iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) vs iMac G3 (Late 1999)
iMac 21.5
(Mid 2014)
$1,099
iMac G3
(Late 1999)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core i5-4260U
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CPU
PowerPC 750L 350MHz
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GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
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GPU
Rage 128 VR
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
64MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
6GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Display
13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
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GB6S 750
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GB6M 1,440
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FP32 0.64 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 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
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6GB
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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350 Nits
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60Hz
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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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LED Backlight
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
Up to 11Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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56K Modem
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8 Series LP+
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
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Card
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
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Mac OS 8.6 Veronica
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (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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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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A1418
EMC 2805
iMac14,4
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M5521
EMC 1821
PowerMac2,1
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