MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015) vs MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008)

MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015) $999
MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i5-5250U
CPU
Core 2 Duo SL9300
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
4GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB (+$500)
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366×768
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
CPU Image
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo SL9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-5250U vs Core 2 Duo SL9300 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
730 GFLOPS FP32
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N/A
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35 GFLOPS FP32
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HD 6000 950MHz vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
2GB
DDR3-1066
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
128GB
1.8" LIF
SATA
Up to 120MB/s
186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD TN
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13.3"
LCD TN
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
Resolution
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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GeForce 9400M
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 2
Power
MagSafe
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External
External
45W
14.85V
3.05A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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37Wh
5139mAh
7.20V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 9 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1465
EMC 2924
MacBookAir7,1
A1304
EMC 2253
MacBookAir2,1
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