MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)
MacBook Air 13
(M3, Early 2024)
$1,199
MacBook Pro 15
(Mid 2015)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
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CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
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GPU
8-Core M3-FL
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GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
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GB6S 3,130
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GB6M 9,510
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GB6S 1,035
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GB6M 3,460
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FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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8GB
DDR3L-1600
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24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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13.6"
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
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LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 4.2
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Audio
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
MagSafe 2
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30W
20.00V
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85W
20.00V
4.25A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 8 Hours
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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
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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
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Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg
(3 lb)
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Weight
2.036 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2681
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A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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