MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008) vs PowerBook G4 Ti (Late 2001)

MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008) $1,999
PowerBook G4 Ti (Late 2001) $2,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
CPU
Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU
PowerPC 7440 550MHz
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
GPU
Mobility Radeon
Memory
2GB
Memory
128MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
20GB
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
15.2" LCD TN 1152×768
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo P8600
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7440 550MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
550MHz Clock
Core 2 Duo P8600 vs PowerPC 7440 550MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon
1 Shader
167MHz
16MB DDR
1.5GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
80 GFLOPS FP32
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GeForce 9600M GT Mac vs Mobility Radeon Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR3-1066
128MB
SDR-133
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Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
20GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
6x DVD-ROM
Slot Loading
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15.4"
LCD TN
HDR
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15.2"
LCD TN
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (688 cm²)
3:2 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
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
Resolution
1152×768
0.9 Million Pixels
91 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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400:1 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
77 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic 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)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
No Bluetooth
Infrared
Infrared
56K Modem
No Sensors
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GeForce 9400M
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x FireWire 800
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Data
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1x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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Video
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1x S-Video
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
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Kensington Lock
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External
External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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
50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
55.3Wh
3840mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 3.5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS 9.2 Limelight
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Titanium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
2.09 L
Weight
2.49 kg (5.5 lb)
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Weight
2.404 kg (5.3 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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1x 2.5" Bay
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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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A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
M8407
EMC 1895
PowerBook3,3
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