iMac 27 (Mid 2010) vs iMac G3 (Mid 1998)
iMac 27
(Mid 2010)
$1,699
iMac G3
(Mid 1998)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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CPU
Core i3-550
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CPU
PowerPC 750 233MHz
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GPU
Radeon HD 5670 Mac
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GPU
Rage IIc
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
32MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
4GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Display
13.8" CRT 1024x768 -
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FP32 0.52 TFLOPS
1%
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N/A
0%
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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32MB
SDR-66
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8 Tabs
2%
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
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4GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
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442 min 4K Video
11%
|
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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27"
LCD IPS
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13.8"
CRT
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375 Nits
|
150 Nits
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60Hz
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75Hz
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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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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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-
-
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480p
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No Cameras
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Apple USB Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Apple USB Mouse
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Not Included
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Not Included
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Not Included
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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2
|
2
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1
|
1
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
|
|
|
|
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
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Bluetooth 2.1
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No Bluetooth
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Infrared
34K Modem
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No Sensors
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No Sensors
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P55
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
-
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Data
2x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
-
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Network
-
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
-
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Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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-
-
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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-
-
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365W
|
80W
|
Not Included
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Not Included
|
No Battery
|
No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
|
Mac OS 8.1 Bride of Buster
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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
401 mm (15.8 in)
Width
386 mm (15.2 in)
Depth
447 mm (17.6 in)
Volume
69.27 L
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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Weight
18.144 kg (40 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
|
Memory
Upgradable
|
Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
|
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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A1312
EMC 2390
iMac11,3
|
M4984
iMac,1
|
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