Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012)

Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2012) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
CPU
Core i7-3615QM
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
GPU
GeForce GT 650M Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
128GB
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core i7-3632QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-3615QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core i7-3632QM vs Core i7-3615QM Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
835MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce GT 650M Mac
384 Shaders
900MHz
512MB GDDR5
80.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
641 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
691 GFLOPS FP32
1%
GeForce GTX 660M vs GeForce GT 650M Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
4GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s
128GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 530MB/s
58 min 4K Video
1%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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17.3"
LCD
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15.4"
LCD TN
HDR
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Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
Matte
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
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HM77
HM77
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x FireWire 800
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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Video
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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
120W
19.00V
6.32A
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
60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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77.5Wh
7078mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 2.5 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
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
277 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
2.65 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
2.99 kg (6.6 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
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
1x mSATA
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-00830
A1286
EMC 2556
MacBookPro9,1
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