Blade 17 (Mid 2011) vs MacBook Pro 17" (Late 2011)
Blade 17
(Mid 2011)
$2,799
MacBook Pro 17"
(Late 2011)
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Base Price
$2,799
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Base Price
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CPU
Core i7-2640M
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CPU
Core i7-2760QM
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GPU
GeForce GT 555M
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GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
1TB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
17.3" LCD 1920x1080 -
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Display
17" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
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GB6S 515
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GB6M 1,015
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GB6S 535
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GB6M 1,625
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N/A
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FP32 0.43 TFLOPS
1%
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N/A
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FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR3-1333
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4GB
DDR3-1333
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24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
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128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
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1,978 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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17.3"
LCD
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17"
LCD TN
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250 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
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LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
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2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 3.0
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Infrared
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No Sensors
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Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
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120W
19.00V
6.32A
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85W
20.00V
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MagSafe T
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60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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95Wh
8796mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 3 Hours
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Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
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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
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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Height
25 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 L
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Weight
2.91 kg (6.4 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
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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Memory Slots
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