MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2013) vs iBook (Mid 1999)

MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2013) $999
iBook (Mid 1999) $1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
CPU
Core i5-4250U
CPU
PowerPC 750 300MHz
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
GPU
Rage Mobility M1
Memory
4GB
Memory
32MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
3GB
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366×768
Display
12.1" LCD TN 800×600
CPU Image
Core i5-4250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750 300MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
300MHz Clock
Core i5-4250U vs PowerPC 750 300MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Rage Mobility M1
1 Shader
90MHz
4MB SDR
0.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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HD 5000 1000MHz vs Rage Mobility M1 Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
32MB
SDR-66
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
3GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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11.6"
LCD TN
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12.1"
LCD TN
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
70.3 in² (453.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
150 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
800×600
0.5 Million Pixels
83 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
76 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
No Sensors
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8 Series LP+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 2
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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External
External
45W
14.85V
3.05A
45W
24.00V
1.88A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45Wh
3125mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 8 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
Mac OS 8.6 Veronica
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Width
342.9 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
294.6 mm (11.6 in)
Volume
4.62 L
Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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3.039 kg (6.7 lb)
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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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Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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A1465
EMC 2631
MacBookAir6,1
M2453
EMC 1847
PowerBook2,1
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