MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2017) vs PowerBook G4 12 (Early 2005)
MacBook Pro 15
(Mid 2017)
$2,399
PowerBook G4 12
(Early 2005)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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CPU
Core i7-7700HQ
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CPU
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
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GPU
Radeon Pro 555
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GPU
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac 64MB
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
512MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
60GB
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Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
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Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024×768
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1.31 TFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR3-2133
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512MB
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56 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
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60GB
2.5"
PATA
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442 min 4K Video
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50 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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12.1"
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
70.3 in² (453.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 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
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
106 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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300:1 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
99% DCI-P3
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
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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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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.2
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Bluetooth 2.0
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56K Modem
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QMS180
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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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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87W
20.20V
4.30A
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45W
24.00V
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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DC 7.7x2.5mm
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76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 10 Hours
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Up to 5 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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macOS 13 Ventura (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
1x Fans
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Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
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Height
30 mm (1.2 in)
Width
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
Depth
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.81 L
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Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg
(4.7 lb)
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Weight
2.087 kg (4.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not 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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A1707
EMC 3162
MacBookPro14,3
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A1104
EMC 2030
PowerBook6,8
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