MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade 18 (Early 2025)

Apple MacBook Air 15

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2025) $3,200

Base Price (MSRP) $1,199	Base Price (MSRP) $3,200
CPU M4 (10C10G-FL)	CPU Core Ultra 9 275HX
GPU 10-Core M4-FL	GPU GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 115W
Memory 16GB	Memory 32GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 1TB
Display 15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864	Display 18" LCD IPS 2560×1600

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


M4 (10C10G-FL) 10 Cores 10 Threads 4.4GHz Clock	Core Ultra 9 275HX 24 Cores 24 Threads 2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765 93% GB6M 14,675 55%	GB6S 3,045 75% GB6M 15,410 58%

M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core Ultra 9 275HX Full Specs Comparison

GPU


10-Core M4-FL 1280 Shaders 1470MHz Shared Memory	GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 115W 5888 Shaders 2220MHz 12GB GDDR7 672GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 3.76 TFLOPS FP32 8%	N/A 0% 26.14 TFLOPS FP32 52%

10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 115W Full Specs Comparison

Memory


16GB LPDDR5X-7500	32GB DDR5-5600
56 Tabs 11%	120 Tabs 24%

Storage


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%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


15.3" LCD IPS - -	18" LCD IPS - -

Area 106.8 in² (688.9 cm²) 15.5:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 145.6 in² (939.5 cm²) 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 500 Nits -	Brightness 500 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 240Hz - - -
Response Time 33ms GtG	- -
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Resolution 2880×1864 5.4 Million Pixels 224 PPI	Resolution 2560×1600 4.1 Million Pixels 168 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,700:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 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	- - - - - -
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Matte -
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Cameras

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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Number Pad

Scissor Switch

1.50mm

RGB Backlight

Per Key Lighting

Number Pad

Mouse

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Facial

Speakers

6

6

Microphones

3

2

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) 2 Stream Up to 5764Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.4

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

HM870

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) 1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
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Audio 1x Audio Jack -	Audio 1x Audio Jack -
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Power MagSafe 3	Power 3-hole Oval Shape
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


35W 20.00V 1.75A	Not Included - -
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - 2.33A 15V (34.95W) 1.75A 20V (35W) - - -	- - - - - - - - -
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Battery

66.5Wh 5833mAh 11.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	99Wh 6429mAh 15.40V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 16 Hours	Up to 3 Hours
Charge Time 30 min 50% - 50 min 80% 90 min 100%	- - - - -

Operating System

macOS 15 Sequoia	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 3.5mm	- - Display Side Boarder Size 5.6mm
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	Height 22 mm (0.9 in) Width 400 mm (15.7 in) Depth 275.4 mm (10.8 in) Volume 2.42 L
Weight 1.51 kg (3.3 lb) Weight + Charger 1.61 kg (3.6 lb) - -	Weight 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

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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Info

-	RZ09-0529 RZ09-0529x Official Site

Competitors

Razer Blade 18

Razer Blade 18

Blade 18 (Early 2025) vs Blade 18 (Early 2024)

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