Compare MSI Raider GE78 vs Razer Blade 17 Mid 2021 vs Razer Blade 15 2021
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
4K 120Hz
4K 165Hz
4K 240Hz
FHD
Advanced
Base
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gb) + 1x Audio combo + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x UHS-III SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
70.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Camera | Front
FHD IR Camera w/ Windows Hello
Colors
Core Black
Material
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass for OLED touch display
Microphone
4-mic array
4-Mic Array
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
Stereo speakers, 4 drivers in total
Stereo speakers, 2 drivers
Dimensions
Bezels
6 mm
4.9mm side bezels
Size | Depth
298 mm
260 mm / 10.24 inch
235 mm / 9.25 inch
Size | Height
23 mm
19.9 mm / 0.78 inch
Size | Width
380 mm
395 mm / 15.55 inch
355 mm / 13.98 inch
Weight
3.1 kg
2.75 kg / 6.06 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
17 inch
17.3"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS or OLED
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Audio
THX Spatial Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB powered by Razer Chroma
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Touch Screen
Available in 4K 120Hz
Available with 4K OLED display
Touchpad
Glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touch for multi-touch gestures
Glass touchpad (Microsoft Precision)
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 or 32 GB, 2x SO-DIMMs
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200Hz
DDR4 dual-channel 3200MHz
Power Supply
330W
230 W
230 W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1TB PCIe 4 x4 NVMe SSD + 1 open slot, up to 4TB in total (2-sided SSDs supported)
Production
Debut
2021-07-14
2021-Q3
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
Pros
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
- Full sRGB coverage and full AdobeRGB coverage
- Quieter than last year's Blade Pro RTX 3080
- Very good gaming performance
- Fast Wi-Fi 6E
- Slim and light for a 4K gaming laptop
- Sleek design
- 4K display
- Good battery life
Cons
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Loud fan noise when gaming on manual Turbo mode
- Not more powerful than the 10th gen Blade 15
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