iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) vs iMac 17 (Mid 2006)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) $1,099
iMac 17 (Mid 2006) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
Core i5-4260U
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
80GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
GB6S 750
18%
GB6M 1,440
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N/A
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HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
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FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR3-1600
512MB
DDR2-667
24 Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
186 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
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Infrared
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8 Series LP+
945GMS
ICH7M
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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
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185W
180W
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No Battery
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2805
iMac14,4
A1195
EMC 2110
iMac4,2
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