The Apple MacBook Air is more affordable and offers excellent portability and battery life, ideal for general use and tasks that aren't graphics-intensive. Its lightweight design and fanless operation ensure silent use, making it a good choice for work on the go or in quiet environments. On the other hand, the MSI Raider GE67Hx is better suited for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering software due to its more powerful processor and graphics card. It also has a higher refresh rate display for smoother visuals, which is preferable for intensive gaming, but this comes with significantly higher cost, less portability, and shorter battery life. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air (2020)
Best in class overall build quality
Very good portability
Excellent battery life
Best in class speakers
Best in class keyboard
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE67Hx
Very good for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Excellent overall display quality
Key differences
Gaming and AI
6.2/10
8.7/10
3.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.8/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
10.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.2/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for gaming and AI, while the Apple MacBook Air (2020) is only fair.
The Apple MacBook Air (2020), with its integrated Apple M1 GPU, offers limited graphics performance and a lower screen refresh rate which makes it less suitable for demanding 3D applications and gaming, especially considering the incompatibility with many popular games on macOS. On the other hand, the MSI Raider GE67Hx comes with a high-performance Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card and a high refresh rate OLED screen, providing significantly better performance for gaming and 3D applications, at the expense of heavier weight and shorter battery life.
Engineering and Design
7.3/10
8.9/10
6.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
3.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.8/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for engineering and design, while the Apple MacBook Air (2020) is good.
The Apple MacBook Air (2020) is suited to engineering and design due to its high-quality IPS display and fanless operation that offers a silent work environment, but with a less powerful CPU and GPU compared to the MSI Raider GE67Hx, which has a high-performance CPU and top-tier GPU, better serving users who engage in more demanding engineering applications and design work that require intense graphics processing.
Content Creation
7.8/10
8.3/10
6.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The MSI Raider GE67Hx is very good for content creation, while the Apple MacBook Air (2020) is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Screen Quality
7.5/10
9.1/10
13.3in
SIZE
15.6in
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
395.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
344.0 nits
The MSI Raider GE67Hx has a better screen than the Apple MacBook Air for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, and software development.
The Apple MacBook Air, with its high-resolution Retina display, offers sharp text and images, making it suitable for general use and engineering where color accuracy is important, but it lacks the high refresh rate needed for smooth 3D rendering. The MSI Raider, on the other hand, boasts a display with wide color gamuts and brilliant brightness levels, enhancing visual clarity and color precision for both general tasks and engineering design, yet it doesn't provide the optimal refresh rate required for fluid motion in gaming and 3D applications. In essence, while both laptops excel in display quality for productivity and professional workloads, neither is optimized for the high-refresh demands of 3D gaming or creation.
Battery
15.0 Hours
5.5 Hours
The Apple MacBook Air has 15 hours of battery life. The MSI Raider GE67Hx has 5.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Fair
13.3in
SIZE
15.6in
2.8 lbs
WEIGHT
5.2 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Apple MacBook Air (2020) has very good portability, while the MSI Raider GE67Hx has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
10.0/10
8.5/10
The Apple MacBook Air (2020) has best in class build quality, while the MSI Raider GE67Hx has very good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,000
$2,349
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
The Apple MacBook Air (2020) has a price of $1,000 and the MSI Raider GE67Hx costs $2,349.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers MSI Raider GE67Hx to be very good for general use, while the Apple MacBook Air (2020) is good.
The Apple MacBook Air (2020) is ideal for general use due to its combination of ample processing power from the Apple M1 chip, high-quality screen, long battery life, and excellent portability thanks to its lightweight design and silent operation.
Software Development
7.7/10
7.9/10
6.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
9.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The MSI Raider GE67Hx and Apple MacBook Air (2020) are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
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How the Apple MacBook Air (2020) and the MSI Raider GE67Hx compare to other laptops
"The Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry is a very good, but too expensive daily MacBook. The new MacBook Air M2 is undoubtedly once again a very good mobile companion, but we are still a little bit disappointed on a very high level, which is definitely connected with the increased price point. The new chassis is extremely slim and the front edge is no problem during typing, but the bezels are pretty wide for a modern device and in addition with the vertical space required for the notch, the new Air has larger footprint than some Windows rivals."
"If you've wanted to dip your toes into PC gaming but can't let go of your console roots, the MSI Raider GE67 HX stakes out an attractive middle ground between the speed and versatility of PC gaming and the comfort and ease of a console. If you can overlook its noisy fans and chintzy touchpad, the Raider provides a powerhouse entertainment experience with an OLED screen that tops most household TVs. It's not cheap, but this gaming machine is more than the sum of its parts."
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About Apple
Apple, an American technology company, is one of the world’s largest company in terms of market capitalization. Their MacBook laptops feature a slim, minimalistic design, class-leading battery life, and premium display and speaker quality. In 2020 Apple switched from using Intel processors to their own silicon chips which have excellent performance and efficiency. The macOS operating system is the second most widely used OS, after Windows.
About MSI
MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.
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