iMac 27 (Mid 2011) vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)
iMac 27
(Mid 2011)
$1,699
iMac 20
(Early 2009)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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CPU
Core i5-2500S
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac MXM
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GPU
GeForce 9400M
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
2GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
320GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440
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Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
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648 GFLOPS FP32
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35 GFLOPS FP32
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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2GB
DDR3-1066
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8 Tabs
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256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
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320GB
3.5"
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442 min 4K Video
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570 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
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27"
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
375 Nits
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Brightness
290 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Magic Mouse
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Mighty Mouse
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No Biometrics
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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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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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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
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
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Memory Slots
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A1312
EMC 2429
iMac12,2
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EMC 2266
iMac9,1
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