Laptops

Blade 14 (Early 2015) vs MacBook Air 13 (Early 2015) Full Specs

CPU
Core i7-4720HQ4 Cores
CPU
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M1,280 Shaders, 3GB
GPU
Memory
16GBDDR3L-1600
Memory
Storage
Storage
Display
14" LCD IGZO3200x1800 300Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Display
13.3" LCD TN1440x900 300Nits 60Hz Glossy
Price
$1,800
Price
$999

CPU
iGPU
GPU
Memory
Chipset
HDMI 1.4
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Audio
Storage
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
TB2
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Audio
Storage
SD Card

Core i7-4720HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz

GeForce GTX 970M
1,280 Shaders
993MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
3GB GDDR5

16GBDDR3L-1600

540MB/s Read
365MB/s Write
1.3GB/s Read
690MB/s Write

14" LCD IGZO3200x1800 300Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
13.3" LCD TN1440x900 300Nits 60Hz Glossy
Panel & HDR
LCD IGZO
Panel & HDR
LCD TN
Area & Aspect Ratio
83.75 in² 16:9
Area & Aspect Ratio
79.5 in² 16:10
Brightness
300 nits 300 nits Peak
Brightness
300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Resolution
3200x1800 5.8M Pixels 262 ppi
Resolution
1440x900 1.3M Pixels 128 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 350:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
-
Viewing Angles
160° H 160° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
98% sRGB
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Coating & Lamination
-
Touchscreen
Yes
Touchscreen
No

Up to 3.5 hours
Up to 12 hours
71Wh
6400mAh
11.1V
Lithium-Ion
54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.6V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
No
User Replaceable
No

Data
3x USB 3.0
-
Data
1x Thunderbolt 2
2x USB 3.0
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
Video
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
-
Card Slots
1x SDXC Card

Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.0
Infrared
No
Infrared
No

Charger
150W DC 5.5x2.5mm
Charger
45W MagSafe 2
Output
150W 19.00V 7.89A
Output
45W 14.85V 3.03A
Input
-
Input
1.00A
Protocol & Port
DC 5.5x2.5mm DC 5.5x2.5mm
Protocol & Port
MagSafe 2 MagSafe 2
USB-PD
-
USB-PD
-

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
1
Microphones
2

Keyboard
-
Scissor
Backlit
Keyboard
78%
Scissor
Backlit
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Solid-state
Glass
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Glass

Launch OS
Windows 8.1
Launch OS
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Latest OS
-
Latest OS
macOS 12 Monterey
Secondary OS
-
Secondary OS
Windows 10

Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
17.8 mm (0.7")
Width
345 mm (13.58")
Depth
235 mm (9.25")
Height
17 mm (0.67")
Width
325 mm (12.8")
Depth
227 mm (8.94")
Weight
2.03 kg
Weight
1.35 kg
Volume
1.4431 L
Volume
1.2542 L
Decor Lights
Yes
Decor Lights
No
Fans
2
Fans
1

Release Date
2015-03-12
Release Date
2015-03-09
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Early 2015
Description
Early 2015
Model ID
RZ09-0130x
Model ID
MacBookAir7,2
Model Number 1
RZ09-01301
Model Number 1
A1466
Model Number 2
RZ09-01302
Model Number 2
EMC 2925