MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2011) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2004)

MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2011) $1,199
PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2004) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
Core i5-2435M
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
GPU
HD 3000 1300MHz
GPU
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
80GB
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core i5-2435M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.5GHz Clock
Core i5-2435M vs PowerPC 7447 1500MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 3000 1300MHz
96 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac
4 Shaders
450MHz
64MB DDR
8.8GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
250 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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HD 3000 1300MHz vs Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac Full Specs Comparison
4GB
DDR3-1333
512MB
DDR-333
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
80GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
2%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
4x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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13.3"
LCD TN
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17"
LCD TN
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
200 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 1.1
Infrared
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus)
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Network
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Network
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Video
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
60W
16.50V
3.65A
65W
24.50V
2.65A
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MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
63.5Wh
5799mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58Wh
5370mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
1.78 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
2.04 kg (4.5 lb)
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Weight
3.13 kg (6.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
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
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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1278
EMC 2555
MacBookPro8,1
A1085
EMC 1983
PowerBook5,5
Change Comparison