iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
iMac 24
(M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)
$1,499
iMac 21.5
(Mid 2014)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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CPU
M4 (10C10G)
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CPU
Core i5-4260U
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GPU
10-Core M4
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GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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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 3,765
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GB6M 14,675
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GB6S 750
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GB6M 1,440
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FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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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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1,400:1 Contrast
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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Fingerprint
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
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Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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8 Series LP+
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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External
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185W
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143W
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MagSafe iMac
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Ethernet 1G
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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Weight
4.44 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
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
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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Memory Slots
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A1418
EMC 2805
iMac14,4
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