MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Late 2003)
MacBook Air 11
(Early 2015)
$999
PowerBook G4 17
(Late 2003)
$2,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
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CPU
Core i5-5250U
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CPU
PowerPC 7447 1333MHz
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GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
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GPU
Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
512MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
80GB
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Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366×768
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Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
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4GB
LPDDR3-1600
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512MB
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8 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
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80GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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2x SuperDrive
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11.6"
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17"
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
200 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
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 1.1
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56K Modem
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No Sensors
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9 Series U+
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x FireWire 400
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Power
MagSafe 2
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Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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45W
14.85V
3.05A
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65W
24.50V
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DC 7.7x2.5mm
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58Wh
5370mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 9 Hours
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Up to 4.5 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
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Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
391.2 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.57 L
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Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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Weight
3.084 kg (6.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not 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
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
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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A1465
EMC 2924
MacBookAir7,1
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A1052
PowerBook5,3
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