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Updated 12 Nov 2026

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4 or Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U?

Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U costs $800 less today; MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4 has score 0.2 higher (8.0 vs. 7.8).

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4

8.0score · higher

Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

7.8score

Apple wins 2by componentDell wins 2

  • 9.1Performance7.8
  • 7.8Memory and storage8.3
  • 8.0Screen9.5
  • 5.0Ports and how current it is3.8

Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U is $800 the cheaper

$2,299

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$1,499

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The best for each use

By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.

Neither one fits: Gaming laptops, Light laptops to carry every day.

The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4 wins on performance and ports and how current it is; Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U wins on screen.

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4ComponentInspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U
  • 9.1 (wins)Performance7.8
  • 7.8Memory and storage8.3
  • 8.0Screen9.5 (wins)
  • 5.0 (wins)Ports and how current it is3.8

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 12/11/2026

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M4
Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 15″ Apple M4Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U
Performance
Processor changesApple M4Core i7
Processor model changesM41355U
RAM changes24 GB16 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes15 polegadas15.6 polegadas
Resolution changes3K4K
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesnot listedWi-Fi 6
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changesnot listed1355U

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.