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Dell G7 17 7700 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell G7 17 7700 and M2 MacBook Air models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell G7 17 7700 Pros

Reasons that Dell G7 17 7700 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Dell G7 17 7700 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Dell G7 17 7700

32 GB

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Dell G7 17 7700 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M2 MacBook Air since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell G7 17 7700 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Dell G7 17 7700 has a 17.3-inch screen size 27% larger than the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air.

Display size

Dell G7 17 7700

17.3-inch

M2 MacBook Air

13.6-inch

M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Dell G7 17 7700.

2022 vs. 2020

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell G7 17 7700.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Dell G7 17 7700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell G7 17 7700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell G7 17 7700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

M2 MacBook Air weighed 2.7 pounds, 58% lighter than the 6.28 pounds Dell G7 17 7700.

Weight	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Pound	6.28 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	2.85 kg	1.22 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell G7 17 7700 Price
	EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop CPU Cooling Fan 12 V 0.52A DELL G7 17 7700 EG50061S1-C050-S9A 0WMJ4N WMJ4N By Generic $24.99	See at Amazon
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M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $825.00 $869.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13.6-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $799.00 $849.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Released	2020	2022
Release Date	-	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)
Pricing	Starting at $1,199.99	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	-	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Dimensions	15.68” x 11.42” x 0.76 - 0.81” (398.20 x 290 x 19.30 - 20.70 mm)	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)
Weight	6.28 lb (2.85 kg) ~ 7.25 lb (3.29 kg)	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)
Colors	Mineral Black	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard 4-zone RGB backlit keyboard with WASD and chassis lighting. Dedicated Game Shift key to trigger a dynamic performance mode. Touchpad Size: 4.53 x 3.15 in (115 mm x 80 mm). Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Size	17.3 Inches	13.6 Inches
Info	17.3” FHD 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits 144Hz 9ms 72% color gamut with Eyesafe® technology 17.3” FHD 300Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits WVA Anti-Glare LED Backlit Display with 300Hz refresh rate.	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell Dell G7 17 7700 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port 1 x headset jack 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Wedge-shaped lock 1 x Power-adapter port Dell G7 17 7700 with GTX 1650 Ti 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort Alt-Mode. 1 x RJ-45 Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit Ethernet port Dell G7 17 7700 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 1 x Thunderbolt 3 port. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4b 1 x RJ-45 Killer Networks E2500V2 Gigabit Ethernet port	Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti Video memory: 4GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with Max-Q design Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 SUPER Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	-
Storage	Storage Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Supports Intel Optance Memory Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	-	Passive

Connectivity	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4A Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac Intel 9560 802.11ac Wireless Up to 1,733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac. Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 Qualcomm QCA61x4A Intel 9560	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Dell G7 15 7500 with GTX 1650 Ti Realtek GB LAN controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps Dell G7 15 7500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above Killer E2500 v2 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps	-

Battery	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Size	56 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 97 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A. 240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.

Software	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office trial McAfee LiveSafe 12-Month Subscription	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual-array microphones	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite-In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis	One-year limited warranty.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell G7 17 7700	M2 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 6.28 lb 2.85 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0