MacBook 12 (Early 2015) vs Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012)

MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Razer Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,499
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
Display
17.3" LCD 1920×1080
CPU Image
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-3632QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A vs Core i7-3632QM Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
835MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
641 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 5300 850MHz vs GeForce GTX 660M Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
8GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD
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Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
127.9 in² (825.1 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Matte
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78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
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HM77
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
120W
19.00V
6.32A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 9 Hours
Up to 2.5 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Height
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
277 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
2.65 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x mSATA
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1x 2.5" Bay
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A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
RZ09-00830
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