iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) vs iMac 17 (Early 2006)

iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) $1,299
iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-4570R
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
160GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core i5-4570R
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Core i5-4570R vs Core Duo T2400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
320 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
736 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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0%
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
512MB
DDR2-667
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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186 min 4K Video
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250 min 4K Video
6%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Not Included
Apple Remote
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
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Infrared
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Data
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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185W
180W
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No Battery
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not 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
Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2638
EMC 2742
iMac14,1
iMac14,3
A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
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