iMac 24 (Early 2008) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2011)
iMac 24
(Early 2008)
$1,799
iMac 21.5
(Late 2011)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E8235
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CPU
Core i3-2100
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GPU
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM
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GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
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Memory
2GB
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Memory
2GB
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Storage
320GB
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Storage
250GB
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Display
24" LCD TN 1920×1200
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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144 GFLOPS FP32
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574.08 GFLOPS FP32
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2GB
DDR2-800
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2GB
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320GB
3.5"
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250GB
3.5"
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570 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
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8x SuperDrive DL
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24"
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21.5"
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Area
258.9 in² (1670.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
300 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
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
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Mighty Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 300Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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No Bluetooth
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No Sensors
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PM965
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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280W
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
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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
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Weight
11.521 kg (25.4 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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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
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
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Memory Slots
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A1225
EMC 2211
iMac8,1
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A1311
EMC 2496
iMac12,1
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