iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) vs iMac G4 17 (Early 2003)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2011)
$999
iMac G4 17
(Early 2003)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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CPU
Core i3-2100
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CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
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GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
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GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
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Memory
2GB
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Memory
256MB
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Storage
250GB
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Storage
80GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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GB6S 465
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GB6M 940
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FP32 0.57 TFLOPS
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2GB
DDR3-1333
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256MB
DDR-266
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Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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250GB
3.5"
SATA 3
7200RPM
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
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430 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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4x SuperDrive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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17"
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Apple Pro Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
Up to 11Mbps
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No Bluetooth
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No Bluetooth
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56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
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Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not 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
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
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Memory Slots
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4x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
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A1311
EMC 2496
iMac12,1
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M6498
EMC 1956
PowerMac6,1
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