MacBook Pro 17 (Late 2011) vs PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2003)
MacBook Pro 17
(Late 2011)
$2,499
PowerBook G4 15
(Late 2003)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
Core i7-2760QM
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CPU
PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
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GPU
Mobility Radeon 9600 Mac
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
256MB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
60GB
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Display
17" LCD TN 1920×1200
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Display
15.2" LCD TN 1280×854
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648 GFLOPS FP32
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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256MB
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8 Tabs
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
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60GB
2.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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50 min 4K Video
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8x SuperDrive DL
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8x Combo Drive
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17"
LCD TN
HDR
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15.2"
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
106.7 in² (688.2 cm²)
3:2 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
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
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Resolution
1280×854
1.1 Million Pixels
101 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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CCFL Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
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2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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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)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Bluetooth 1.1
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Infrared
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56K Modem
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No Sensors
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No Sensors
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HM65
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe
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Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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85W
20.00V
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65W
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MagSafe T
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DC 7.7x2.5mm
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95Wh
8796mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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46Wh
4259mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
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Up to 7 Hours
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Up to 4.5 Hours
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
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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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Height
25 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 L
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Height
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Width
348 mm (13.7 in)
Depth
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
2.35 L
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Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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Weight
2.54 kg (5.6 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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Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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A1297
EMC 2564
MacBookPro8,3
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A1046
EMC 1960
PowerBook5,2
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