Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015)

Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) $1,300
MacBook Air 11 (Early 2015) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i5-5250U
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
2560 Shaders
2355MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 12.06 TFLOPS
24%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR5-5600
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
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11.6"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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240Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
Realtek ALC3254
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2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
9 Series U+
Data
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
363.9 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249.4 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.13 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Weight
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.39 kg (7.5 lb)
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1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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R2
A1465
EMC 2924
MacBookAir7,1
Change Comparison