Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016) vs Surface Book 2 13" (Late 2017)

Blade Stealth 12 (Late 2016) $1,000
Surface Book 2 13" (Late 2017) $1,149
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
$1,149
CPU
Core i7-7500U
CPU
Core i5-7300U
GPU
HD 620 1050MHz
GPU
HD 620 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Core i7-7500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-7300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,200
32%
GB6M 2,400
10%
GB6S 1,100
29%
GB6M 2,200
9%
HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
HD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1100MHz
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/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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13.5"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
3000x2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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RGB Backlight
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
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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 4.1
No Sensors
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200 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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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
Surface Connect
Security
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TPM 2.0
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
44W
15.00V
2.58A
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
1.00A 5V (5W)
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6.5 Hours
Up to 13 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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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
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
312.3 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg (3.5 lb)
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Weight
1.64 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.86 kg (4.1 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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