During the keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, rumors about a new 15-inch MacBook Air were confirmed with the announcement of the company’s latest lightweight laptop. The new model adds two inches to the screen, which means if all you want is a bigger display, you no longer have to pay a premium for a Pro model. The machine runs on Apple’s latest M2 chip, has a Liquid Retina display, up to 24GB of RAM and starts at $1,299. Units are available for pre-order now and should ship next week.
There are plenty of other relatively lightweight laptops with 15-inch screens on the market. Here’s how Apple’s measures up to two of the more popular ones: the XPS 15 from Dell and ASUS’s ZenBook Pro 15.
MacBook Air 15 vs Dell XPS 15 vs ASUS ZenBook 15
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Apple MacBook Air 15 |
Dell XPS 15 |
Zenbook Pro 15 |
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Pricing |
Starts at $1,299 |
Starts at $1,099 |
Starts at $1,400 |
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Weight |
3.3 pounds |
4.22 pounds |
4.4 pounds |
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Dimensions |
0.45 inches thick (11.5 x mm thick) |
0.73 x 13.56 x 9.06 inches (18.54 x 344.40 x 230.10 mm) |
0.70 x 13.94 x 9.37 inches (17.9 x 354 x 238 mm) |
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Processor |
M2 8-core CPU |
12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX |
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Graphics Card |
M2 10-core GPU |
Intel Iris Xe |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
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Operating System |
macOS Ventura |
Windows 11 Home or Pro |
Windows 11 Pro |
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Memory |
Up to 24GB |
8GB to 32GB |
16GB |
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Storage |
Up to 2TB |
512GB to 8TB |
16GB or 1TB |
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Screen Size |
15.3 inches |
15.6 inches |
15.6 inches |
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Screen Resolution |
2560 x 1664 |
1920 x 1200, 60Hz or 3456 x 2160, 60Hz |
1920 x 1080, 60Hz |
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Screen Type |
Liquid Retina |
Non-touch or touch |
OLED |
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Camera |
1080p |
720p at 30 fps |
HD with infrared for Windows Hello |
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Ports |
2 x Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm jack, MagSafe |
1 x USB-C, 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm jack, SD card slot |
1 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C, 1 x HDMI, 3.5mm jack, 1x DC-in, SD card slot |
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Author: Engadget
Source: Engadget
