Blade 15 (Early 2023) vs Blade 15 Advanced (Early 2021)

Blade 15 (Early 2023) $2,500
Blade 15 Advanced (Early 2021) $2,700
Base Price
$2,500
Base Price
$2,700
CPU
Core i7-13800H
CPU
Core i7-10875H
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 110W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 90W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
1TB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Core i7-13800H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core i7-10875H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 2,600
69%
GB6M 13,500
56%
GB6S 1,520
40%
GB6M 6,580
27%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 110W
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2370MHz
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 90W
5120 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1410MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 107 FPS
89%
FP32 14.44 TFLOPS
29%
16GB
DDR5-5200
16GB
DDR4-2933
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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240Hz
Variable
360Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
188 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.2
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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 UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
230W
19.50V
11.80A
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3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
80Wh
5195mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80Wh
5195mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 90 min
Windows
Windows
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
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.42 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.42 L
Weight
2.01 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.81 kg (6.2 lb)
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Weight
2.01 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.81 kg (6.2 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
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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