Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011)

Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) $1,300
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2011) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i5-2557M
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
GPU
HD 3000 1200MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-2557M
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
2560 Shaders
2355MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
HD 3000 1200MHz
96 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 12.06 TFLOPS
24%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.23 TFLOPS
0%
16GB
DDR5-5600
4GB
DDR3-1333
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 6+12 Pin
SATA 2
Up to 220MB/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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13.3"
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
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 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
2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
QS67
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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
Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
MagSafe
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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 L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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50Wh
6849mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (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
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.39 kg (7.5 lb)
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1.35 kg (3 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
A1369
EMC 2469
MacBookAir4,2
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