGP Pro slot
Monitor PortsTwo DVI ports
Supports dual monitors
TV In/OutComposite and S-Video outputs (via DVI port and adapter)
Audio In/Out3.5mm analog and optical digital TOS-Link inputs
3.5mm analog and optical digital TOS-Link outputs
SpeakersBuilt-in speaker

Connectivity

USBThree USB 2.0 ports
FireWire 400Two
FireWire 800One
Ethernet10/100/1000BASE-T ethernet port (with Auto-MDIX)
ModemNo modem
AirPortAirPort Extreme ready
BluetoothBluetooth support unconfirmed
Expansion SlotsThree PCI-X slots (Two 100MHz and one 133MHz)

Physical

Size (w x d x h)8.1 x 18.7 x 20.1 inches
Weight44.4 lb

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« Power Mac G5 1.8GHz (Summer 2004)
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« Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz (Summer 2004)Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3GHz (Early 2005)Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3GHz (Late 2005) »
« Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5GHz (Summer 2004)Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7GHz (Early 2005) »
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz (Late 2005) »