Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
Dell Inspiron 15 (3525, Early 2023) $300
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
Athlon Silver 3050U
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Athlon Silver 3050U
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
GB6S 770
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GB6M 1,345
5%
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon Vega 2 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
1080p 2 FPS
2%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR5-5600
4GB
DDR4-2400
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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18"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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220 Nits
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240Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
6
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Realtek ALC3204
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.1
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HM770
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 240 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
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Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg (4.2 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
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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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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RZ09-0509
3525
Change Comparison