Help Me Find My Mac

Enter the serial number for your Mac below and press submit. You can find your serial number on a sticker on your Mac, or by going Apple Menu > About This Mac, then clicking the More Info button. This brings up System Profiler, and on the Hardware Overview that is displayed by default you should see your serial number, and be able to copy/paste it.

Alternatively, you can select your Mac from the choices below.

Intel iMac

This Intel based iMac uses an Intel type processor. All the parts of the computer are built into the flat-screen, making this machine easilly distinguishable from G4 and earlier iMacs.

The earlier white versions of this Mac do look very similar to the iMac G5, and you should check the CPU type. Later this iMac came in the unique Aluminium and Glass case.

iMac G5

This, the last in the PowerPC based iMacs, uses the G5 processor. All the parts of the computer are built into the flat-screen, making this machine easilly distinguishable from earlier iMacs.

The machine does look very similar to the early Intel iMacs, and you should check the CPU type. This machine uses a PowerPC G5 processor.

iMac G4

The G4 based Apple iMac is completely unique. It has a flat-panel monitor mounted on a domed base.

eMac G4
 

The Apple eMac is somewhat similar to the G3 iMacs in that both are computers built into CRT monitors.

The eMacs are all white, and they have a 17" screen, rather than the 15" screen on the G3 iMacs.

iMac G3
Slot Loader

This second major revision of the G3 iMac was a very long-running machine, and came in a wide variety of colours.

Like the previous G3 iMacs these are an all-in-one design based on a 15" CRT - there is also a 17" CRT based machine called the eMac.

The distinguishing feature of these machines compared to the older G3 iMacs, is that these machines have a slot-loading CD drive - the CD is inserted into a slot on the front of a the machine, with no ejectable CD tray.

iMac G3
Tray Loader

The original G3 iMacs were a revolution in computer design, a colourful all-in-one unit based around a 15" CRT monitor.

These machines can be distinguished from the eMac by the 15" CRT on the iMac compared to the 17" on the eMac.

To tell the difference between these and the later iMacs is the CD unit. These earlier machines have a standard tray-loading CD drive, with the later iMacs CDs are inserted into a slot.

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