Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2015)
Microsoft Surface Studio 2
(Late 2018)
$3,500
iMac 21.5
(Late 2015)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$3,500
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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CPU
Core i7-7820HQ
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CPU
Core i5-5250U
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GPU
GeForce GTX 1060
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GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
1TB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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4.37 TFLOPS FP32
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730 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
DDR4-2400
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8GB
DDR3-1866
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
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1,978 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Brightness
350 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Touch
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Surface Keyboard
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Magic Keyboard
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Surface Mouse
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Magic Mouse 2
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Not Included
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Facial
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Sensors
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Data
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
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185W
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Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
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Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
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Memory Slots
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A1418
EMC 2889
iMac16,1
iMac16,2
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