Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) vs MacBook 12" (Early 2015)

Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) $1,000
MacBook 12" (Early 2015)
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
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CPU
Core i7-6500U
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
HD 520 1050MHz
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core i7-6500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,025
27%
GB6M 2,100
9%
GB6S 745
20%
GB6M 1,460
6%
HD 520 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
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128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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12"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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RGB Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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100 Series U+
9 Series Y+
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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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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45Wh
3947mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5.4 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.25 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg (3.4 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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