Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) vs Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017)

Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) $1,499
Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2017) $1,700
Base Price
$1,499
Base Price
$1,700
CPU
Core i5-6300U
CPU
Core i7-8550U
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
GPU
UHD 620 1150MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i7-8550U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
GB6S 1,000
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GB6M 2,050
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GB6S 1,200
32%
GB6M 3,800
16%
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
UHD 620 1150MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1150MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IGZO
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3000x2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
276 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Capacitive
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White Backlight
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
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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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
Surface Connect
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Security
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TPM 2.0
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External
External
36W
12.00V
2.58A
65W
20.00V
3.25A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.25A 20V (65W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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53.6Wh
4702mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium
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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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Convertible
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Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
312.3 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Height
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.91 L
Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 lb)
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Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.64 kg (3.6 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
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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