MacBook Air 15" (M3) vs Dell XPS 14 (2024)

The MacBook Air 15" (M3) and Dell XPS 14 (2024) are most easily told apart by their overall size. On height, the MacBook Air 15" (M3) measures 237.6 mm against the Dell XPS 14 (2024)'s 222.8 mm — about 14.8 mm more. On width, the MacBook Air 15" (M3) measures 340.4 mm against the Dell XPS 14 (2024)'s 312.8 mm — about 27.6 mm more. On thickness, the Dell XPS 14 (2024) measures 18.0 mm against the MacBook Air 15" (M3)'s 11.5 mm — about 6.5 mm more.

The Dell XPS 14 (2024) is the heavier of the two at 1.68 kg, compared with 1.26 kg for the MacBook Air 15" (M3). That is a 420 g difference (33%). In daily handling the difference is easy to feel.