MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2017) vs Blade 14 (Early 2017)

MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2017)
Blade 14 (Early 2017) $1,800
Base Price
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Base Price
$1,800
CPU
Core i7-7700HQ
CPU
Core i7-7700HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 555
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880x1800 -
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Core i7-7700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
Core i7-7700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
GB6S 1,165
31%
GB6M 3,605
15%
GB6S 1,165
31%
GB6M 3,605
15%
Radeon Pro 555
768 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
850MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5
1670MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 1.31 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 4.28 TFLOPS
9%
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
16GB
DDR4-2400
56 Tabs
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56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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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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500 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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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
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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3
2
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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HM175
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4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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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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Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
87W
20.20V
4.30A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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4.30A 20V (86W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (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
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 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
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
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Weight
1.86 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.44 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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