iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) vs iMac G3 (Mid 2001)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2012)
$1,299
iMac G3
(Mid 2001)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core i5-3330S
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CPU
PowerPC 750CXe 500MHz
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GPU
GeForce GT 640M Mac
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GPU
Rage 128 Ultra
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
64MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
20GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Display
13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
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GB6S 540
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GB6M 1,600
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FP32 0.48 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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64MB
SDR-100
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
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20GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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24x CD-ROM
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21.5"
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
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Bluetooth 4.0
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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
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
4x Audio Jack
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Card
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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Mac OS 9.1 Fortissimo
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
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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
381 mm (15 in)
Width
381 mm (15 in)
Depth
434 mm (17.1 in)
Volume
63.05 L
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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Weight
15.74 kg (34.7 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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A1418
EMC 2544
iMac13,1
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M5521
EMC 1857
PowerMac4,1
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