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Dell XPS 7390 vs Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020

Both refurbished prices, both price histories, and the facts no shop states. One page, both laptops.

Dell XPS 7390

€281

2 offers from shops we track

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020

€369

5 offers from shops we track

Dell XPS 7390 is €88 cheaper today, 24% below the other.

Over the 1 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Dell XPS 7390 was the cheaper one on 1 of 1 days, by €85 to €85, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.

Linux support is the only difference this site has found between them.

Price history: the lowest price we saw each week

  • Dell XPS 7390€270 now
  • Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020€355 now

Week of 5 October 2026

Dell XPS 7390Online Used Laptops
€270
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020Mac of All Trades
€355
A break in a line is a week nobody had one. A price we saw, never a price anyone paid.
Every week, as a table
WeekDell XPS 7390Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020
24 August 2026€482
31 August 2026€482
7 September 2026€290
14 September 2026€270
21 September 2026€270
28 September 2026€270
5 October 2026€270€355

What differs between them

No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.

FactDell XPS 7390Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020
Linux supportLinux runs on this laptop, with something not working.

“Besides the late Thunderbolt support, the only real tweak needed to get Ubuntu 19.10 to install on the Dell XPS 7390 was switching from the "RAID On" storage mode in the BIOS to the "AHCI" mode, otherwise the Ubuntu 19.10 installer would not see the NVMe SSD...”phoronix.com, checked 6 September 2026.

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Soldered RAMThe RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded.

“However, the upgradability is not exactly the strongest point of the notebook – all of the memory is soldered and you can only plug a single M.2 drive inside of it.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026.

The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded.

“Soldered RAM and storage”laptopmedia.com, checked 10 October 2026.

Screen qualityReviewers rate this screen well.

“XPS 13 7390’s display has an IPS panel with a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles and very high (400+ nits) maximum brightness.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026.

Reviewers rate this screen well.

“Apple MacBook Air (Late 2020)’s panel has a wide color coverage, high resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and high maximum brightness.”laptopmedia.com, checked 10 October 2026.

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