MACBOOK PRO 2017 VS MAC BOOK AIR 2018
There
is not much differences between these two Apples Laptops but yes a little
variations are there which are quietly inevitable. So now you can see and
witness what changes are there in these two laptops.
Mac Book Pro
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Mac Book Pro 13 inch, 2017 comes with two color variants silver and gray finished.
Display:
It has retina display and the size of the display is 13.3 inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology and 2560X1600 native resolutions at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors. The display supported scaled resolutions of 1680X1050, 1440X900 and 1024X640. It also has 500 nits of brightness and supports wide colors (P3).
Size and Weight:
The height is 0.59 inch which is 1.49cm. The Width is 11.97 inches which is 30.41 cm. The depth and Weight is 8.36 inches and 3.02 pounds which are 21.24cm and 1.37 kg respectively.
Processor:
MacBook Pro 2017 comes with good processor of 2.3 GHz dual core Intel i5 and supports Turbo boost which can be boosted upto 3.6 GHz, with 64MB of eDRAM. The processor can also be upgraded to i7 Dual Core Intel Processor with 2.5 GHz which can be boosted upto 4.0 GHz, with 64MB of eDRAM.
Storage and Memory:
This Mac Book Pro 13 2017 model is equipped with 8GB RAM of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory which can be upgraded to 16GB of RAM memory. Again this laptop is also equipped with 128GB SSD which is configurable to 256GB and 512GB SSD can be extended upto 1TB.
Graphics:
It comes with Integrated Graphics Card – Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640.
Camera:
Mac Book Pro has a basic 720 pixels Face Time HD Camera.
Wireless Connectivity:
Mac Book Pro supports 802.11ac Wireless Wi-Fi networking; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible. It also has Bluetooth connectivity which supports 4.2 wireless technology.
Charging Ports:
Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port which supports for Charging, Display Port, Thunderbolt upto 40Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 upto 10Gb/s.
Track pad and Keyboard:
MacBook Pro is equipped with full size backlit keyboard with – 78 (U.S) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow left and right and up and down keys. Also equipped with Ambient light sensor and force touch track pad for precise cursor control and pressure sensing capabilities; enables force clicks, accelerators, and pressure sensitive drawing and multi touch gestures.
Video and Audio Supports:
At
the same time it does supports full native resolution on the built in display
at millions of colors. It supports one display with 5120X2880 resolutions at
60Hz at over billion colors. And also supports upto two displays with 4096X2304
resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors and upto two displays with 3840X2160
resolutions at 60Hz over a billions of colors. While it also has a Thunderbolt
3 Display digital video output. Output connectivity’s – Native Display Port
output over USB-C, VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using
adapters which are sold separately.
Mac Book Pro has a stereo speaker with high dynamic range. It supports two microphones and has 3.5 mm headphone jack support system.
Battery and Power:
Mac Book Pro can stand upto 10 hours wireless web and 10 hours iTunes movie playback and 30 days of standby time. It is equipped with built-in54.5 Watt hour lithium polymer battery and 61 Watt USC-C Power Adapter.
Operating System:
macOS is the operating system that powers everything on a Mac. macOS Mojave brings new things and features inspired by its most powerful users but designed for everyone.
Other
accessibility features include within the Mac Book Pro – voice, zoom. Increase
contrast, reduce motion, siri and dictation, switch control, closed captions
and text to speech. It also has built in applications which are like photos,
iMovies, Garageband, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Safari, Facetime, news, Maps,
iTunes, App Store, Time machine, etc.
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MAC BOOK AIR 2018
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Mac Book Air 13 inch, 2017 comes with three color variants silver, gold and space gray finished.
Display:
It has Retina Display and the size of the display is 13.3 inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology and 2560X1600 native resolutions at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors. The display supported scaled resolutions of 1680X1050, 1440X900 and 1024X640. It means 16:10 aspect ratio screen resolutions. It also has touch ID – Integrated Touch ID sensor.
Size and Weight:
The height is 0.16 – 0.61 inch which is 1.56cm. The Width is 11.97 inches which is 30.41 cm. The depth and Weight is 8.36 inches and 2.75 pounds which are 21.24cm and 1.25 kg respectively.
Processor:
MacBook Air 2018 comes with a processor of 1.6 GHz dual core Intel i5 and supports Turbo boost which can be boosted upto 3.6 GHz, with 4MB L3 cache. The processor can also be upgraded to i7 Dual Core Intel Processor with 2.5 GHz which can be boosted upto 4.0 GHz, with 64MB of eDRAM.
Storage and Memory:
This Mac Book Air 2018 model is equipped with 8GB RAM of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory which can be upgraded to 16GB of RAM memory. Again this laptop is also equipped with 128GB SSD which is configurable to 256GB and 512GB SSD can be extended upto 1TB.
Graphics:
It comes with Integrated Graphics Card – Intel UHD Graphics 617. And it supports for Thunderbolt 3 – enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs).
Camera:
Mac Book Air has a basic 720 pixels Face Time HD Camera.
Wireless Connectivity:
Mac Book Air supports 802.11ac Wireless Wi-Fi networking; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible. It also has Bluetooth connectivity which supports 4.2 wireless technology.
Charging Ports:
Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port which supports for Charging, Display Port, Thunderbolt upto 40Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 upto 10Gb/s.
Track pad and Keyboard:
Mac Book Air is equipped with full size backlit keyboard with – 78 (U.S) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow left and right and up and down keys. Also equipped with Ambient light sensor and force touch track pad for precise cursor control and pressure sensing capabilities; enables force clicks, accelerators, and pressure sensitive drawing and multi touch gestures.
Video and Audio Supports:
At
the same time it does supports full native resolution on the built in display
at millions of colors. It supports one display with 5120X2880 resolutions at
60Hz at over billion colors. And also supports upto two displays with 4096X2304
resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors and upto two displays with 3840X2160
resolutions at 60Hz over a billions of colors. While it also has a Thunderbolt
3 Display digital video output. Output connectivity’s – Native Display Port
output over USB-C, VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using
adapters which are sold separately.
Mac Book Pro has a stereo speaker with high dynamic range. It supports two microphones and has 3.5 mm headphone jack support system.
Battery and Power:
MacBook Air can stand upto 12 hours wireless web and 13 hours iTunes movie playback and 30 days of standby time. It is equipped with built-in 50.3 Watt hour lithium polymer battery and 30 Watt USC-C Power Adapter.
Operating System:
macOS is the operating system that powers everything on a Mac. macOS Mojave brings new things and features inspired by its most powerful users but designed for everyone.
Other
accessibility features include within the Mac Book Pro – voiceover, zoom.
Increase contrast, reduce motion, siri and dictation, switch control, closed
captions and text to speech. It also has built in applications which are like
photos, iMovies, Garageband, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Safari, Facetime, news,
Maps, iTunes, App Store, Time machine, etc.
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