MacBook Pro 14 (M4, Late 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009)

MacBook Pro 14 (M4, Late 2024) $1,599
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2009) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9550
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T9550
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765
93%
GB6M 14,675
55%
GB6S 345
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GB6M 565
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10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
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FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
8%
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FP32 0.08 TFLOPS
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
4GB
DDR3-1066
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD TN
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
GeForce 9400M
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
70W
20.00V
3.50A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.50A 20V (70W)
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Removable Cable
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
72.4Wh
6319mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 13.5 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
1.55 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.76 kg (3.9 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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A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
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