MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i7-3632QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 500
12%
GB6M 1,680
6%
8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
835MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD
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500 Nits
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250 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
4
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Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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HM77
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
120W
19.00V
6.32A
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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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 2.5 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
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macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
277 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
2.65 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 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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Storage Slots
1x mSATA
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2681
RZ09-00830
Change Comparison