Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016) vs MacBook Air 13" (Early 2015)

Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016) $1,000
MacBook Air 13" (Early 2015)
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
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CPU
Core i7-7500U
CPU
Core i5-5250U
GPU
HD 620 1050MHz
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
Display
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Core i7-7500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,200
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GB6M 2,400
10%
GB6S 815
22%
GB6M 1,565
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HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
Shared Memory
950MHz
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.73 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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13.3"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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RGB Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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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200 Series U+
9 Series U+
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
Security
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TPM 2.0
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6.5 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (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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Cooler
1x 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
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg (3.5 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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