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The good news for both sides is that these smaller machines produce more volume than they have any right to. Winner: Tie MacBook Air vs Dell XPS 13: AudioĪpple's first win of this fight arrives in the audio section, as its speakers get loud without any issue. It's not 4K, but it gives you better resolution than 1080p, as well as battery life that's pretty damn good too. This is why I prefer the MacBook Air's Retina display. This dip in battery life is predictable, as 4K screens take more juice to power.
#2012 VS 2017 MACBOOK AIR 1080P#
On our battery test (web-surfing at 150 nits) the 1080p XPS 13 lasted 12 hours and 39 minutes, which beats the MacBook Air 2020 (9:31) by more than 3 hours.Įxpect much less endurance if you buy the 4K UHD Dell XPS 13, which made it only 8 hours and 14 minutes. The Dell XPS 13 doesn't completely dominate the MacBook Air on battery life - though it still impresses. Winner: Dell XPS 13 MacBook Air vs Dell XPS 13: Battery life On the Sid Meyer’s Civilization VI test, the MacBook Air only notched a 7, lagging behind the XPS 13's 18.7.
#2012 VS 2017 MACBOOK AIR PLUS#
The Dell XPS 13 scored another win in gaming, even though it packs the same Intel Iris Plus graphics as the MacBook Air. Similarly, the XPS 13 only needed 15 minutes and 40 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p in Handbrake, which is a lot less time than the MacBook Air (27:10) required. On Geekbench 5, an overall performance benchmark, the Dell XPS 13 pulled a strong 4,847, which towers over the MacBook Air's 2,738 score. The new MacBook Air's Magic Keyboard is a joy to type on, with keys that feel great to click, and a scissor-switch design that's more trustworthy than the controversial 'Butterfly' mechanism that previous MacBooks relied upon. But, Dell has also stepped up the typing experience for the XPS 13 2020.
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The biggest news about the 2020 MacBook Air is that it finally has a keyboard we love. Winner: Dell XPS 13 MacBook Air vs Dell XPS 13: Keyboard and trackpad That's brighter than the 4K XPS 13 (301 nits) and dimmer than the 1080p XPS 13 (417 nits). On brightness, the MacBook Air's screen falls between both of Dell's displays, producing 386 nits of brightness. Our colorimeter rates the MacBook Air's Retina Display as producing 113% of the sRGB gamut, which is pretty close to the 108% rating from the XPS 13. The Dell XPS 13 doesn't seem to need that to thrive.īy the numbers, the MacBook Air and XPS 13 are pretty close. The Air also has Apple's True Tone display technology, which automatically adjusts the screen's white balance per ambient lighting. Plus, Dell even manages to fit a webcam into that tiny top bezel.
#2012 VS 2017 MACBOOK AIR PRO#
Not only does this put the MacBook Air's bezels to shame, it makes the thinner iPad Pro bezels look kinda chunky. This is thanks to Dell's InfinityEdge display, which shaves off nearly all of the bezel for a 91.5% screen-to-body ratio. The XPS 13 2020, on the other hand, is a marvel of engineering, and manages to improve on Dell's already impossibly sleek design language. I recommend the gold because the two-tone combination of the Gold deck and black keyboard keys just pops a lot more than if you get a Silver and Space Gray version (though neither of those are inelegant). The still-iconic tapered wedge of machined aluminum looks slightly different than its pre-Retina display models, but it's still recognizable. The MacBook Air is still as sleek as it ever was, especially in Apple's Gold color option. Winner: Tie MacBook Air vs Dell XPS 13: Design Not only did it lob $100 off the starting price, but it also doubled the starting storage, from 128GB to a respectable 256GB. The only asterisk is the performance gap, and I would bet that some people would rather spend the extra $100 for Dell's U-series Intel chip rather than stick with Apple's Y-series processor (see the Performance section of this face-off if you're not convinced).Īpple has done a lot of good to make the MacBook Air more affordable. When you customize the MacBook Air 2020 to match the Dell XPS 13, with a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, the Air only costs $1,099.