MacBook Pro 17" (Late 2011) vs Blade 17 (Late 2012)

MacBook Pro 17" (Late 2011)
Blade 17 (Late 2012) $2,499
Base Price
-
Base Price
$2,499
CPU
Core i7-2760QM
CPU
Core i7-3632QM
GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
GPU
GeForce GTX 660M
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
17" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
Display
17.3" LCD 1920x1080 -
Core i7-2760QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i7-3632QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 535
14%
GB6M 1,625
7%
GB6S 500
13%
GB6M 1,680
7%
Radeon HD 6770M Mac
480 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
675MHz
GeForce GTX 660M
384 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
835MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
DDR3-1333
8GB
DDR3-1600
8 Tabs
2%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
64GB
mSATA
SATA 3
Up to 300MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
No Optical Drive
-
-
17"
LCD TN
-
17.3"
LCD
-
300 Nits
-
250 Nits
-
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
-
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
-
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
-
800:1 Contrast
-
-
-
-
480p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
720p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
RGB Backlight
Touch Bar
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
4.05" WVGA LCD touchpad Switchblade UI Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
Realtek ALC275 HD Audio
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HM65
HM77
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x FireWire 800
-
-
1x ExpressCard/34
1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
-
-
-
-
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Network
-
-
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
-
Network
-
-
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Video
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x HDMI 1.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Audio
2x Audio Jack
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Power
MagSafe
Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
-
Security
Kensington Lock
-
-
-
External
External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
120W
19.00V
6.32A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
MagSafe T
-
-
-
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
-
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
95Wh
8796mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
60.4Wh
5440mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
-
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 2.5 Hours
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
2x Fans
-
-
Cooler
2x Fans
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Height
25 mm (1 in)
Width
393 mm (15.5 in)
Depth
267 mm (10.5 in)
Volume
2.62 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
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
-
-
-
-
Weight
2.99 kg (6.6 lb)
-
-
-
-
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storage Slots
1x mSATA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
-
-
Memory Slots
-
2x SO-DIMM
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Change Results