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

iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
iMac 17 (Mid 2006) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
Core Duo T2500
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
80GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core Duo T2500
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Core Duo T2500 vs Core Duo T2400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs GMA 950 Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
512MB
DDR2-667
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
430 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
20"
LCD TN
17"
LCD TN
20"
17"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
250 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1680×1050
1440×900
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
1680×1050
1440×900
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
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
Infrared
Infrared
945PM
ICH7M
945GMS
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 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
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
A1174
EMC 2105
iMac4,1
A1195
EMC 2110
iMac4,2
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