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MacBook Air 13” 2018 vs. ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MacBook Air 13” 2018 and ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Air 13” 2018 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2018 is better than ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

MacBook Air 13” 2018 weighed 2.75 pounds, 53% lighter than the 5.73 pounds ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019).

Weight	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Pound	2.75 lbs.	5.73 lbs.
Kilogram	1.25 kg	2.60 kg

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) is better than MacBook Air 13” 2018.

2019 vs. 2018

Intel Core i7-9750H inside ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 235% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-8210Y inside MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

MacBook Air 13” 2018 - Intel Core i5-8210Y

1,455

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2018. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Max system memory size

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

32 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2018

16 GB

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2018. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Memory type and speed

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2018 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2018.

Display size

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

17.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2018

13.3-inch

Prices

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

MacBook Air 13” 2018 Price
	Late 2018 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 Dual-Core (13 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $389.95	See at Amazon
	2018 Apple MacBook Air with 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $379.95	See at Amazon
	Mid 2019 Apple Macbook Air with 1.6 GHz Core i5 (13.3 inches, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $423.00	See at Amazon
ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019) Price
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 120Hz 4K Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Intel Core i9-11900H, 32GB DDR4, 3TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HS-XB99 By ASUS $2,175.84	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” 165Hz IPS Type QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Intel Core i7-11800H, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 10, GX703HM-DB76 By ASUS $3,898.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop, 16" QHD Display, Intel 14-Core i9-13900H, GeForce RTX 4070 (Up to 5.40GHz), 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe 4.0, TB 4, RGB KB, WiFi 6, VR Ready, PDG HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro By ASUS $2,059.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	Available on October 30, 2018	-
Pricing	$1,199 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,399 Intel Core i5 8210Y \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD	-
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	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Dimensions	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.16 - 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 4.1 – 15.6 mm)	15.70” x 10.70” x 0.73” (399 x 272 x 18.7 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg)	5.73 lbs (2.6 kg)
Colors	Gold Space Gray Silver	Brushed Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) individual LED-backlit keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys 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	Backlit chiclet keyboard Per-key RGB lighting Aura Sync 1.4mm travel distance N key rollover

Display

MacBook Air 13” 2018

ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)

Size

13.3 Inches

17.3 Inches

Info

Retina display

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
Supported scaled resolutions:
- 1680 by 1050
- 1440 by 900
- 1024 by 640
16:10 aspect ratio

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 240Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated
17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC, Pantone® Validated

ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, HDR

Ports	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Support DisplayPort™ 1.4 and Power Delivery 2.0 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 7W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8210Y Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB Configurable to 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics	Support for Thunderbolt 3–enabled external graphics processors (eGPUs)	ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GVR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GWR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 GX701GXR NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB or 1TB SSD	512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x2 SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 SSD

Connectivity	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 5 with Gig+ performance (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Size	50.3 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	-
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 13 hours Apple TV app video playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 10 hours of video playback. Up to 6 hours 21 minutes of web browsing.
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter	230W power adaptor Support Type-C PD 3.0 up to 65W.

Software	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
OS	Shipped with macOS Mojave	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	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	Armoury Crate GameFirst VI GameVisual Sonic Studio III

Camera & Audio	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	No Built-in camera. Support external ROG GC21 camera support 1080p@60Hz.
Audio	Stereo speakers Three microphones 3.5 mm headphone jack	2 speakers with Smart AMP technology Array Microphones

Misc	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Kensington lock slot
In the box	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	-
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at up to 60Hz Up to two external displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at up to 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Air 13” 2018	ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019)
At Glance	Released in Late 2018 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.75 lb 1.25 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C/4T, 1.60 → 3.60 GHz Geekbench 5 728 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,455 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 617 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz Up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 240Hz Weight 5.73 lb 2.60 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6

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MacBook Air 13” 2018 vs. ROG Zephyrus S17 (2019): Full specs comparison