Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2003)

Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2003) $3,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,299
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
GPU
GeForce4 Go 440
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
60GB
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
835MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce4 Go 440
2 Shaders
220MHz
64MB DDR
7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
641 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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GeForce GTX 660M vs GeForce4 Go 440 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
512MB
DDR-333
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s
60GB
2.5"
PATA
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58 min 4K Video
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50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
1x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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17.3"
LCD
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17"
LCD TN
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Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
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Brightness
200 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
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
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Coating
Matte
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Coating
Matte
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720p
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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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 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
No Sensors
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HM77
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
120W
19.00V
6.32A
65W
24.50V
2.65A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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55Wh
5093mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 2.5 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
391.2 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.57 L
Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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Weight
3.084 kg (6.8 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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1x 2.5" Bay
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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
A1013
PowerBook5,1
Change Comparison