Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017) vs Surface Book 13" (Late 2015)

Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017) $1,700
Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) $1,499
Base Price
$1,700
Base Price
$1,499
CPU
Core i7-8550U
CPU
Core i5-6300U
GPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Core i7-8550U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,200
32%
GB6M 3,800
16%
GB6S 1,000
27%
GB6M 2,050
9%
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1150MHz
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IGZO
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
276 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 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
65W
20.00V
3.25A
36W
12.00V
2.58A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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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 7 Hours
Up to 12 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
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.91 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
1.35 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.64 kg (3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 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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