Laptops

MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2008) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) Full Specs

CPU
CPU
GPU
GPU
Memory
Memory
Storage
Storage
Display
Display
Price
$2,799
Price
$2,499

CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
IO Controller
GPU
DVI-I-D
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Ethernet
Audio
Audio
Storage
ExprCard
FireWire
FireWire
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
GPU
mDP 1.1
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Ethernet
Audio
Audio
Storage
ExprCard
FireWire

2 Cores
2 Threads
2.5GHz
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.66GHz

32 Shaders
470MHz
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
256MB GDDR3

190MB/s Read
180MB/s Write
190MB/s Read
180MB/s Write
1x 2.5"
1x 2.5"

Panel & HDR
LCD TN HDR
Panel & HDR
LCD TN HDR
Area & Aspect Ratio
129.9 in² 16:10
Area & Aspect Ratio
129.9 in² 16:10
Brightness
300 nits 300 nits Peak
Brightness
300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Resolution
1680x1050 1.8M Pixels 117 ppi
Resolution
1920x1200 2.3M Pixels 133 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
CCFL 1K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
160° H 160° V
Viewing Angles
170° H 170° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Coating & Lamination
Matte AR
Coating & Lamination
-
Touchscreen
No
Touchscreen
No

Up to 4.5 hours
Up to 8 hours
68Wh
6296mAh
10.8V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
95Wh
13014mAh
7.3V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Yes
User Replaceable
No

Data
1x ExpressCard/34
1x FireWire 800
3x USB 2.0
1x FireWire 400
Data
1x ExpressCard/34
1x FireWire 800
3x USB 2.0
-
Network
1x Ethernet
Network
1x Ethernet
Video
1x DVI-I DL
Video
1x Mini DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack

Wi-Fi 4E
Bluetooth 2.1
Wi-Fi 4E
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
Yes
Infrared
Yes

Charger
85W MagSafe T
Charger
85W MagSafe T
Output
85W 20.00V 4.25A
Output
85W 20.00V 4.25A
Input
1.50A
Input
1.50A
Protocol & Port
MagSafe T MagSafe
Protocol & Port
MagSafe T MagSafe
USB-PD
-
USB-PD
-

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
1
Microphones
1

Keyboard
78%
Scissor
Backlit
Keyboard
78%
Scissor
Backlit
Trackpad
2-Finger Scroll
Plastic
Trackpad
2-Finger Scroll
Plastic

Launch OS
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Launch OS
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Latest OS
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Latest OS
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Secondary OS
Windows 7
Secondary OS
Windows 7

Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
25.9 mm (1.02")
Width
392 mm (15.43")
Depth
265 mm (10.43")
Height
25 mm (0.98")
Width
393 mm (15.47")
Depth
267 mm (10.51")
Weight
3.10 kg
Weight
2.99 kg
Volume
2.6905 L
Volume
2.6233 L
Decor Lights
No
Decor Lights
No
Fans
2
Fans
2

Release Date
2008-02-26
Release Date
2009-01-06
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Early 2008
Description
Early 2009
Model ID
MacBookPro4,2
Model ID
MacBookPro5,2
Model Number 1
A1261
Model Number 1
A1297
Model Number 2
EMC 2199
Model Number 2
EMC 2329