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

iMac 20 (Late 2006) $1,499
iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core 2 Duo T7400
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
160GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T7400
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.16GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T7400 vs Core Duo T2400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
1GB
DDR2-667
512MB
DDR2-667
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
430 min 4K Video
11%
250 min 4K Video
6%
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 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
Infrared
945PM
ICH7M
945PM
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 10.7 Lion (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
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
A1207
EMC 2118
iMac5,1
A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
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