iMac 24 (Early 2009) vs iMac G3 (Early 1999)

iMac 24 (Early 2009) $1,499
iMac G3 (Early 1999) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8335
CPU
PowerPC 750 266MHz
GPU
GeForce 9400M
GPU
Rage Pro
Memory
4GB
Memory
32MB
Storage
640GB
Storage
4GB
Display
24" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
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13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
Core 2 Duo E8335
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
PowerPC 750 266MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.266GHz Clock
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GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
Rage Pro
1 Shader
75MHz
6MB SGRAM
0.6GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
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4GB
DDR3-1066
32MB
SDR-66
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
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640GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
4GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
1,210 min 4K Video
30%
Unknown # min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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LCD TN
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CRT
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60Hz
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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Apple Keyboard Al
Apple USB Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Apple USB Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
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GeForce 9400M
Integrated Chipset
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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280W
80W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS 8.5 Allegro
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (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
401 mm (15.8 in)
Width
386 mm (15.2 in)
Depth
447 mm (17.6 in)
Volume
69.27 L
Weight
11.521 kg (25.4 lb)
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18.144 kg (40 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1225
EMC 2267
iMac9,1
M4984
iMac,1
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