iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) vs iMac 27 (Mid 2011)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2009)
$1,199
iMac 27
(Mid 2011)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
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CPU
Core i5-2500S
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GPU
GeForce 9400M
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac MXM
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
500GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) - GB6S 370
x1
iMac 27 (Mid 2011) - GB6S 575
x1.55
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) - GB6M 620
x1
iMac 27 (Mid 2011) - GB6M 1,650
x2.66
FP32
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) - 35 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Mid 2011) - 648 GFLOPS FP32
x18.51
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35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
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648 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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8 Tabs
2%
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8 Tabs
2%
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500GB
3.5"
SATA 2
-
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256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
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930 min 4K Video
23%
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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27"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
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27"
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
375 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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1920×1080
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2560×1440
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1920×1080
2560×1440
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480p
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480p
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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2
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2
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1
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1
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Bluetooth 2.1
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X48
ICH9
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Z68
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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-
-
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDHC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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205W
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310W
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
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Height
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
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Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A1311
EMC 2308
iMac10,1
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A1312
EMC 2429
iMac12,2
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