iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac G4 17 (Late 2003)
iMac 24
(M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
$1,299
iMac G4 17
(Late 2003)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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CPU
M4 (8C8G)
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CPU
PowerPC 7455 1250MHz
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GPU
8-Core M4
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GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
256MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
80GB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
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Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
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3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
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N/A
0%
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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256MB
DDR-333
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56 Tabs
11%
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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90 min 4K Video
2%
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No Optical Drive
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4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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17"
LCD TN
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23.5"
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17"
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Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
200 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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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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4480×2520
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1440×900
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LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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-
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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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-
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
-
-
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4480×2520
1440×900
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1080p
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No Cameras
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Magic Keyboard
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Apple Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Apple Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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6
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2
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3
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1
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 1.1
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56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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2x FireWire 400
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-
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Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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-
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Video
1x mini-VGA
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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External
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160W
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143W
15.90V
9.00A
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Not Included
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-
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MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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-
-
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
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Weight
4.42 kg (9.7 lb)
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Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not 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
Not Upgradable
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-
-
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Memory Slots
1x SO-DIMM
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M6498
EMC 1991
PowerMac6,3
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