iMac 27 (Late 2012) vs iMac G4 15 (Early 2003)
iMac 27
(Late 2012)
$1,799
iMac G4 15
(Early 2003)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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CPU
Core i5-3470S
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CPU
PowerPC 7450 800MHz
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GPU
GeForce GTX 660M Mac
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GPU
GeForce2 MX
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
256MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
60GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Display
15" LCD TN 1024x768 -
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GB6S 600
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GB6M 1,725
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FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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256MB
SDR-133
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
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60GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
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186 min 4K Video
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50 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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32x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
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27"
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
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LED Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
Up to 11Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Bluetooth
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56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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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
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
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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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Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
414 mm (16.3 in)
Depth
414 mm (16.3 in)
Volume
87.08 L
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Weight
9.525 kg (21 lb)
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Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 lb)
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CPU
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
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
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Memory Slots
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4x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
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A1419
EMC 2546
iMac13,2
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M6498
PowerMac4,2
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