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iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) Full Specs

CPU
Core i3-21002 Cores
CPU
GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM480 Shaders, 256MB
GPU
Memory
Memory
Storage
3.5" 7K S3
Storage
Display
21.5" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 60Hz Glossy
Display
21.5" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Price
$999
Price
$1,299

CPU
iGPU
GPU
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
Chipset
mDP 1.1
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Ethernet
Audio
Audio
Storage
SD Card
CPU
iGPU
GPU
Memory
Memory
Chipset
TB
TB
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Ethernet
Audio
Storage
SD Card

Core i3-2100
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz

Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
480 Shaders
598MHz
384 Shaders
625MHz
256MB GDDR5
512MB GDDR5

4x SO-DIMM
2x SO-DIMM

3.5" 7K S3
520MB/s Read
320MB/s Write
1x 3.5"
1x 2.5"

21.5" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 60Hz Glossy
21.5" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 60Hz Glossy AR
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio
197.5 in² 16:9
Area & Aspect Ratio
197.5 in² 16:9
Brightness
300 nits 300 nits Peak
Brightness
350 nits 350 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 103 ppi
Resolution
1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 103 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Coating & Lamination
-
Coating & Lamination
Glossy AR Fully Laminated
Touchscreen
No
Touchscreen
No
External Display Mode
No
External Display Mode
No
Border Size
23 mm (0.91")
Border Size
23 mm (0.91")

Data
4x USB 2.0
-
Data
2x Thunderbolt 1
4x USB 3.0
Network
1x Ethernet
Network
1x Ethernet
Video
1x Mini DisplayPort 1.1
Video
-
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
1x SDXC Card
Card Slots
1x SDXC Card

Wi-Fi 4E
-
Wi-Fi 4E
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
No
Infrared
No

Power Supply
205W
Power Supply
185W

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
1
Microphones
2

Launch OS
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Launch OS
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Latest OS
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Latest OS
macOS 10.15 Catalina
Secondary OS
Windows 7
Secondary OS
Windows 10

Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
451 mm (17.76")
Width
528 mm (20.79")
Depth
188 mm (7.4")
Height
450 mm (17.72")
Width
528 mm (20.79")
Depth
175 mm (6.89")
Weight
9.30 kg
Weight
5.67 kg
Volume
44.7681 L
Volume
41.58 L
Fans
3
Fans
1

Release Date
2011-08-08
Release Date
2012-10-23
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Late 2011
Description
Late 2012
Model ID
iMac12,1
Model ID
iMac13,1
Model Number 1
A1311
Model Number 1
A1418
Model Number 2
EMC 2496
Model Number 2
EMC 2544