iMac 21.5 (Mid 2011) vs iMac G4 20 (Late 2003)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2011) $1,199
iMac G4 20 (Late 2003) $2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
CPU
Core i5-2400S
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac 512MB MXM
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
4GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
CPU Image
Core i5-2400S
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.25GHz Clock
Core i5-2400S vs PowerPC 7455 1250MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon HD 6750M Mac 512MB MXM
480 Shaders
598MHz
512MB GDDR5
50.8GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
574.08 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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0%
N/A
0%
Radeon HD 6750M Mac 512MB MXM vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Full Specs Comparison
4GB
DDR3-1333
256MB
DDR-333
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
80GB
3.5"
PATA
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442 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
4x SuperDrive
Tray 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
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
230 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
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 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
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Apple Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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205W
190W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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
Height
531 mm (20.9 in)
Width
513 mm (20.2 in)
Depth
270 mm (10.6 in)
Volume
73.54 L
Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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18.189 kg (40.1 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not 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
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4x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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1x SO-DIMM
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A1311
EMC 2428
iMac12,1
A1065
EMC 1992
PowerMac6,3
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