MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2012) vs PowerBook G4 12 (Early 2004)

MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2012) $1,699
PowerBook G4 12 (Early 2004) $1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
CPU
Core i5-3210M
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1333MHz
GPU
HD 4000 1100MHz
GPU
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac 64MB
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
60GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024×768
CPU Image
Core i5-3210M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7447 1333MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.33GHz Clock
Core i5-3210M vs PowerPC 7447 1333MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 4000 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac 64MB
4 Shaders
200MHz
64MB DDR
3.2GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
282 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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HD 4000 1100MHz vs GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac 64MB Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3L-1600
256MB
DDR-333
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s
60GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
70.3 in² (453.4 cm²)
4:3 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
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
106 PPI
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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720p
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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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3
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Data
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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60W
16.50V
3.65A
45W
24.00V
1.88A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
74Wh
6601mAh
11.21V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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Cooler
1x Fans
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Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.31 L
Height
30 mm (1.2 in)
Width
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
Depth
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.81 L
Weight
1.62 kg (3.6 lb)
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2.087 kg (4.6 lb)
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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
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Memory Slots
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A1425
EMC 2557
MacBookPro10,2
A1010
EMC 1986
PowerBook6,4
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