Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) vs MacBook Pro 17 (Late 2011)

Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
MacBook Pro 17 (Late 2011) $2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
CPU
Core i7-2760QM
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
128GB
Display
17.3" LCD 1920x1080 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
Core i7-3632QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-2760QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 500
12%
GB6M 1,680
6%
GB6S 535
13%
GB6M 1,625
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GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
835MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
480 Shaders
675MHz
1GB GDDR5
50.8GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
DDR3-1600
4GB
DDR3-1333
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
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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17"
LCD TN
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250 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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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
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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HM77
HM65
Data
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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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 T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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95Wh
8796mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 2.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (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
25 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 L
Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not 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
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RZ09-00830
A1297
EMC 2564
MacBookPro8,3
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