MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) vs Razer Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016)

MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) $999
Razer Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) $1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
CPU
Core i5-4260U
CPU
Core i7-6500U
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
GPU
HD 520 1050MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
CPU Image
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-6500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U vs Core i7-6500U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 520 1050MHz
192 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
403 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 5000 1000MHz vs HD 520 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8 Tabs
2%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD TN
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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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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 4.0
Bluetooth 4.1
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8 Series LP+
100 Series U+
Data
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
45W
14.85V
3.05A
45W
20.00V
2.25A
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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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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45Wh
3947mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 5.4 Hours
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 lb)
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Weight
1.25 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg (3.4 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
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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A1465
EMC 2631
MacBookAir6,1
RZ09-01682
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