MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008) vs iBook 14 (Early 2003)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008) $1,799
iBook 14 (Early 2003) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core 2 Duo SL9300
CPU
PowerPC 750FX 900MHz
GPU
GeForce 9400M
GPU
Mobility Radeon 7500 32MB
Memory
2GB
Memory
128MB
Storage
128GB (+$500)
Storage
40GB
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
Display
14.1" LCD TN 1024×768
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo SL9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750FX 900MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
900MHz Clock
Core 2 Duo SL9300 vs PowerPC 750FX 900MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon 7500 32MB
2 Shaders
280MHz
32MB DDR
3.2GB/s Bandwidth
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35 GFLOPS FP32
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GeForce 9400M vs Mobility Radeon 7500 32MB Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR3-1066
128MB
SDR-100
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
1.8" LIF
SATA
Up to 120MB/s
40GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
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13.3"
LCD TN
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14.1"
LCD TN
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
95.4 in² (615.7 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
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
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
91 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
77 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
No Bluetooth
Infrared
56K Modem
No Sensors
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GeForce 9400M
Integrated Chipset
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1x FireWire 400
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Network
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe
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
45W
24.00V
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
37Wh
5139mAh
7.20V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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55Wh
3819mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 4 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (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
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Width
322.6 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.87 L
Weight
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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2.717 kg (6 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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A1304
EMC 2253
MacBookAir2,1
A1007
EMC 1924
PowerBook4,3
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