iMac G4
17" 1.0 GHz
All-in-Ones2003Uncommon
Jony Ive's most audacious design: a flat LCD screen on a jointed arm above a hemisphere containing everything else. The arm could be positioned at any angle with one finger and would hold its position — the engineering required to counterbalance a display precisely was genuinely difficult. Steve Jobs called it 'the coolest computer I've ever seen.' No Mac before or since has attracted as much attention from people who weren't looking for a computer.
EveryMac →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M6498 (EMC 1956)
- Codename
- Lamp
- Gestalt ID
- PowerMac6,1
- Order Numbers
- M8935LL/A
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 2003-02-04
- Discontinued
- 2003-09-08
- Release Year
- 2003
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,799
- Original Price (High)
- $1,799
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC G4 (7445)
- CPU Speed
- 1.0 GHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 100 MHz (8:1)
- L2 Cache
- 256 KB on-chip
Memory
- RAM
- 256 MB
- RAM Min
- 256 MB
- RAM Max
- 2 GB
- RAM Slots
- 2
- RAM Type
- PC133 SDRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce4 MX
- Screen Size
- 17"
- Display Type
- TFT LCD
- Native Resolution
- 1440×900
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- AirPort
- Drive Bays
- 2X SuperDrive
- Ports
- 3× USB 1.1, 2× FireWire 400, 1× Mini-VGA, 1× Ethernet (RJ-45), 1× Modem (RJ-11), audio in/out
- Ethernet
- 10/100Base-T
- WiFi
- No
Software
- Operating System
- MacOS 9.2.2 / Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Min OS
- 10.2.3
- Max OS
- 10.5.8
Physical
- Weight
- 22.8 lbs
- Dimensions
- 13.03" H × 16.7" W × 10.6" D
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
3
Typical Low
$218
25th %ile
Typical High
$350
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$278
$300 med
Full range: $135–$400 across 3 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 3 sales
Apple PowerBook G4 17-Inch 2gb 80gb NO OS, Turns On, Bad DVD Drive ?, (Read)
2026-05-16$135
Apple iMac G4 17” 1GHz PowerPC 768MB 80GB Keyboard Mouse Tested NVIDIA GeForce4
2026-05-06$300
Apple iMac G4 M6498 17” 1GHZ 1GB RAM 80GB HDD With Keyboard, Mouse, & Cord
2026-05-02$400
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