MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade 18 (Early 2023)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Razer Blade 18 (Early 2023) $2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i9-13980HX
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i9-13980HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i9-13980HX Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
2370MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
N/A
0%
14.56 TFLOPS FP32
29%
8-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR5-5600
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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18"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
145.6 in² (939.5 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
240Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 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
100% DCI-P3
89% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor 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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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
No Sensors
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HM770
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3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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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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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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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
280W
19.50V
14.36A
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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91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-0484R
RZ09-0484S
RZ09-0484T
RZ09-0484U
RZ09-0484x
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