MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023)
MacBook Air 13
(M4, Early 2025)
$999
Dell Inspiron 15
(3525, Early 2023)
$300
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$300
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CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
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CPU
Athlon Silver 3050U
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GPU
8-Core M4-FL
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GPU
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
512GB
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Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
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Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366×768
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3.01 TFLOPS FP32
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2 FPS 1080p
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282 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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4GB
DDR4-2400
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56 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s
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442 min 4K Video
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954 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
104 in² (670.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
220 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Response Time
25ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
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Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
80° Horizontal
40° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
55% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Coating
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 5.1
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
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30W
20.00V
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65W
19.50V
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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Removable Cable
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DC 4.5x2.9mm
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53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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Charge Time
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x 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
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
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Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg
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Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg
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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
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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Memory Slots
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