Japan Watch: iMac G5 # 1 Best-Seller


The 1.8GHz iMac G5 recently hit # 1 on the Japanese PC sales charts, although it has just recently slipped to # 3, in the most recent survey, in line with the rapid fluctuations in the Japanese sales market.

The two 1.8GHz iMac G5 models currently rank in the top 20, but the 17" 1.8GHz iMac is most popular model. Coming in equal 13th is the 20" version. In the previous survey, the base 1.6GHz 17" iMac G5 was placed at # 18.

Over on the notebook sales charts, the iBook continues to perform very strongly, with the 12.1" 1GHz model placing equal 6th currently, while the 14.1" iBook ranks equal 19th.

Analysis: In a market where compact design is widely admired, the iMac G5 hits the spot, making every other box look not only ugly, but wildly out of date. If Japan is any guide, the latest iMacs should outsell the previous model by a considerable margin.