MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) vs Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016)

MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2017) $999
Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016) $2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
CPU
Core i5-5350U
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
HD 6000 1000MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440×900
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200×1800 Touch
CPU Image
Core i5-5350U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i5-5350U vs Core i7-6700HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 6000 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 970M
1280 Shaders
993MHz
3GB GDDR5
120GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
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0%
2.54 TFLOPS FP32
5%
HD 6000 1000MHz vs GeForce GTX 970M Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
16GB
DDR4-2133
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.3"
LCD TN
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LCD IGZO
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
83.8 in² (540.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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60Hz
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Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
Resolution
3200×1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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350:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
98% sRGB
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75% Adobe RGB
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Solid-state 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
No Sensors
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HM170
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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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
MagSafe 2
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
45W
14.85V
3.05A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (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
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 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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A1466
EMC 3178
MacBookAir7,2
RZ09-01652
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