MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Late 2005)
MacBook Air 15
(M4, Early 2025)
$1,199
PowerBook G4 17
(Late 2005)
$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
PowerPC 7447 1666MHz
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GPU
10-Core M4-FL
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GPU
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac 128MB
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
512MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
120GB
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Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
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Display
17" LCD TN 1680×1050
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3.76 TFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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512MB
DDR2-667
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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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120GB
2.5"
PATA
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442 min 4K Video
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170 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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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
250 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
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
117 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° 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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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Coating
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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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 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 2.0
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56K Modem
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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1x FireWire 400
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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
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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35W
20.00V
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65W
24.50V
2.65A
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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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DC 7.7x2.5mm
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58Wh
5370mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 5.5 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
391.2 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.57 L
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg
(3.6 lb)
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Weight
3.084 kg (6.8 lb)
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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
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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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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A1139
PowerBook5,9
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