iMac 17 (Late 2006) vs iMac 27 (Late 2009)
iMac 17
(Late 2006)
$999
iMac 27
(Late 2009)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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CPU
Core 2 Duo T5600
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
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GPU
GMA 950
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GPU
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
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Memory
512MB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
160GB
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Storage
1TB
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Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 17 (Late 2006) - GB6S 200
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2009) - GB6S 370
x1.85
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 17 (Late 2006) - GB6M 400
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2009) - GB6M 620
x1.55
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N/A
0%
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435.2 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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512MB
DDR2-667
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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8 Tabs
2%
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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1TB
3.5"
SATA 2
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250 min 4K Video
6%
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1,930 min 4K Video
48%
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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17"
LCD TN
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27"
LCD IPS
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17"
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27"
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Brightness
375 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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1440×900
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2560×1440
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CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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-
-
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1440×900
2560×1440
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480p
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480p
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Apple Keyboard
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Mighty Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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2
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2
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1
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1
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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No Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Infrared
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945GMS
ICH7M
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X48
ICH9
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Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
1x mini-DVI
-
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Video
-
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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-
-
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Card
1x SDHC Card
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180W
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365W
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
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Height
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
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Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A1195
EMC 2124
iMac5,2
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A1312
EMC 2309
iMac11,1
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