iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) vs iMac G4 20 (Late 2003)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2015)
$1,099
iMac G4 20
(Late 2003)
$2,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
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CPU
Core i5-5250U
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CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
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GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
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GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
256MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
80GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
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GB6S 815
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GB6M 1,565
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FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR3-1866
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256MB
DDR-333
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
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186 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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4x SuperDrive
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21.5"
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350 Nits
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230 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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1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 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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Magic Mouse 2
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
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Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
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Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 1.1
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56K Modem
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Z87
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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
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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190W
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (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
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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
531 mm (20.9 in)
Width
513 mm (20.2 in)
Depth
270 mm (10.6 in)
Volume
73.54 L
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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Weight
18.189 kg (40.1 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
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
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A1418
EMC 2889
iMac16,1
iMac16,2
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A1065
EMC 1992
PowerMac6,3
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