iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
iMac 24
(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)
$1,499
iMac 27
(Early 2019)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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CPU
M1 (8C8G)
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CPU
Core i5-8500
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GPU
8-Core M1
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GPU
Radeon Pro 570X
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
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Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
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21 FPS 1080p
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2.62 TFLOPS FP32
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3.96 TFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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8GB
DDR4-2666
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24 Tabs
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256GB
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PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
29ms GtG
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Response Time
27ms GtG
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Flicker
23000Hz
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Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
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Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
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Magic Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse 2
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 4.2
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Integrated Chipset
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Z270
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Data
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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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External
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310W
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143W
15.90V
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MagSafe iMac
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Ethernet 1G
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 11 Big Sur
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
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Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
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Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
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Height
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
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Weight
4.481 kg (9.9 lb)
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9.435 kg (20.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
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A2438
EMC 3663
iMac21,1
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A2115
EMC 3194
iMac19,1
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