Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008)

Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023) $300
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Athlon Silver 3050U
CPU
Core 2 Duo P8600
GPU
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
Memory
4GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
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Athlon Silver 3050U
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo P8600
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 2 FPS
2%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.08 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
DDR4-2400
2GB
DDR3-1066
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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15.6"
LCD TN
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15.4"
LCD TN
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220 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
Realtek ALC3204
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
GeForce 9400M
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
65W
19.50V
3.33A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
MagSafe T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
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Up to 3.5 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 240 min
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg (4.2 lb)
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2.49 kg (5.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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3525
A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
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