MacBook 12 (Early 2016) vs Microsoft Surface Book 13 (Late 2015)
MacBook 12
(Early 2016)
$1,299
Microsoft Surface Book 13
(Late 2015)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
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CPU
Core i5-6300U
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GPU
HD 515 850MHz
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GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
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Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
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GB6S 760
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GB6M 1,320
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GB6S 1,000
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GB6M 2,050
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N/A
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FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR3-1866
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8GB
LPDDR3-1600
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24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
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128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
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3000x2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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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)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Data
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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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External
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29W
14.50V
2.00A
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36W
12.00V
2.58A
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USB-PD
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
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Up to 12 Hours
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
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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
Magnesium
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Cooler
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
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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
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg
(2.2 lb)
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Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg
(3.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not 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
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
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