MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Pro, Late 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023)
MacBook Pro 16
(M4 Pro, Late 2024)
$2,499
Dell Inspiron 15
(3525, Early 2023)
$300
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$300
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CPU
M4 Pro (14C20G)
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CPU
Athlon Silver 3050U
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GPU
20-Core M4 Pro
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GPU
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
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Memory
24GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
512GB
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Display
16.2" LCD IPS 3456x2234 -
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Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
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GB6S 3,925
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GB6M 22,670
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GB6S 770
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GB6M 1,345
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FP32 7.53 TFLOPS
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1080p 2 FPS
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FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
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24GB
LPDDR5X-8533
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4GB
DDR4-2400
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88 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
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512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
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954 min 4K Video
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954 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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16.2"
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15.6"
LCD TN
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
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220 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
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1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
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White Backlight
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99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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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)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
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140W
28.00V
5.00A
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65W
19.50V
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
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100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 17 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Charge Time
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
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Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
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Weight
2.14 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.42 kg
(5.3 lb)
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Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg
(4.2 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
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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