Dell Precision 3560 vs. M2 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

• $1,199
  M2 (8C, 8G) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $1,499
  M2 (8C, 10G) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• MacBook Air (2022)
• 2022 MacBook Air
• MacBook Air with M2 chip

• Single Pointing English US Keyboard and 10 Key Numpad.
• Optional backlit key.
• 4.53” x 2.64” (115 mm x 67 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

• 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

• 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

1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
   4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
   4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
   4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
   4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W

1. Apple M2 (8C, 8G)
   8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,
2. Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
   8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,

1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
   Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

   80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
   Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

   80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
   Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

   96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
   Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

   96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz

1. Apple M2 (8C, 8G)
   Apple M2 iGPU

   8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
2. Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
   Apple M2 iGPU

   10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,

• 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots

• Speed: 3200 MHz
• Memory Type: Non-ECC
• Minimum Memory: 4GB
• Maximum Memory: 64B

• 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots

• Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

• 256GB 512GB
  SSD
• Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

• Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820)
  Up to 867 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 5.0
• Intel AX201
  Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1
• Intel AX210
  Up to 2400 Mbps Triple Band 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.2

• 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• 42 Wh
  3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
• 42 Wh
  3-cell lithium-ion, Long Cycle Life.
• 63 Wh
  4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
• 63 Wh
  4-cell lithium-ion, Long Cycle Life.

• Up to 15 hours of wireless web
• Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback

• 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.

• Front-facing camera
  Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
• Optinal Infrared camera
  For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.

• Stereo speakers with Realtek Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
• 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers
• Dual integrated noise-canceling digital 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

• The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
• Proximity sensor
  For Express Sign-in feature.
• IR Camera (optional)

• Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor

Hardware Security

• SafeBIOS - protects from threats that attack below-the-OS. Includes Dell Off-host BIOS Verification, BIOS Resilience, BIOS Recovery, and additional BIOS Controls.
• SafeID - secures end-user credentials with a dedicated security chip. Additional features include the following: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.07, self-encrypting storage drives (Opal, FIPS), Smart card keyboard (FIPS).
• Physical Security Options - Chassis lock slot support, Chassis Intrusion Switch, Lockable Cable Covers, Supply chain tamper alerts (Check regional availability)

Software Security

• SafeGuard and Response - powered by VMware Carbon Black and Secureworks provides modern security to prevent, detect, and remediate advanced malware and cyber attacks. A suite of technologies include the following: Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Threat Detection and Response (TDR), Managed Endpoint Detection and Response, Incident Management Retainer, Emergency Incident Response
• SafeData - protects information on devices and in the cloud.

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Security Chip

• MacBook Air
• 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

• 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)