MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) vs iBook (Late 2000)

MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) $2,499
iBook (Late 2000) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core 2 Duo T9550
CPU
PowerPC 750CXe 366MHz
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
GPU
Rage Mobility 128
Memory
4GB
Memory
64MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
10GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1920×1200
Display
12.1" LCD TN 800×600
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T9550
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.66GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750CXe 366MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
366MHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T9550 vs PowerPC 750CXe 366MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Rage Mobility 128
2 Shaders
105MHz
8MB SDR
1.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
80 GFLOPS FP32
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GeForce 9600M GT Mac vs Rage Mobility 128 Full Specs Comparison
4GB
DDR3-1066
64MB
SDR-66
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
10GB
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
150 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
Resolution
800×600
0.5 Million Pixels
83 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
76 Keys
Scissor Switch
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Microphones
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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GeForce 9400M
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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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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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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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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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
95Wh
13014mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
3472mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 8 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS 9 Minuet
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 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 L
Height
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Width
342.9 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
294.6 mm (11.6 in)
Volume
4.62 L
Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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3.039 kg (6.7 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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A1297
EMC 2329
MacBookPro5,2
M6411
PowerBook2,2
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