ASUS ROG Strix G15 (Mid 2021) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)
ASUS ROG Strix G15
(Mid 2021)
$1,650
MacBook 12
(Early 2015)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,650
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX
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CPU
Core M-5Y31A
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GPU
Radeon RX 6800M
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GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
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123 FPS 1080p
102%
12.41 TFLOPS FP32
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326 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
DDR4-3200
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8GB
LPDDR3-1600
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s
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954 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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15.6"
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
300Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
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Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
67% DCI-P3
75% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 5.0 Avg
dE 10.1 Max
dE 7.20 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
7780K
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Coating
Matte
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Coating
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
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78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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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
DC 6x3.7mm
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External
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280W
20.00V
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29W
14.50V
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USB-PD
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DC 6x3.7mm
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Removable Cable
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90Wh
5844mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
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Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Width
354 mm (13.9 in)
Depth
259 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.49 L
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.34 kg
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg
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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
Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not 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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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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G513QY-212.SG15
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A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
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