Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
256GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 7,935
30%
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
1080p 19 FPS
16%
FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
5%
16GB
DDR5-5600
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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18"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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240Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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HM770
Integrated Chipset
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 160 min
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not 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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RZ09-0509
A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
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