MacBook Air 15 (M3, Early 2024) vs Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021)
MacBook Air 15
(M3, Early 2024)
$1,299
Dell XPS 17
(9710, Mid 2021)
$1,600
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,600
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CPU
M3 (8C10G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-11400H
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GPU
10-Core M3-FL
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GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
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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
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
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Display
17" LCD IPS 1920×1200
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3.58 TFLOPS FP32
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371 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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8GB
DDR4-3200
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s
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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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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 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
50ms GtG
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 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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1,600:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° 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
100% sRGB
77% DCI-P3
76% Adobe RGB
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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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Accuracy
dE 2.4 Avg
dE 3.5 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.08 Gamma
6700K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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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
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
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35W
20.00V
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130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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USB-PD
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 7.5 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 13 Ventura
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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Height
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
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Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg
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Weight
2.21 kg (4.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.69 kg
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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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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