iMac 17" (Early 2006) vs iMac 24" (Early 2008)

iMac 17" (Early 2006)
iMac 24" (Early 2008)
Base Price
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CPU
Core Duo T2400
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8235
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
GPU
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM
Memory
512MB
Memory
2GB
Storage
160GB
Storage
320GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo E8235
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
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GB6S 355
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GB6M 585
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Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac
12 Shaders
128MB GDDR3
398MHz
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac MXM
120 Shaders
256MB GDDR3
600MHz
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FP32 0.14 TFLOPS
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512MB
DDR2-667
2GB
DDR2-800
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
250 min 4K Video
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570 min 4K Video
14%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD TN
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LCD TN
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250 Nits
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60Hz
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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 Keyboard
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Apple Remote
Apple Remote
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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945PM
ICH7M
PM965
ICH8M
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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180W
280W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Height
521 mm (20.5 in)
Width
569 mm (22.4 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
60.95 L
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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Weight
11.521 kg (25.4 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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