MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) vs PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2003)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999

PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2003) $1,999

Base Price (MSRP) $999	Base Price (MSRP) $1,999
CPU Core i5-8210Y	CPU PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
GPU UHD 617 1050MHz	GPU Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory 8GB	Memory 256MB
Storage 128GB	Storage 60GB
Display 13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600	Display 15.2" LCD TN 1280×854

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i5-8210Y 2 Cores 4 Threads 1.6GHz Clock	PowerPC 7447 1000MHz 1 Core 1 Thread 1GHz Clock
GB6S 970 24% GB6M 1,665 6%	GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%

Core i5-8210Y vs PowerPC 7447 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison

GPU


UHD 617 1050MHz 192 Shaders 1050MHz Shared Memory	Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac 4 Shaders 300MHz 64MB DDR 9.6GB/s Bandwidth
5 FPS 1080p 4% 403 GFLOPS FP32 1%	N/A 0% N/A 0%

UHD 617 1050MHz vs Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac Full Specs Comparison

Memory


8GB LPDDR3-2133	256MB DDR-333
24 Tabs 5%	Unknown # Tabs 0%

Storage


128GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.9GB/s	60GB 2.5" PATA -
186 min 4K Video 5%	50 min 4K Video 1%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	8x Combo Drive Slot Loading
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Display


13.3" LCD IPS - -	15.2" LCD TN - -

Area 79.5 in² (512.9 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 106.7 in² (688.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 400 Nits -	Brightness 200 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
Response Time 31ms GtG	- -
Flicker 120000Hz	- -
Resolution 2560×1600 4.1 Million Pixels 227 PPI	Resolution 1280×854 1.1 Million Pixels 101 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	CCFL Backlight - 400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical	- - -
Colour Depth 8-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 86% Adobe RGB	- - - -
Accuracy dE 1.1 Avg dE 2.7 Max dE 1.70 Greyscale 2.20 Gamma 6870K	- - - - - -
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Matte -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Butterfly 3 Switch

White Backlight

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Solid-state Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

No Biometrics

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps	No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g) 1 Stream Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 1.1
	56K Modem

Sensors

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Chipset

300 Series Y+

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 1x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - 1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus) - - - - - -
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- -	Power DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


30W 20.00V 1.50A	65W 24.50V 2.65A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.00A 15V (30W) 1.50A 20V (30W) - - -	- - - - - - - - -
- USB-C - Removable Cable -	DC 7.7x2.5mm - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable

Battery

49.9Wh 4377mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	46Wh 4259mAh 10.80V Lithium-Ion User Replaceable
Up to 12 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
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Operating System

macOS 10.14 Mojave Windows	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Windows 10 (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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- - Display Side Boarder Size 9.0mm	- - - -
Height 16.1 mm (0.6 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 212.4 mm (8.4 in) Volume 0.87 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 1.29 kg (2.8 lb) Weight + Charger 1.39 kg (3.1 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 Not 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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