MacBook Air (M1, 2020) vs HP 250 G9 (2023)
The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.
| Specification | MacBook Air (M1, 2020) | HP 250 G9 (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Processor familyDiffers | Apple M1 | Intel® Core™ i5 |
| Processor manufacturerDiffers | Apple | Intel |
| Display brightnessDiffers | 400 nits | 250 cd/m² |
| Display resolutionDiffers | 2560-by-1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| RGB colour spaceDiffers | Wide color (P3) | NTSC |
| Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers | 0 | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers | 2 | 1 |
| Introduction yearDiffers | 2020 | 2023 |
| Battery capacityDiffers | 49.9 Wh | 41 Wh |
| WeightDiffers | 1.29 kg | 1.74 kg |
| Operating system installedDiffers | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Bluetooth versionSame | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Optical drive typeSame | No | No |
| Storage mediaSame | SSD | SSD |
| Configurable TDP-downnot known | not known | 12 W |
| Efficient coresnot known | not known | 8 |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequencynot known | not known | 3.3 GHz |
| Maximum turbo powernot known | not known | 55 W |
| Performance coresnot known | not known | 2 |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequencynot known | not known | 4.4 GHz |
| Processor base powernot known | not known | 15 W |
| Processor boost frequencynot known | not known | 4.4 GHz |
| Processor cachenot known | not known | 12 MB |
| Processor cache typenot known | not known | L3 |
| Processor coresnot known | not known | 10 |
| Processor modelnot known | Apple M1 | not known |
| Processor threadsnot known | not known | 12 |
| Anti-glare screennot known | not known | Yes |
| Colour gamutnot known | not known | 45% |
| Display bezel technologynot known | not known | Micro-Edge |
| Display diagonalnot known | 13.3" | not known |
| Display diagonal (metric)not known | not known | 39.6 cm |
| HD typenot known | not known | Full HD |
| Panel typenot known | not known | IPS |
| Touchscreennot known | not known | No |
| HP Connection Optimizernot known | not known | Yes |
| HP GTIN (EAN/UPC)not known | not known | 196337210783 |
| HP Management toolsnot known | not known | Touchpoint Customizer for Consumer |
| HP Security toolsnot known | not known | TPM 2.0; Express VPN (30 days free trial); McAfee Security (30 days free trial); LastPass password |
| HP segmentnot known | not known | Business |
| HP Smart AC Adapternot known | not known | Yes |
| HP speaker typenot known | not known | HP Dual Speakers |
| HP Support Assistantnot known | not known | Yes |
| ECCnot known | not known | No |
| Internal memorynot known | 8 GB | not known |
| Maximum internal memorynot known | 16 GB | not known |
| Memory clock speednot known | not known | 3200 MHz |
| Memory layout (slots x size)not known | not known | 2 x 8 GB |
| Memory slotsnot known | not known | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Non-ECCnot known | not known | Yes |
| Number of free internal memory expansion slotsnot known | not known | 2 |
| Antenna typenot known | not known | 2x2 |
| Bluetoothnot known | not known | Yes |
| Mobile network connectionnot known | not known | No |
| Wi-Fi standardsnot known | not known | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| WLAN controller manufacturernot known | not known | Realtek |
| WLAN controller modelnot known | not known | Realtec RTL8822CE |
| Combo headphone/mic portnot known | not known | Yes |
| DC-in jacknot known | not known | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsnot known | not known | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantitynot known | not known | 1 |
| HDMI versionnot known | not known | 1.4b |
| USB 2.0 ports quantitynot known | 0 | not known |
| CPU configuration (max)not known | not known | 1 |
| Embedded options availablenot known | not known | No |
| Execute Disable Bitnot known | not known | Yes |
| Intel Flex Memory Accessnot known | not known | Yes |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technologynot known | not known | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)not known | not known | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)not known | not known | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)not known | not known | Yes |
| Number of SSDs installednot known | not known | 1 |
| NVMenot known | not known | Yes |
| SSD interfacenot known | not known | PCI Express |
| Total SSDs capacitynot known | not known | 512 GB |
| Total storage capacitynot known | 256 GB | not known |
| Form factornot known | not known | Clamshell |
| Market positioningnot known | not known | Everyday |
| Original brand namenot known | not known | HP |
| Product typenot known | not known | Laptop |
| Discrete graphics cardnot known | not known | No |
| On-board GPU manufacturernot known | not known | Intel |
| On-board graphics cardnot known | not known | Yes |
| On-board graphics card familynot known | not known | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| On-board graphics card modelnot known | 7-core GPU | not known |
| Battery technologynot known | not known | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Battery weightnot known | not known | 180 g |
| Number of battery cellsnot known | not known | 3 |
| AC adapter frequencynot known | not known | 50 - 60 Hz |
| AC adapter input voltagenot known | not known | 100 - 240 V |
| AC adapter powernot known | not known | 45 W |
| USB Type-C charging portnot known | Yes | not known |
| Password protectionnot known | not known | Yes |
| Password protection typenot known | not known | BIOS, Power on, User |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM)not known | not known | Yes |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionnot known | not known | 2.0 |
| Depthnot known | not known | 242 mm |
| Heightnot known | not known | 19.9 mm |
| Widthnot known | not known | 358 mm |
| Built-in microphonenot known | not known | Yes |
| Number of built-in speakersnot known | not known | 2 |
| Number of microphonesnot known | not known | 2 |
| Full-size keyboardnot known | not known | Yes |
| Numeric keypadnot known | not known | Yes |
| Pointing devicenot known | not known | Touchpad |
| Front cameranot known | not known | Yes |
| Front camera HD typenot known | not known | HD |
| Pre-installed softwarenot known | not known | HP Connection Optimizer; HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI; HP Support Assistant; HP Audio Switch; myHP; HP Privacy Settings; HP QuickDrop; HP Smart Health; HP Smart; HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows |
| Repairability indexnot known | not known | 6.7 |
| Built-in speaker(s)not known | not known | Yes |
| Thunderbolt ports quantitynot known | 2 | not known |
| Packaging contentnot known | 30W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m) | not known |
| Worldwide AC compatibilitynot known | 100V to 240V AC | not known |
| General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) URLnot known | not known | https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_6126692-6126777-16?openCLC=true |
| Sustainability certificatesnot known | not known | ENERGY STAR |
| Sustainability compliancenot known | not known | Yes |
| Sustainable technologies and materialsnot known | not known | 2% post-consumer recycled plastic; Low Halogen; Outside box and corrugated cushions are 100% sustainably sourced and recyclable; Recycled Plastic cushions |
| AC adapter includednot known | Yes | not known |
| Cables includednot known | USB-C | not known |
| Keyboard includednot known | not known | Yes |
| Stylus pennot known | not known | No |
| Package depthnot known | not known | 483 mm |
| Package heightnot known | not known | 305 mm |
| Package widthnot known | not known | 69 mm |