MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021)

MacBook Air 13 (M3, Early 2024) $1,199
Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
CPU
M3 (8C8G-FL)
CPU
Celeron N4020
GPU
8-Core M3-FL
GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560x1664 -
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M3 (8C8G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Celeron N4020
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 3,130
77%
GB6M 9,510
36%
GB6S 375
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GB6M 545
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8-Core M3-FL
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 600 650MHz
96 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.13 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR4-2400
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
64GB
Soldered
Up to 250MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD
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500 Nits
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250 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
DC
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
45W
15.00V
2.58A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
52.6Wh
4614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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35Wh
4667mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 50 min
Up to 100% in 90 min
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macOS 12 Monterey
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Height
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
215 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
0.74 L
Height
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
283.7 mm (11.2 in)
Depth
193 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.97 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.111 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg (2.9 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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