MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade 15 (Mid 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Razer Blade 15 (Mid 2021) $1,550
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,550
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-11800H
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-11800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i7-11800H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
3840 Shaders
1567MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
83 FPS 1080p
69%
12.04 TFLOPS FP32
24%
8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 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
33ms GtG
Response Time
8ms GtG
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Flicker
1000Hz
Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 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
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
64% DCI-P3
66% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.1
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
HM570
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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
230W
19.50V
11.80A
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
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.09 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.89 kg (6.4 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
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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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