iMac 24" (Early 2009) vs iMac 21.5" (Late 2012)
iMac 24"
(Early 2009)
iMac 21.5"
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E8335
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CPU
Core i5-3330S
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GPU
GeForce 9400M
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GPU
GeForce GT 640M Mac
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
640GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
24" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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GB6S 370
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GB6M 605
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GB6S 540
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GB6M 1,600
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N/A
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FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.48 TFLOPS
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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640GB
3.5"
SATA 2
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
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1,210 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
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No Optical Drive
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400 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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1920x1200
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94 PPI
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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CCFL Backlight
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LED Backlight
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Mighty Mouse
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Magic 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)
2 Stream
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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GeForce 9400M
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Z77
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Data
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4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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280W
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185W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
521 mm (20.5 in)
Width
569 mm (22.4 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
60.95 L
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Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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Weight
11.521 kg (25.4 lb)
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Weight
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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GPU
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
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
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