MacBook Air 11 (Late 2010) vs PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2003)

MacBook Air 11 (Late 2010) $999

PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2003) $1,999

Base Price (MSRP) $999	Base Price (MSRP) $1,999
CPU Core 2 Duo SU9400	CPU PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
GPU GeForce 320M	GPU Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory 2GB	Memory 256MB
Storage 64GB	Storage 60GB
Display 11.6" LCD TN 1366×768	Display 15.2" LCD TN 1280×854

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


Core 2 Duo SU9400 2 Cores 2 Threads 1.4GHz Clock	PowerPC 7447 1000MHz 1 Core 1 Thread 1GHz Clock
GB6S 150 4% GB6M 245 1%	GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%

Core 2 Duo SU9400 vs PowerPC 7447 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison

GPU


GeForce 320M 48 Shaders 450MHz Shared Memory	Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac 4 Shaders 300MHz 64MB DDR 9.6GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 91 GFLOPS FP32 0%	N/A 0% N/A 0%

GeForce 320M vs Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac Full Specs Comparison

Memory


2GB DDR3-1066	256MB DDR-333
Unknown # Tabs 0%	Unknown # Tabs 0%

Storage


64GB Proprietary Apple 6+12 Pin SATA 2 Up to 200MB/s	60GB 2.5" PATA -
58 min 4K Video 1%	50 min 4K Video 1%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	8x Combo Drive Slot Loading
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Display


11.6" LCD TN - -	15.2" LCD TN - -

Area 57.5 in² (370.9 cm²) 16:9 Aspect Ratio	Area 106.7 in² (688.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 300 Nits -	Brightness 200 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
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Resolution 1366×768 1 Million Pixels 135 PPI	Resolution 1280×854 1.1 Million Pixels 101 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	CCFL Backlight - 400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 160° Horizontal 160° Vertical	- - -
Colour Depth 8-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB - -	- - - -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Solid-state Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps	No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g) 1 Stream Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1	Bluetooth 1.1
	56K Modem

Sensors

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Chipset

GeForce 320M

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 1x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - 1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus) - - - - - -
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Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Video - - 1x S-Video - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 2x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe	Power DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


45W 14.85V 3.05A	65W 24.50V 2.65A
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MagSafe L - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable	DC 7.7x2.5mm - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable

Battery

35Wh 4795mAh 7.30V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	46Wh 4259mAh 10.80V Lithium-Ion User Replaceable
Up to 5 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
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Operating System

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Windows	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest) Windows 7 (Latest)	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 1x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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Height 17 mm (0.7 in) Width 299.5 mm (11.8 in) Depth 192 mm (7.6 in) Volume 0.83 L	Height 27.9 mm (1.1 in) Width 348 mm (13.7 in) Depth 241.3 mm (9.5 in) Volume 2.35 L
Weight 1.06 kg (2.3 lb) - - - -	Weight 2.54 kg (5.6 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not 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
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