Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2018) vs MacBook Pro 15" (Late 2016)

Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2018) $2,300
MacBook Pro 15" (Late 2016)
Base Price
$2,300
Base Price
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CPU
Core i7-8750H
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
GPU
Radeon Pro 450
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
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Core i7-8750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,305
35%
GB6M 4,640
19%
GB6S 1,100
29%
GB6M 3,440
14%
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5
1480MHz
Radeon Pro 450
640 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
800MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 3.79 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.02 TFLOPS
2%
16GB
DDR4-2666
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
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256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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500 Nits
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144Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
4
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
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HM370
QMS180
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
200W
19.50V
10.26A
87W
20.20V
4.30A
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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4.30A 20V (86W)
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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80Wh
5195mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Height
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Weight
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.95 kg (6.5 lb)
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Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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