MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) vs Microsoft Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017)

MacBook Air 13 (M4, Early 2025) $999
Microsoft Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) $1,149
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
CPU
M4 (10C8G-FL)
CPU
Core i5-7300U
GPU
8-Core M4-FL
GPU
HD 620 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.6" LCD IPS 2560×1664
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000×2000 Touch
CPU Image
M4 (10C8G-FL)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-7300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
M4 (10C8G-FL) vs Core i5-7300U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4-FL
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
8-Core M4-FL vs HD 620 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.6"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.5 in² (545.3 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Resolution
2560×1664
4.3 Million Pixels
225 PPI
Resolution
3000×2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.25 Gamma
6860K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Fully Laminated
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
200 Series U+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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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
MagSafe 3
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
30W
20.00V
1.50A
44W
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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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
53.8Wh
4719mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
Up to 13 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Convertible
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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
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
312.3 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Weight
1.24 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.34 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.64 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.86 kg (4.1 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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