MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2014) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2005)
MacBook Pro 15
(Mid 2014)
$1,999
PowerBook G4 17
(Early 2005)
$2,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,699
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CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
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CPU
PowerPC 7447 1666MHz
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GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
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GPU
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac 128MB
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
512MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
100GB
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Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
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Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
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768 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
DDR3L-1600
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512MB
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 730MB/s
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100GB
2.5"
PATA
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442 min 4K Video
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130 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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17"
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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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
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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LED Backlight
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900:1 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
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 2.0
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56K Modem
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No Sensors
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1x FireWire 400
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Network
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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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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85W
20.00V
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65W
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95Wh
8437mAh
11.26V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58Wh
5370mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 8 Hours
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Up to 4.5 Hours
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 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
2.02 kg (4.5 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
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
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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Memory Slots
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A1398
EMC 2876
EMC 2881
MacBookPro11,2
MacBookPro11,3
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A1107
PowerBook5,7
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