Book 13 (Late 2020) vs MacBook Air 13" (M2)

Book 13 (Late 2020) $1,000

MacBook Air 13" (M2) $1,199

Base Price $1,000	Base Price $1,199
CPU Core i5-1135G7	CPU M2 8C8G-FL
GPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz	GPU 8-Core M2-FL
Memory 8GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 256GB
Display 13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -	Display 13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i5-1135G7 4 Cores 8 Threads 1.4GHz Clock	M2 8C8G-FL 8 Cores 8 Threads 3.49GHz Clock
GB6S 1,595 42% GB6M 4,505 19%	GB6S 2,500 66% GB6M 9,525 40%

GPU


Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz 640 Shaders Shared Memory 1300MHz	8-Core M2-FL 1024 Shaders Shared Memory 1398MHz
1080p 22 FPS 18% FP32 1.66 TFLOPS 3%	1080p 23 FPS 19% FP32 2.86 TFLOPS 6%

Memory


8GB LPDDR4X-4266	8GB LPDDR5-6400
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


256GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s Read	256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video 11%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13.4" LCD IPS -	13.6" LCD IPS -
500 Nits -	500 Nits -
60Hz -	60Hz -
1920x1200 2.3 Million Pixels 169 PPI	2560x1664 4.3 Million Pixels 225 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast
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Cameras

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Keyboard

RGB Backlight

Per Key Lighting

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Facial

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.3

Sensors

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Chipset

500 Series UP3+

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 4 (40Gbps) - - - - - - - - - -
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
Card - 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II	- - -
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Security - TPM 2.0	- - -

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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


65W 20.00V 3.25A	30W 20.00V 1.50A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W) - - -	USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.00A 15V (30W) 1.50A 20V (30W) - - -
USB-C - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable	- USB-C - Removable Cable -

Battery

55Wh 4762mAh 11.55V Lithium-Ion -	52.6Wh 4614mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 15 Hours	Up to 16 Hours
Charge Time - - - Up to 100% in 90 min	Charge Time Up to 50% in 30 min - Up to 80% in 50 min Up to 100% in 90 min

Operating System

Windows	macOS 12 Monterey

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 2x Fans - -	- - - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 4.0mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm
Height 15.2 mm (0.6 in) Width 295.6 mm (11.6 in) Depth 198.5 mm (7.8 in) Volume 0.89 L	Height 11.3 mm (0.4 in) Width 304.1 mm (12 in) Depth 215 mm (8.5 in) Volume 0.74 L
Weight 1.34 kg (3 lb) Weight + Charger 1.63 kg (3.6 lb) - -	Weight 1.24 kg (2.7 lb) Weight + Charger 1.34 kg (3 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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