MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2014)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2014) $2,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,299
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-4700HQ
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 860M
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-4700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core i7-4700HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 860M
640 Shaders
1085MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce GTX 860M Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 360MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
250 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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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
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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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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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HM87
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
150W
19.00V
7.90A
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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Removable Cable
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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74Wh
5000mAh
14.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 2.5 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
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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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
Height
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
277 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
2.65 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.97 kg (6.5 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
2x mSATA
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Memory Slots
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