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

Blade Stealth 13 (Mid 2017) $1,400
Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) $1,499
Base Price
$1,400
Base Price
$1,499
CPU
Core i7-7500U
CPU
Core i5-6300U
GPU
HD 620 1050MHz
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Core i7-7500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,200
32%
GB6M 2,400
10%
GB6S 1,000
27%
GB6M 2,050
9%
HD 620 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/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 IGZO
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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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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
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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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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 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
45W
20.00V
2.25A
36W
12.00V
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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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
13.1 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
1.33 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.62 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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