iMac 20 (Early 2008) vs iMac 17 (Early 2006)

iMac 20 (Early 2008) $1,199
iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
160GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
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17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core 2 Duo E8135
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
GB6S 335
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GB6M 575
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N/A
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N/A
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Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
40 Shaders
650MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.8GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 0.05 TFLOPS
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1GB
DDR2-800
512MB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
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250GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
430 min 4K Video
11%
250 min 4K Video
6%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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20"
LCD TN
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LCD TN
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290 Nits
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60Hz
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1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Apple Remote
Apple Remote
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
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PM965
ICH8M
945PM
ICH7M
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1x FireWire 800
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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180W
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
9.072 kg (20 lb)
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7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
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
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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A1224
EMC 2210
iMac8,1
A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
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