iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16GHz 17-Inch
Here you can find the exact specifications of this Mac, along with guaranteed compatible upgrades for it
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- Model: iMac Late 2006
- EMC Number : 2114
EMC numbers cover a narrow group of Macs, or sometimes an individual machine. There are exceptions, but usually models that share an EMC number were released at the same time, and share all attributes apart from minor differences in CPU and other internal components. In a very few cases, Macs of the same model were sold with multiple different EMC numbers.
The EMC number is usually a 4 digit numerical code, though in a few cases there are additional characters.
- Model Identifier : iMac5,1
Model Identifiers often cover a narrow range of Macs. Usually one particular type of Mac, with a specific screen size, released at a particular time. Though in some cases a later revision that is substantially similar, will carry the same Model ID.
Staring with the Intel Macs released in 2006, Model IDs were in the format MacNameX,Y where MacName is a recognisable Mac model (iMac, MacBookPro etc.), and the X and Y are numbers.
However in 2022, a couple of years after the ARM switchover, Apple started using the format MacX,Y - the X and Y are numbers, but the "Mac" is the same across different models.
Old pre-Intel (PowerPC) Macs were almost all PowerMacX,Y or PowerBookX,Y (the exception being the very first iMac, which is: "iMac,1").
- Model Number : A1208
Model numbers, also sometimes called family numbers, are an identifier that often cover a fairly wide range of Macs. In cases where the fundamental design of a Mac has remained mostly unchanged, but incremental upgrades have been made to internal components, a single Model Number can cover more than 20 individual Macs, released over several years. Other Model Numbers are unique to a single machine.
It is usually a 5 character code in the format AXXXX, where the Xs are numerals. Some very old Macs have a Model Number that starts with an "M" rather than "A".
- Introduced: 2006
- Discontinued: 2007
- Max Operating System Version: OS X 10.7.5 Lion (download)
- Earliest Supported OSX Version: OS X 10.4.7 Tiger
- CPU Speed: 2.16GHz
- RAM Type: DDR2 PC5300 SODIMM 667MHz
- RAM Slots: 2
- Max RAM by Slot: 1 x 1GB + 1 x 2GB
- Maximum RAM: 3GB
- RAM Pairing: Modules may be installed individually
- Drive Connection: SATA 150
- Drive Platter Size: 3.5"
- Device Connectivity: USB 2.0, FireWire 400
- Bluetooth: 2.0+EDR
- Video Output: Mini-DVI
- Revision Produced From (Year): 2006
- Repair and Upgrade guides: From ifixit.com
Thinking of upgrading this Mac?
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Upgraded by us with a Solid State Drive and 8GB of RAM, these iMacs are super smooth for standard home or office type tasks. For more details, click here!
- RAM Upgrades
- Internal Drives
- External Drives
- CD/DVD/Blu-ray Drives
- Expansion Cards
- Batteries & Power Supplies
- Graphics & Displays
- Keyboards, Mice & Trackpads
- Cables, Hubs & Tools
- Repairs
- Configure RAM & Drive Upgrades
| Compatible RAM for this MacWhat is RAM and how does it help? - Click here for more infoRAM stands for Random Access Memory, it is a short term store for data which is only used while the machine is in operation. This is not where your data and applications are stored (that's the Hard Drive or Solid State Drive) so RAM can be replaced without worrying about any data transfer issues. How much RAM you need depends very much on what you are doing with your Mac. Adding more and more RAM does not necessarily speed your machine up - rather the better way to think about it is that not having enough RAM will slow you down. When your system runs out of physical memory it will use virtual memory on your hard drive instead, this is orders of magnitude slower than RAM, and will result in more instances of the spinning wheel or stuttering. The more RAM you have, the more things you can do at once and you are able to switch between them better. Also as later operating systems come along they have greater requirements, so a machine feeling fast running OSX 10.7 with 4GB of RAM may well feel sluggish in OSX 10.10 with the same. Here are the amounts of RAM we have found to be the real minimum for comfortable use in different operating systems. The minimum levels here are not absolute, but even lighter users will be well advised to take steps to minimise RAM use (principly restricting the number of applications they use simultaneously) if they are below them. Of course for some more specialist users of RAM intensive applications, even the ideal amounts listed will be grossly inadequate.
Some systems may not be able to use these amounts but will still run the newer OSs, in these cases maximising your RAM will be the best you can do. To get a better idea of your own specific RAM requirements, you can use the Activity Monitor utility built into macOS. This will let you see how much RAM you really need while using your Mac in the way you use it. Activity Monitor is inside your Utilities folder, which is inside your Applications folder. Apple have an in-depth explanation of how to use Activity Monitor here. There are lots of different types of RAM. The RAM modules and compatability information below was generated from the Serial Number or Model ID you selected, and is guaranteed to work 100% or your money back. Even if your manual says otherwise! Original manuals, and even online documentation, are not updated after a machine is released and therefore not up to date with the actual maximum RAM that can be used. Many machines can make full use of more RAM than the offical spec, and we guarantee that the maximum amounts we list will work flawlessly, and be fully utilised by your Mac. |
- OWC DDR2 PC5300 SODIMM - 2GB *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £12.20 + vat (£14.64)
Installation Services
Don't want to fit the RAM yourself? Have us install it for you - full details here.
- INSTALL SERVICE - RAM in an iMac (excludes 21.5in Late 2012 and later) - In Stock
- £10.00 + vat (£12.00)
Compatible External Optical Drives for this Mac |
- External USB 2.0 CD/DVD-RW Drive - Bus Powered - In Stock
- £26.00 + vat (£31.20)
- Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Compatible Internal Hard Drives & SSDs for this MacInternal Drives: click for more detailsThe hard drive or solid state drive is where all your documents, data and applications are stored permanently. Below this box are all the drives we do that are guaranteed 100% compatible with this Mac, based off the Serial Number or Model ID that you have selected. The list below is divided into sections for the main types of drives, which can include:
For more details on the differences between these drives, please see this post on our blog. With most Macs there are lots of options for having more or faster storage, and many can take multiple drives so you can mix and match SSDs and rotational hard drives to find your ideal combination of size, speed and budget. Some Macs have more than one main drive bay, and many Macs can use our range of caddies to replace their DVD drives with additional hard drives or SSDs. Some Macs also have additional drive bays that can be used with a mounting kit. If you have multiple types of bay in this Mac, you can select them with the grey tabs below this box. It is very important with all system drives (that is, a drive that you boot from) to leave a good amount of free space to allow the system to work well. We recommend leaving around 20-30GB of free space on the system drive, The closer you get to full on your system drive, the slower the Mac will perform. A 1TB drive can hold:
All drives come blank and will need to be formatted (erased), and if they are to be a boot drive, have an operating system installed. There are a variety of ways of restoring your data, either through time machine or by cloning. We sell drives, tools, enclosures and cables for you to do the work at home (see the "Cables, Adaptors & Tools" tab above), or you can send/bring your machine to us for us to do the work - prices all below. However you do it, you can be sure you are getting the correct part with our 100% compatibility guarantee. |
- Main Drive Bay
- Optical Drive Bay
This Mac has 1 main drive bay which can take any of the drives below
3.5" Solid State Drives
- OWC Mercury 120GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £49.95 + vat (£59.94)
- OWC Mercury 250GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £59.07 + vat (£70.88)
- OWC Mercury 500GB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £82.32 + vat (£98.78)
- OWC Mercury 1TB Electra 3G with 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £124.95 + vat (£149.94)
7200RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda SATA 600 1TB 7200RPM 32MB - In Stock
- £45.95 + vat (£55.14)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM SATA 600 2TB 7200RPM 64MB - In Stock
- £53.92 + vat (£64.70)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB 7200RPM SATA 600 256MB - In Stock
- £190.00 + vat (£228.00)
5900RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda 5900RPM SATA 600 8TB 256MB - In Stock
- £149.52 + vat (£179.42)
Installation Services
Don't want to fit the hard drive yourself? Have us install it for you - full details here.
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
Hard Drives & SSDs for the optical drive bay - this replaces the DVD drive (mounting caddy required)
Mounting caddy for this bay
- Optical Drive Bay 2.5in Hard Drive Caddy IDE - SATA for 12.5mm Drives *** Special Order Item, dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £8.00 + vat (£9.60)
Solid State Drives
- OWC Mercury 120GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £26.60 + vat (£31.92)
- OWC Mercury 250GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £35.88 + vat (£43.06)
- OWC Mercury 500GB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £60.05 + vat (£72.06)
- OWC Mercury 1TB Electra 3G 2.5in SATA 300 SSD - In Stock
- £104.00 + vat (£124.80)
7200RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda Pro 1TB 2.5in SATA 600 7200RPM - In Stock
- £47.84 + vat (£57.41)
5400RPM Hard Drives
- Seagate Laptop Hard Drive 2TB 2.5in SATA 600 5400RPM - In Stock
- £74.52 + vat (£89.42)
Installation Services
Don't want to fit the hard drive yourself? Have us install it for you - full details here.
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
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Compatible Power Supply and Battery Products for this Mac |
PRAM/Clock Battery
- 3V Coin Cell Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery - In Stock
- £2.00 + vat (£2.40)
Power Supplies
- PARTS & LABOUR - Replace Power Supply in iMac Intel 2006-2011 - In Stock
- £115.00 + vat (£138.00)
Compatible Cables, Adaptors, Hubs, and Tools for this Mac |
FireWire 400 (6 pin)
- FireWire 400 - 800 Adaptor Cable M/M (6pin - 9pin) 6 ft - In Stock
- £8.95 + vat (£10.74)
USB 2.0
- USB 3 to 2.5in SATA Drive Cable (for accessing a 2.5in SATA drive via USB) - In Stock
- £6.49 + vat (£7.79)
- USB 3 (Type A) to USB-C M/F Adaptor - In Stock
- £5.47 + vat (£6.56)
Mini-DVI
- Mini-DVI - VGA M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £11.45 + vat (£13.74)
- Mini-DVI - DVI M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £11.23 + vat (£13.48)
- Mini-DVI - HDMI M/F Video Adaptor - In Stock
- £13.58 + vat (£16.30)
Tools for this Mac
- Anti Static Wrist Strap - In Stock
- £8.01 + vat (£9.61)
- Precision Screwdriver Set, 31 Piece - Phillips/Torx/TR6 - In Stock
- £12.50 + vat (£15.00)
- Spudger (Black Stick / Nylon Pry Tool) - In Stock
- £2.00 + vat (£2.40)
Compatible External Drives and Enclosures |
External SSDs
- SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB USB-C & USB 3 External SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £137.24 + vat (£164.69)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
- SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB USB-C & USB 3 External SSD *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £257.41 + vat (£308.89)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
External Hard Drives
- Seagate 1TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £40.74 + vat (£48.89)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Seagate 2TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £53.59 + vat (£64.31)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Seagate 4TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive - In Stock
- £75.36 + vat (£90.43)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 4TB - In Stock
- £127.89 + vat (£153.47)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- Seagate 5TB Portable 2.5in USB 3 External Hard Drive *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £83.27 + vat (£99.92)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 6TB - In Stock
- £176.16 + vat (£211.39)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 8TB *** Dispatch estimate: 5 working days
- £208.19 + vat (£249.83)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 14TB - In Stock
- £293.57 + vat (£352.28)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
- WD Elements USB 3 (USB 2 compatible) 3.5in External HDD - 16TB - In Stock
- £334.51 + vat (£401.41)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed. Requires at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Flash Drives
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 32GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £3.59 + vat (£4.31)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 64GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £4.64 + vat (£5.57)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 128GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £9.86 + vat (£11.83)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
- Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 256GB USB 3 Flash Drive - In Stock
- £24.35 + vat (£29.22)
- This Mac can connect to USB 3, but not at full speed.
External Drive Enclosures
- Startech USB 3.0 Enclosure for 3.5in SATA Drives - In Stock
- £36.15 + vat (£43.38)
Network Attached Storage
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (no drives) *** Dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £201.13 + vat (£241.36)
- Synology DiskStation DS920+ Scalable NAS with SSD cache acceleration capability (no drives) *** Dispatch estimate: 10 working days
- £470.49 + vat (£564.59)
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (4TB) *** Dispatch estimate: 15 working days
- £319.78 + vat (£383.74)
- Synology DiskStation DS218play Gigabit NAS, 2 x 3.5in Drive Bays (8TB) *** Dispatch estimate: 15 working days
- £371.68 + vat (£446.02)
Repair and Installation Services
Here are our list of fixed cost repair and installation services for this Mac. All machines for repair or upgrade can either be shipped to us (we can arrange collection if desired), or you are welcome to drop the machine into our offices in Sawston, Cambridge. We have been doing Apple Mac repairs since 2001, you can be assured of a complete, speedy, good value and professional service.
Repairs
- Mac Repair - Evaluation Service - In Stock
- £39.00 + vat (£46.80)
- PARTS & LABOUR - Replace Power Supply in iMac Intel 2006-2011 - In Stock
- £115.00 + vat (£138.00)
Installation Services (parts not included)
- INSTALL SERVICE - RAM in an iMac (excludes 21.5in Late 2012 and later) - In Stock
- £10.00 + vat (£12.00)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in Intel iMacs up to Early 2009 - In Stock
- £49.00 + vat (£58.80)
- INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive - In Stock
- £25.00 + vat (£30.00)
Configure RAM & Drive UpgradesYou can use this tool to build an upgrade order and have us. Using this tool will also generate a link you can use to create this order again yourself, or share with someone else. Note: This tool only selects from in stock products. Items that are out of stock, or special order items with extended lead times, can be added to your order from the other tabs. |