MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) vs MacBook 13 (Late 2009)

MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) $1,299
MacBook 13 (Late 2009) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-2557M
CPU
Core 2 Duo P7550
GPU
HD 3000 1200MHz
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
4GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
250GB
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800

GB6 Single-Core

  • 50% faster vs MacBook 13 (Late 2009)
  • 33% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011)
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) - GB6S 405
x1.5
MacBook 13 (Late 2009) - GB6S 270
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 84% faster vs MacBook 13 (Late 2009)
  • 46% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011)
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) - GB6M 800
x1.84
MacBook 13 (Late 2009) - GB6M 435
x1

FP32

  • 6.57x faster vs MacBook 13 (Late 2009)
  • 85% slower vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011)
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) - 230 GFLOPS FP32
x6.57
MacBook 13 (Late 2009) - 35 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-2557M
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo P7550
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
Core i5-2557M vs Core 2 Duo P7550 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 3000 1200MHz
96 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
230 GFLOPS FP32
0%
35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
HD 3000 1200MHz vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
4GB
DDR3-1333
2GB
DDR3-1066
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 6+12 Pin
SATA 2
Up to 220MB/s Read
250GB
2.5"
SATA 2
5400RPM
186 min 4K Video
5%
430 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
13.3"
LCD TN
13.3"
LCD TN
13.3"
13.3"
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
Resolution
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
1440×900
1280×800
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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
Coverage
100% sRGB
1440×900
1280×800
480p
480p
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
1
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
QS67
GeForce 9400M
Data
2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Data
2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card
-
-
Power
MagSafe
Power
MagSafe
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
External
External
45W
14.85V
3.05A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
MagSafe L
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe L
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
50Wh
6849mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
60Wh
5479mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
Cooler
1x Fans
Cooler
1x Fans
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Width
330.3 mm (13 in)
Depth
231.7 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
2.10 L
Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
Weight
2.13 kg (4.7 lb)
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
-
-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1369
EMC 2469
MacBookAir4,2
A1342
EMC 2350
MacBook6,1
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