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
Apple MacBook Air 15 | Dell XPS 15 | Zenbook Pro 15 | |
Pricing | Starts at $1,299 | Starts at $1,099 | Starts at $1,400 |
Weight | 3.3 pounds | 4.22 pounds | 4.4 pounds |
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) |
Processor | M2 8-core CPU | 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H | AMD Ryzen 7 5800U or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX |
Graphics Card | M2 10-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
Operating System | macOS Ventura | Windows 11 Home or Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
Memory | Up to 24GB | 8GB to 32GB | 16GB |
Storage | Up to 2TB | 512GB to 8TB | 16GB or 1TB |
Screen Size | 15.3 inches | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1664 | 1920 x 1200, 60Hz or 3456 x 2160, 60Hz | 1920 x 1080, 60Hz |
Screen Type | Liquid Retina | Non-touch or touch | OLED |
Camera | 1080p | 720p at 30 fps | HD with infrared for Windows Hello |
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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