MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008)

MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, Late 2024) $3,499
MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9300
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
GeForce 8600M GT Mac+
Memory
36GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 3,990
98%
GB6M 22,690
85%
GB6S 315
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GB6M 505
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32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 8600M GT Mac+
32 Shaders
470MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.3GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 13.74 TFLOPS
27%
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FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
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36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
2GB
DDR2-667
136 Tabs
27%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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17"
LCD TN
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
300 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
117 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
2-Finger Scroll 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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PM965
ICH8M
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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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
140W
28.00V
5.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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Removable Cable
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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68Wh
6296mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 15 Hours
Up to 4.5 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
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
Height
25.9 mm (1 in)
Width
392 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
265 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
2.69 L
Weight
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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A1261
EMC 2199
MacBookPro4,2
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