Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs PowerBook G3 (Late 1997)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
PowerBook G3 (Late 1997) $5,700
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$5,700
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
PowerPC 750 250MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
Memory
16GB
Memory
32MB
Storage
1TB
Storage
5GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
12.1" LCD TN 800x600 -
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
PowerPC 750 250MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.25GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
N/A
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GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
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N/A
0%
16GB
DDR5-5600
32MB
EDO-60
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
5GB
2.5"
PATA
4200RPM
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
20x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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3.5" Floppy 1.44MB
18"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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150 Nits
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240Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
800x600
0.5 Million Pixels
83 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
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1080p
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
77 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
6
4
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.4
No Bluetooth
Infrared
34K Modem
No Sensors
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HM770
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
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1x Serial
1x HDI-30
1x ADB
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2x PC Card Type II
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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1x Ethernet (10Mbps)
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Video
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1x VGA
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
DC 7.7x2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
45W
24.00V
1.88A
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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47Wh
3264mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 4 Hours
Up to 2 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS 8 Tempo
Mac OS 9.1 Fortissimo (Latest)
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
61 mm (2.4 in)
Width
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Depth
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
4.30 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
3.402 kg (7.5 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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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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RZ09-0509
M3553
Change Comparison