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Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) vs Dell XPS 17 9700

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AppleMacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)DellXPS 17 9700
Overview
ReleasedFebruary 2008June 2020
Display
Screen size17″17″
Resolution1680 × 10501920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
Refresh rate–60 Hz
Brightness–500 nits
TouchscreenNoNo or Yes
Display type17-inch TFT widescreen display at 1680 × 1050, matte or glossy. Optional 1920 × 1200 LED-backlit display; exact panel technology and refresh rate unpublished.17-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch, both 60 Hz and 500 nits
Pixel density–133 ppi (FHD+); 266 ppi (UHD+)
Colour range–100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+); original Dell reviewer's guide also states 94% DCI-P3 typical for UHD+
Screen finish–Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)
Display features–1650:1 FHD+ or 1600:1 UHD+ typical contrast; original maker guide lists Dolby Vision for both panels, DisplayHDR 400 for UHD+ and Gorilla Glass 6 on touch
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz (MacBook Pro Early 2008) or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz (MacBook Pro Early 2008)Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10875H
CPU cores24 or 8
CPU threads–8 or 16
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (512 MB GDDR3)Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
Memory2 GB or 4 GB8 GB or 32 GB
Storage200 GB to 300 GB256 GB to 1 TB
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo at 2.5 GHz or optional 2.6 GHz, with 6 MB shared L2 cache and an 800 MHz frontside bus.45 W Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or later i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor
GPUNVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512 MB GDDR3 video memoryIntel UHD Graphics 630; optional GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6 or RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6 GB GDDR6
Memory type2 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, configurable to 4 GB, in two SO-DIMM slots.Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933, with 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB factory configurations
Storage type250 GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 200 GB 7200-rpm or 300 GB 4200-rpm drive with either processor. 8× SuperDrive with double-layer DVD writing.Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 256 GB per 2230 or 2 TB per 2280 drive. Listed i5/FHD+ and i7/UHD+ combinations are the exact base and tested configurations documented by Tom’s Hardware
Cooling–Original maker guide describes dual opposite-outlet fans and a large vapour chamber on NVIDIA graphics configurations
Connections
Ports3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack, MagSafe4 × Thunderbolt 3, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-FiAirPort Extreme 802.11n; compatible with 802.11a/b/gWi-Fi 6
Bluetooth2.1 + EDR5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module
WebcamBuilt-in iSight camera720p at 30 fps, with IR
Operating systemmacOSWindows
Port detailThree USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, MagSafe, dual-link DVI, ExpressCard/34, separate combined optical digital audio input/line input and optical digital audio output/headphone output.Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; SD card reader; headset jack; wedge-shaped security slot
External displaysSupports an external display up to 2560 × 1600 pixels alongside the built-in display. DVI-to-VGA adapter included; other display adapters optional.–
KeyboardBacklit keyboard with ambient light sensors and revised function keys; the previous embedded numeric keypad is removed.Backlit QWERTY keyboard, 80 keys for UK layout; original guide states 1.3 mm key travel; no number pad
TrackpadMulti-Touch trackpad supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate and three-finger swipe.Setup guide gives 150 × 89 mm; original reviewer's guide describes 151 × 90 mm
SpeakersBuilt-in stereo speakersFour drivers; original maker guide lists two 2.5 W woofers and two 1.5 W tweeters, 8 W total peak output
MicrophonesOmnidirectional microphone beneath the left speaker grille.Dual digital-array microphones
Biometrics–IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button
In the boxMacBook Pro, removable battery, 85 W MagSafe Power Adapter with AC wall plug and power cord, DVI-to-VGA adapter, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Leopard and iLife ’08; Apple Remote sold separately. The retired SP4 spec sheet is unavailable, so maker launch notice and exact early-2008 user guide supply core specifications.USB-C to USB-A v3.0 and HDMI v2.0 adapter, listed in the original maker guide
Battery and size
Battery capacity–97 Wh
Weight–2.11 kg
Thickness–19.5 mm
Width × depth–374.45 × 248.05 mm
Battery life detailRemovable lithium-polymer battery. Capacity, life, metric weight and dimensions are omitted because the surviving maker launch notice and exact manual do not publish them. Macworld describes the model as 6.6 lb; this original unit is retained without conversion.56 Wh three-cell or 97 Wh six-cell lithium-ion; the main capacity is the larger option, not every configuration
Charger85 W MagSafe Power Adapter90 W or 130 W USB-C adapter
Fast charging–Standard charge approximately four hours; ExpressCharge approximately two hours at 16–45°C, with different times outside that range
MaterialsAluminium enclosureCNC-machined aluminium with carbon-fibre palm rest. Original maker guide gives 374.45 × 248.05 × 19.5 mm and starting weights of 2.11 kg non-touch/56 Wh or 2.51 kg touch/97 Wh; later setup guide instead lists 374.48 × 248.08 mm, 13.15 mm rear height and 2.53 kg maximum weight
ColoursSilverPlatinum Silver with black palm rest

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