FastMac - Performance Upgrades

iMac Slot
Announced in October 1999, the iMac (Slot Loading) was the low end of a new "good, better, best" iMac product strategy from Apple.
The iMac SL built on the suceess of the rev. D iMacs, adding a faster processor, more RAM (64 MB base), a better graphics sub-system, an improved speaker system, and a slot-loading CD-ROM drive. With all these new features, the iMac SL was still $200 cheaper than its predecessor.
iMac Slot Loading Original
Original
  • CPU: PowerPC 750 - 350 or 400 MHz
  • RAM: 2 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 1 GB
  • Hard Drive: 6, 10, or 13 GB
  • Optical: 24x CD-ROM or 4x DVD-ROM
  • Colors: Blueberry, Grape, Stawberry, Tangerine, Lime, and Graphite
  • Optional AirPort card
  • Memory
iMac Slot Loading Summer 2000
Summer 2000
  • CPU: PowerPC 750 - 350, 400, 450, 500 MHz
  • RAM: 2 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 1 GB
  • Hard Drive: 7, 10, 20, or 30 GB
  • Optical: 24x CD-ROM or 4x DVD-ROM
  • Colors: Indigo, Rugy, Sage, Snow, and Graphite
  • Optional AirPort card on 400MHz+
  • Memory
iMac Slot Loading Early 2001
Early 2001
  • CPU: PowerPC 750 or 745 - 400, 500, 600 MHz
  • RAM: 2 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 1 GB
  • Hard Drive: 10, 20, 40 GB
  • Optical: 24x CD-ROM or 8x4x32 CD-RW
  • Colors: Indigo, Graphite, Blue Dalmatian, and Flower Power
  • Optional AirPort card
  • Memory
iMac Slot Loading Summer 2001
Summer 2001
  • CPU: PowerPC 750cxe or 745/755 - 500, 600, 700 MHz
  • RAM: 2 - PC100 for a maximum RAM of 1 GB
  • Hard Drive: 20, 40, or 60 GB
  • Optical: 24x CD-ROM or 8x4.32 CD-RW
  • Colors: Indigo, Graphite, and Snow
  • Optional AirPort card
  • Memory