MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009)
MacBook Air 15
(M4, Early 2025)
$1,199
MacBook Pro 17
(Early 2009)
$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
M4 (10C10G-FL)
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CPU
Core 2 Duo T9550
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GPU
10-Core M4-FL
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GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
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Display
17" LCD TN 1920×1200
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3.76 TFLOPS FP32
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80 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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56 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
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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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15.3"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 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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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White 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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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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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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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GeForce 9400M
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Data
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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 3
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Power
MagSafe
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Security
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External
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35W
20.00V
1.75A
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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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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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MagSafe T
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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95Wh
13014mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (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
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 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
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg
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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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A1297
EMC 2329
MacBookPro5,2
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