MacBook Pro 17 (Mid 2007) vs PowerBook G4 15 (Early 2005) Full Specs Comparison

CPU


Core 2 Duo T7700 2 Cores 2 Threads 2.4GHz Clock	PowerPC 7447 1500MHz 1 Core 1 Thread 1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 290 7% GB6M 465 2%	GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%

Core 2 Duo T7700 vs PowerPC 7447 1500MHz Full Specs Comparison

GPU


GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB 32 Shaders 470MHz 256MB GDDR3 20.3GB/s Bandwidth	Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac 4 Shaders 450MHz 64MB DDR 8.8GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 60 GFLOPS FP32 0%	N/A 0% N/A 0%

GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB vs Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac Full Specs Comparison

Memory


2GB DDR2-667	512MB DDR-333
Unknown # Tabs 0%	Unknown # Tabs 0%

Storage


250GB 2.5" SATA 1 -	80GB 2.5" PATA -
430 min 4K Video 11%	90 min 4K Video 2%

Optical Drive


8x SuperDrive DL Slot Loading	8x SuperDrive Slot Loading
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Display


17" LCD TN HDR -	15.2" LCD TN - -

Area 129.9 in² (838 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 106.7 in² (688.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 300 Nits -	Brightness 200 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
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Resolution 1680×1050 1.8 Million Pixels 117 PPI	Resolution 1280×854 1.1 Million Pixels 101 PPI

CCFL Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	CCFL Backlight - 400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles 160° Horizontal 160° Vertical	- - -
Colour Depth 8-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
Coverage 100% sRGB - -	- - - -
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Coating Matte -	Coating Matte -
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Cameras

480p - - - - - - -	No Cameras - - - - - - -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

Mouse

2-Finger Scroll Trackpad

Plastic Surface

2-Finger Scroll Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

2

3

Microphones

1

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps	No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g) 1 Stream Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0	Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared	56K Modem

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

PM965

ICH8M

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 1x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - - 1x ExpressCard/34 - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 1x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - 1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus) - - - - - -
Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -	Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -
Video - - - - - - - 1x DVI-I Dual-Link - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Video - - 1x S-Video - - - - 1x DVI-I Dual-Link - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Audio 2x Audio Jack -	Audio 2x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe	Power DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security Kensington Lock -	Security Kensington Lock -

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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


85W 20.00V 4.25A	65W 24.50V 2.65A
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MagSafe T - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable	DC 7.7x2.5mm - - - 1.8M (6 ft) Cable

Battery

68Wh 6296mAh 10.80V Lithium-Ion Polymer User Replaceable	50Wh 4630mAh 10.80V Lithium-Ion User Replaceable
Up to 3.5 Hours	Up to 4.5 Hours
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Operating System

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Windows	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest) Windows 7 (Latest)	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	Cooler 2x 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 27.9 mm (1.1 in) Width 348 mm (13.7 in) Depth 241.3 mm (9.5 in) Volume 2.35 L
Weight 3.1 kg (6.8 lb) - - - -	Weight 2.585 kg (5.7 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

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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