iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2011)
iMac 24
(M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
$1,299
iMac 21.5
(Mid 2011)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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CPU
M1 (8C7G)
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CPU
Core i5-2400S
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GPU
7-Core M1
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GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac+ MXM
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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GB6S 2,380
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GB6M 8,615
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GB6S 530
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GB6M 1,550
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1080p 19 FPS
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FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
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N/A
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FP32 0.57 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
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256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/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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8x SuperDrive DL
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23.5"
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
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No Biometrics
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 450Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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External
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143W
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MagSafe iMac
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macOS 11 Big Sur
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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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
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
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
4.459 kg (9.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
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
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
Not Upgradable
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A2439
EMC 3664
iMac21,2
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A1311
EMC 2428
iMac12,1
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