Razer Blade 14 (Early 2014) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012)

Razer Blade 14 (Early 2014) $1,800
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,800
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i7-4702HQ
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
GeForce GTX 870M
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core i7-4702HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 960
24%
GB6M 3,045
11%
GB6S 550
14%
GB6M 1,880
7%
GeForce GTX 870M
1344 Shaders
941MHz
3GB GDDR5
120GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce GT 650M Mac
384 Shaders
900MHz
512MB GDDR5
80.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.53 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
DDR3L-1600
4GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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14"
LCD IGZO
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15.4"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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350:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Solid-state Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
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HM87
HM77
Data
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
Power
MagSafe
Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
150W
19.00V
7.90A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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77.5Wh
7078mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 3.5 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
2.03 kg (4.5 lb)
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Weight
2.54 kg (5.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
2x mSATA
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-01161
A1286
EMC 2556
MacBookPro9,1
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