MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2014)
MacBook Air 15
(M4, Early 2025)
$1,199
MacBook Pro 15
(Mid 2014)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
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CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
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GPU
10-Core M4-FL
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GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
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Memory
16GB
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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
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
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GB6 Single-Core
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MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6S 3,765
x3.64
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2014) - GB6S 1,035
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - GB6M 14,675
x4.24
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2014) - GB6M 3,460
x1
FP32
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MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x4.9
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2014) - 768 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
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768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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8GB
DDR3L-1600
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56 Tabs
11%
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24 Tabs
5%
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 730MB/s
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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15.3"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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15.3"
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15.4"
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 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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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
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Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
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2880×1864
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2880×1800
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LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
900:1 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
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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
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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2880×1864
2880×1800
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1080p
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720p
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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6
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2
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3
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2
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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)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
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HM87
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Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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-
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Video
1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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-
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
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External
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35W
20.00V
1.75A
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85W
20.00V
4.25A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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-
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2x USB-C
Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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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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95Wh
8437mAh
11.26V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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-
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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-
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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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg
(3.6 lb)
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Weight
2.02 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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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
Not 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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A1398
EMC 2876
EMC 2881
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MacBookPro11,3
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