iMac 20 (Early 2006) vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)

iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
iMac 20 (Early 2009) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core Duo T2500
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
512MB
Memory
2GB
Storage
250GB
Storage
320GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
2GB
DDR3-1066
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
430 min 4K Video
11%
570 min 4K Video
14%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
20"
LCD TN
20"
LCD TN
20"
20"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
290 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1680×1050
1680×1050
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
1680×1050
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
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
945PM
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
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Height
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
Weight
9.072 kg (20 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
A1224
EMC 2266
iMac9,1
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