MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2004)

MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) $1,299
PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2004) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
GPU
10-Core M3-FL
GPU
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880x1864 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
M3 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
N/A
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0%
10-Core M3-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac
4 Shaders
450MHz
64MB DDR
8.8GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
512MB
DDR-333
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
80GB
2.5"
PATA
4200RPM
442 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
4x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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17"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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200 Nits
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60Hz
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2880x1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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1x FireWire 800
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1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
65W
24.50V
2.65A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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Removable Cable
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58Wh
5370mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 16 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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 13 Ventura
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
391.2 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.57 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2941
A1085
EMC 1983
PowerBook5,5
Change Comparison