iMac 24 (Early 2008) vs iMac 17 (Early 2006)

iMac 24 (Early 2008) $1,799
iMac 17 (Early 2006) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8235
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
Memory
2GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
320GB
Storage
160GB
Display
24" LCD TN 1920×1200
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo E8235
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo E8235 vs Core Duo T2400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM
120 Shaders
600MHz
256MB GDDR3
21.9GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
398MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
144 GFLOPS FP32
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0%
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0%
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR2-800
512MB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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570 min 4K Video
14%
250 min 4K Video
6%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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24"
LCD TN
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LCD TN
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Area
258.9 in² (1670.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 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
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Apple Remote
Apple Remote
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
No Sensors
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PM965
ICH8M
945PM
ICH7M
Data
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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180W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (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
521 mm (20.5 in)
Width
569 mm (22.4 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
60.95 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
11.521 kg (25.4 lb)
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Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not 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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A1225
EMC 2211
iMac8,1
A1173
EMC 2104
iMac4,1
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