Razer Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) vs Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012)
Razer Blade Stealth 12
(Early 2016)
$1,000
Razer Blade 17
(Late 2012)
$2,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
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Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
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CPU
Core i7-6500U
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CPU
Core i7-3632QM
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GPU
HD 520 1050MHz
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GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
64GB
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Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560×1440 Touch
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Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
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N/A
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403 GFLOPS FP32
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641 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR3-1866
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
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64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s
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186 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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12.5"
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Area
66.8 in² (430.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
170° Horizontal
170° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
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Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Sensors
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100 Series U+
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Data
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Network
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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
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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45W
20.00V
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120W
19.00V
6.32A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
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45Wh
3947mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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60.4Wh
5440mAh
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Lithium-Ion
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Up to 5.4 Hours
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Up to 2.5 Hours
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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
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
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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
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Weight
1.25 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg
(3.4 lb)
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Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Storage Slots
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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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