Blade 15 (Early 2023) vs MacBook Pro 16" (M2 Max)

Blade 15 (Early 2023) $2,500
MacBook Pro 16" (M2 Max) $3,099
Base Price
$2,500
Base Price
$3,099
CPU
Core i7-13800H
CPU
M2 Max 12C30G
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 110W
GPU
24-Core M1 Max
Memory
16GB
Memory
32GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Core i7-13800H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
M2 Max 12C30G
12 Cores
12 Threads
3.66GHz Clock
GB6S 2,600
69%
GB6M 13,500
56%
GB6S 2,825
75%
GB6M 14,800
62%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 110W
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2370MHz
24-Core M1 Max
3072 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 64 FPS
53%
FP32 7.85 TFLOPS
16%
16GB
DDR5-5200
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
120 Tabs
24%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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16.2"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
240Hz
Variable
120Hz
Variable
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
188 PPI
3456x2234
7.7 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,554 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
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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 5.3
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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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
MagSafe 3
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
140W
28.00V
5.00A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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5.00A 15V (75W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
5.00A 28V (140W)
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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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100Wh
8728mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 15 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 13 Ventura
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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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.42 L
Height
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
355.7 mm (14 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.48 L
Weight
2.01 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.81 kg (6.2 lb)
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Weight
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 kg (5.4 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
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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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