iMac 17 (Mid 2006) vs iMac 20 (Early 2010)

iMac 17 (Mid 2006) $899
iMac 20 (Early 2010) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
Core Duo T2400
CPU
Core 2 Duo P7350
GPU
GMA 950
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
512MB
Memory
1GB
Storage
80GB
Storage
160GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo P7350
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400 vs Core 2 Duo P7350 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
GMA 950 vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
1GB
DDR3-1066
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
160GB
3.5"
SATA 2
90 min 4K Video
2%
250 min 4K Video
6%
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
290 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
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
1440×900
1680×1050
480p
480p
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard Al
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 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth
Infrared
945GMS
ICH7M
GeForce 9400M
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
-
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
1x FireWire 800
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x mini-DVI
-
Video
-
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
180W
200W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Height
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
Weight
9.072 kg (20 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not 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 2110
iMac4,2
A1224
EMC 2316
iMac9,1
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