MacBook Pro 15 (Retina, Mid 2012) vs PowerBook G3 (Early 2000)
MacBook Pro 15
(Retina, Mid 2012)
$2,199
PowerBook G3
(Early 2000)
$2,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
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CPU
Core i7-3615QM
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CPU
PowerPC 750L 400MHz
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GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac 1GB
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GPU
Rage Mobility 128
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
64MB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
6GB
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Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
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Display
14.1" LCD TN 1024×768
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691 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
DDR3L-1600
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64MB
SDR-100
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s
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6GB
2.5"
PATA
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442 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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6x DVD-ROM
Tray Loading
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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14.1"
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
95.4 in² (615.7 cm²)
4:3 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
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
91 PPI
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LED Backlight
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900:1 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
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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77 Keys
Scissor Switch
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Solid-state 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 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 1 (802.11b)
1 Stream
Up to 11Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Bluetooth
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Infrared
56K Modem
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No Sensors
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Data
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2x 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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45W
24.00V
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DC 7.7x2.5mm
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95Wh
8676mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 7 Hours
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Up to 5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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Mac OS 9 Sonata
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x 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
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Width
322.6 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
264.2 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
3.68 L
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Weight
2.02 kg (4.5 lb)
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Weight
2.767 kg (6.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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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
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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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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A1398
EMC 2512
MacBookPro10,1
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M7572
EMC 1840
PowerBook3,1
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