MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2006)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2008) $1,799
MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2006) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
Core 2 Duo SL9300
CPU
Core Duo T2600
GPU
GeForce 9400M
GPU
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac 256MB
Memory
2GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
128GB (+$500)
Storage
120GB
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
Display
17" LCD TN 1680×1050
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo SL9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core Duo T2600
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.16GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo SL9300 vs Core Duo T2600 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac 256MB
12 Shaders
398MHz
256MB GDDR3
12.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
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35 GFLOPS FP32
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GeForce 9400M vs Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac 256MB Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR3-1066
1GB
DDR2-667
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
1.8" LIF
SATA
Up to 120MB/s
120GB
2.5"
SATA 1
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186 min 4K Video
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170 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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13.3"
LCD TN
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17"
LCD TN
HDR
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 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
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
117 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL 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 Trackpad
Glass Surface
2-Finger Scroll 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
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
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GeForce 9400M
945PM
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Data
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1x FireWire 400
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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14.85V
3.05A
85W
20.00V
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
37Wh
5139mAh
7.20V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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68Wh
6296mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 4 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (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
2x 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
25.9 mm (1 in)
Width
392 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
265 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
2.69 L
Weight
1.36 kg (3 lb)
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3.1 kg (6.8 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1304
EMC 2253
MacBookAir2,1
A1151
EMC 2102
MacBookPro1,2
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