MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) vs Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2018)

MacBook Air 13 (Late 2018) $999
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2018) $2,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,300
CPU
Core i5-8210Y
CPU
Core i7-8750H
GPU
UHD 617 1050MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-8750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i5-8210Y vs Core i7-8750H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 617 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
1280 Shaders
1480MHz
6GB GDDR5
192GB/s Bandwidth
5 FPS 1080p
4%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
3.79 TFLOPS FP32
8%
UHD 617 1050MHz vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
16GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.9GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
144Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
Response Time
8ms GtG
Flicker
120000Hz
Flicker
1000Hz
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
64% DCI-P3
66% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
Accuracy
dE 4.4 Avg
dE 6.6 Max
dE 4.50 Greyscale
2.40 Gamma
7420K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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300 Series Y+
HM370
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
30W
20.00V
1.50A
200W
19.50V
10.26A
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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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80Wh
5195mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.95 kg (6.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1932
EMC 3184
MacBookAir8,1
RZ09-02385
RZ09-02386
RZ09-0238x
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