Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2014) vs MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2013)

Razer Blade Pro 17 (Early 2014) $2,299
MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2013) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i7-4700HQ
CPU
Core i5-4250U
GPU
GeForce GTX 860M
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366×768
CPU Image
Core i7-4700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i7-4700HQ vs Core i5-4250U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 860M
640 Shaders
1085MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
GeForce GTX 860M vs HD 5000 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
DDR3L-1600
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 360MB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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17.3"
LCD
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11.6"
LCD TN
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Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 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
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 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
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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 Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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8 Series LP+
Data
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
Power
MagSafe 2
Security
Kensington Lock
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External
150W
19.00V
7.90A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
74Wh
5000mAh
14.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 2.5 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x 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
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Weight
2.97 kg (6.5 lb)
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1.08 kg (2.4 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
2x mSATA
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Memory Slots
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RZ09-01171E1
A1465
EMC 2631
MacBookAir6,1
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