iMac 27 (Late 2009) vs iMac G3 (Late 1999)
iMac 27
(Late 2009)
$1,699
iMac G3
(Late 1999)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
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CPU
PowerPC 750L 350MHz
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GPU
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
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GPU
Rage 128 VR
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
64MB
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Storage
1TB
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Storage
6GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Display
13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
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FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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64MB
SDR-100
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8 Tabs
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1TB
3.5"
SATA 2
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6GB
3.5"
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5400RPM
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1,930 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
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24x CD-ROM
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27"
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375 Nits
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
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Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 300Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
Up to 11Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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56K Modem
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Network
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Network
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Audio
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Card
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS 8.6 Veronica
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
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Height
381 mm (15 in)
Width
381 mm (15 in)
Depth
434 mm (17.1 in)
Volume
63.05 L
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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15.74 kg (34.7 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
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
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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A1312
EMC 2309
iMac11,1
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M5521
EMC 1821
PowerMac2,1
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