iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2012)
$1,299
iMac 21.5
(Mid 2010)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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CPU
Core i5-3330S
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CPU
Core i3-540
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GPU
GeForce GT 640M Mac
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GPU
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
500GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) - GB6S 540
x1.32
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010) - GB6S 410
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) - GB6M 1,600
x1.93
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010) - GB6M 830
x1
FP32
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) - 480 GFLOPS FP32
x1.1
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010) - 435.2 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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480 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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435.2 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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24 Tabs
5%
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8 Tabs
2%
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s
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500GB
3.5"
SATA 2
-
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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930 min 4K Video
23%
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
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21.5"
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
350 Nits
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Brightness
300 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
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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1920×1080
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1920×1080
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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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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
-
-
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1920×1080
1920×1080
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720p
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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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2
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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)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Z77
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X48
ICH9
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Data
-
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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-
-
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Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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185W
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205W
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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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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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not 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
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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Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
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-
-
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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2544
iMac13,1
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A1311
EMC 2389
iMac11,2
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