Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) vs Surface Laptop 13" (Mid 2017)

Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2018) $1,400
Surface Laptop 13" (Mid 2017) $999
Base Price
$1,400
Base Price
$999
CPU
Core i7-8565U
CPU
Core i5-7200U
GPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
GPU
HD 620 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Core i7-8565U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Core i5-7200U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,400
37%
GB6M 4,300
18%
GB6S 1,050
28%
GB6M 2,100
9%
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1150MHz
HD 620 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
166 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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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
Facial
Facial
4
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
53.1Wh
4658mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
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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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.6 mm (12 in)
Depth
210 mm (8.3 in)
Volume
0.98 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.38 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
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Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 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
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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