Blade 16 (Early 2023) vs Blade 16 (Early 2024)

Blade 16 (Early 2023) $2,700
Blade 16 (Early 2024) $3,000
Base Price
$2,700
Base Price
$3,000
CPU
Core i9-13950HX
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
1TB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i9-13950HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,800
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GB6M 16,800
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GB6S 2,950
78%
GB6M 18,600
78%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2370MHz
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2175MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
16GB
DDR5-5600
16GB
DDR5-5600
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
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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240Hz
Variable
240Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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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 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.4
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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
280W
19.50V
14.36A
280W
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14.36A
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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
95.2Wh
6182mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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95.2Wh
6182mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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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
4.7mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
Height
22 mm (0.9 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.90 L
Height
22 mm (0.9 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.90 L
Weight
2.45 kg (5.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.25 kg (7.2 lb)
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Weight
2.45 kg (5.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.25 kg (7.2 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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