iMac 27 (Mid 2011) vs iMac 24 (Late 2006)
iMac 27
(Mid 2011)
$1,699
iMac 24
(Late 2006)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
Core i5-2500S
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CPU
Core 2 Duo T7400
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac MXM
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GPU
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
1GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
250GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Display
24" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
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GB6S 575
14%
GB6M 1,650
6%
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FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
1%
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N/A
0%
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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1GB
DDR2-667
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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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250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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430 min 4K Video
11%
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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27"
LCD IPS
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24"
LCD TN
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375 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
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480p
|
480p
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Apple Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Mighty Mouse
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Not Included
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Apple Remote
|
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
|
1
|
1
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No Cellular
|
No Cellular
|
|
|
|
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
|
Bluetooth 2.1
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Bluetooth 2.0
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No Sensors
|
No Sensors
|
Z68
|
945PM
ICH7M
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
-
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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-
-
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Video
1x mini-DVI
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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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310W
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220W
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Not Included
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Not Included
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No Battery
|
No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (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
|
Height
523 mm (20.6 in)
Width
574 mm (22.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
61.80 L
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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Weight
11.204 kg (24.7 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
|
GPU
Upgradable
|
GPU
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
|
Memory
Upgradable
|
Storage
Upgradable
|
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
|
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 2429
iMac12,2
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A1200
EMC 2111
iMac6,1
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