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Compare Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T490

This is a side-by-side comparison of the specs of the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) vs. the ThinkPad T490. Differences are highlighted in yellow.
Item MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) ThinkPad T490
Item image Item image
Screen size 15" [x] 14" [x]
Maximum RAM 48GB [x]
CPU i5-8265U [x] / i7-8565U [x] / i7-8665U [x] / i5-10210U [x] / i7-10510U [x] / i7-10710U [x]
Release year 2008 [x] 2019 [x]
Screen brightness 500nt [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option) / 220nt [x] (HD option) / 250nt [x] (FHD IPS option) / 300nt [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / 400nt [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 400nt [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option)
Battery capacity 60Wh [x] 50Wh [x]
Weight 2.45kg [x] 1.58kg [x]
Power interface Magsafe [x] USB-C [x]
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 620 [x] / NVIDIA GeForce MX250 [x]
Resolution width 1440px [x] / 1680px [x] 2560px [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option) / 1920px [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / 1920px [x] (FHD IPS option) / 1366px [x] (HD option) / 1920px [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 1920px [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option)
Resolution height 900px [x] 1440px [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option) / 768px [x] (HD option) / 1080px [x] (FHD Low Power option) / 1080px [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / 1080px [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / 1080px [x] (FHD IPS option)
RAM interface Dual SODIMM slot [x] Single SODIMM slot [x]
Screen type TN [x] IPS [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option) / IPS [x] (FHD IPS option) / TN [x] (HD option) / IPS [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / IPS [x] (FHD Low Power option) / IPS [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option)
Colour Silver [x] Black [x]
Storage format M.2 [x]
Key travel Unknown [x] 1.7mm [x]
PWM detected? Unknown [x] Yes [x] (FHD IPS option) / No [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option)
Screen finish Glossy [x] / Matte [x] Matte [x] (HD option) / Matte [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / Matte [x] (FHD IPS option) / Matte [x] (FHD IPS touch option) / Glossy [x] (WQHD IPS HDR option) / Matte [x] (FHD Low Power option)
PWM frequency 2451Hz [x] (FHD IPS option)
Contrast ratio 1000:1 [x] (FHD Privacy Guard option) / 400:1 [x] (HD option)
RAM speed 667MHz [x]
Storage size 300GB [x] / 200GB [x] / 250GB [x]
Width 35.7cm [x] / 39.2cm [x] 32.9cm [x]
Depth 24.3cm [x] / 26.5cm [x] 22.7cm [x]
Pixel density 4ppi [x]
Height 2.59cm [x] 1.79cm [x]
Number of USB 2 ports 2 [x]
RAM 2GB [x]
Aspect ratio 16:10 [x]
Number of FireWire 400 ports 1 [x]
Number of FireWire 800 ports 1 [x]
Removable battery? Yes [x] No [x]
Kensington lock slot? Yes [x]
Multitouch screen? No [x] Yes [x] (FHD IPS touch option)
Trackpoint buttons Yes [x]
Backlit? Yes [x] Yes [x]
Physical escape key? Yes [x]
CPU architecture Whiskey Lake [x]
Function row style Physical keys [x] Physical keys [x]
Newest compatible operating system OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 [x]
NFC? No [x] Optional [x]
Fingerprint reader? No [x] Optional [x]
Touch screen? No [x]
Unibody? No [x]
Supports Coreboot? No [x] No [x]
ThinkLight? No [x]
Touch bar? No [x]
Card reader? MicroSD [x]
RAM specification DDR2 [x]
Keyboard style Chiclet (Island keys) [x] Chiclet (Island keys) [x]
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