iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) vs iMac 24 (Late 2006)

iMac G4 17 (Early 2003) $1,799
iMac 24 (Late 2006) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
CPU
Core 2 Duo T7400
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
GPU
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
Memory
256MB
Memory
1GB
Storage
80GB
Storage
250GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Display
24" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T7400
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.16GHz Clock
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GB6S 235
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GB6M 370
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GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
8 Shaders
350MHz
128MB GDDR3
16GB/s Bandwidth
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256MB
DDR-266
1GB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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80GB
3.5"
PATA
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
90 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
4x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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17"
LCD TN
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24"
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200 Nits
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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CCFL Backlight
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Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
945PM
ICH7M
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1x FireWire 800
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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2x Audio Jack
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Height
523 mm (20.6 in)
Width
574 mm (22.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
61.80 L
Weight
10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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1x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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M6498
EMC 1956
PowerMac6,1
A1200
EMC 2111
iMac6,1
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