iMac 17 (Late 2006) vs iMac 20 (Early 2006)

iMac 17 (Late 2006) $999
iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
Core 2 Duo T5600
CPU
Core Duo T2500
GPU
GMA 950
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
160GB
Storage
250GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GMA 950 vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
512MB
DDR2-667
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
250 min 4K Video
6%
430 min 4K Video
11%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
17"
LCD TN
20"
LCD TN
17"
20"
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
Brightness
280 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1440×900
1680×1050
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1440×900
1680×1050
480p
480p
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
Infrared
945GMS
ICH7M
945PM
ICH7M
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x mini-DVI
Video
1x mini-DVI
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
180W
180W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1195
EMC 2124
iMac5,2
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
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