MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2015) vs Blade 14 (Late 2016)

MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2015)
Blade 14 (Late 2016) $1,800
Base Price
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Base Price
$1,800
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
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Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,035
27%
GB6M 3,460
14%
GB6S 1,100
29%
GB6M 3,440
14%
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
Shared Memory
1200MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5
1670MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 4.28 TFLOPS
9%
8GB
DDR3L-1600
16GB
DDR4-2133
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2880x1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
RGB Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Solid-state Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1
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HM87
HM170
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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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 - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (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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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 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
2.036 kg (4.5 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
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 M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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