Razer Blade 17 (Mid 2011) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2008)

Razer Blade 17 (Mid 2011) $2,799
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2008) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i7-2640M
CPU
Core 2 Duo T8300
GPU
GeForce GT 555M
GPU
GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
200GB
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core i7-2640M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo T8300
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i7-2640M vs Core 2 Duo T8300 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GT 555M
144 Shaders
675MHz
1GB GDDR5
50.2GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB
32 Shaders
470MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
434 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
60 GFLOPS FP32
0%
GeForce GT 555M vs GeForce 8600M GT Mac 256MB Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1333
2GB
DDR2-667
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s
200GB
2.5"
SATA 1
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1,978 min 4K Video
49%
330 min 4K Video
8%
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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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 Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
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 3.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
No Sensors
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HM67
PM965
ICH8M
Data
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x ExpressCard/34
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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
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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60Wh
5556mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 3 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (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
25.9 mm (1 in)
Width
357 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
243 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
2.25 L
Weight
2.91 kg (6.4 lb)
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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
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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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RZ09-00710
A1260
EMC 2198
MacBookPro4,1
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