MacBook Air 11" (Early 2015) vs Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016)
MacBook Air 11"
(Early 2015)
Blade Stealth 12
(Early 2016)
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Base Price
$1,000
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CPU
Core i5-5250U
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CPU
Core i7-6500U
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GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
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GPU
HD 520 1050MHz
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
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Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
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GB6S 815
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GB6M 1,565
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GB6S 1,025
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GB6M 2,100
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N/A
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FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
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4GB
LPDDR3-1600
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8GB
LPDDR3-1866
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8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
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128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
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186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD TN
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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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RGB Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 4.1
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9 Series U+
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100 Series U+
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
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45W
14.85V
3.05A
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45W
20.00V
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
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MagSafe 2
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USB-C
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45Wh
3947mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 9 Hours
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Up to 5.4 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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Windows
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
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Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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Weight
1.25 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg
(3.4 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
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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