iMac 20 (Early 2006) vs iMac 24 (Late 2006)

iMac 20 (Early 2006) $1,699
iMac 24 (Late 2006) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core Duo T2500
CPU
Core 2 Duo T7400
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
Memory
512MB
Memory
1GB
Storage
250GB
Storage
250GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
24" LCD TN 1920×1200
CPU Image
Core Duo T2500
2 Cores
2 Threads
2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T7400
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.16GHz Clock
Core Duo T2500 vs Core 2 Duo T7400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
8 Shaders
350MHz
128MB GDDR3
16GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR2-667
1GB
DDR2-667
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
430 min 4K Video
11%
430 min 4K Video
11%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
20"
LCD TN
24"
LCD TN
20"
24"
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
258.9 in² (1670.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
280 Nits
Brightness
400 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
1680×1050
1920×1200
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
1680×1050
1920×1200
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 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
945PM
ICH7M
945PM
ICH7M
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
-
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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
220W
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 10.7 Lion (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
523 mm (20.6 in)
Width
574 mm (22.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
61.80 L
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
Weight
11.204 kg (24.7 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not 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
A1200
EMC 2111
iMac6,1
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