MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2017)

MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) $1,199
Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2017) $4,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$4,000
CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
CPU
Core i7-7820HK
GPU
10-Core M4-FL
GPU
GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
Memory
16GB
Memory
32GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 3840×2160 Touch
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-7820HK
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G-FL) vs Core i7-7820HK Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4-FL
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop
2560 Shaders
1733MHz
8GB GDDR5X
320GB/s Bandwidth
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3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
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8.87 TFLOPS FP32
18%
10-Core M4-FL vs GeForce GTX 1080 Laptop Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
32GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
120 Tabs
24%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.2GB/s (RAID 0)
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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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
200 Nits
250 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
Response Time
61ms GtG
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Flicker
205Hz
Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
Resolution
3840×2160
8.3 Million Pixels
255 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,150:1 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
89% DCI-P3
100% 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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HM175
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
3-hole Rectangle Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
35W
20.00V
1.75A
250W
19.00V
13.15A
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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2x USB-C
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Removable Cable
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3-hole Rectangle Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.2Wh
8700mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 3.3 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
Vapour Chamber
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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
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
424 mm (16.7 in)
Depth
281 mm (11.1 in)
Volume
2.68 L
Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
3.49 kg (7.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
4.29 kg (9.5 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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-01663
RZ09-0166x
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