MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008) vs iBook 12 (Mid 2002)

MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008) $2,799
iBook 12 (Mid 2002) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9300
CPU
PowerPC 750FX 600MHz
GPU
GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB
GPU
Mobility Radeon
Memory
2GB
Memory
128MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
20GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1680×1050
Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024×768
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T9300
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750FX 600MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
600MHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T9300 vs PowerPC 750FX 600MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB
32 Shaders
470MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.3GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Mobility Radeon
1 Shader
167MHz
16MB DDR
1.5GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
60 GFLOPS FP32
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GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB vs Mobility Radeon Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR2-667
128MB
SDR-100
Unknown # Tabs
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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
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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17"
LCD TN
HDR
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12.1"
LCD TN
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
70.3 in² (453.4 cm²)
4:3 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
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
117 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
106 PPI
CCFL Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 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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Coating
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
77 Keys
Scissor Switch
2-Finger Scroll 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
56K Modem
No Sensors
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PM965
ICH8M
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x FireWire 400
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
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
68Wh
6296mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
47Wh
4352mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 4.5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS 9.2 LU1
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
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Height
25.9 mm (1 in)
Width
392 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
265 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
2.69 L
Height
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Width
284.5 mm (11.2 in)
Depth
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
2.25 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
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Weight
2.223 kg (4.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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A1261
EMC 2199
MacBookPro4,2
A1005
EMC 1916
PowerBook4,3
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