MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Late 2011)
MacBook Air 13
(M3, Early 2024)
$1,199
MacBook Pro 17
(Late 2011)
$2,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
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CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
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CPU
Core i7-2760QM
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GPU
8-Core M3-FL
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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Display
17" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
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GB6S 3,130
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GB6M 9,510
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GB6S 535
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GB6M 1,625
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N/A
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FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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17"
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
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LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Infrared
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Audio
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2x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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30W
20.00V
1.50A
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85W
20.00V
4.25A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
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MagSafe T
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52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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95Wh
8796mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 7 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
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macOS 12 Monterey
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
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Height
25 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg
(3 lb)
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Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2681
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A1297
EMC 2564
MacBookPro8,3
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