MacBook Air 15 (M4, Early 2025) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Go (Late 2020)
MacBook Air 15
(M4, Early 2025)
$1,199
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
(Late 2020)
$549
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
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Base Price (MSRP)
$549
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CPU
M4 (10C10G-FL)
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CPU
Core i5-1035G1
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GPU
10-Core M4-FL
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GPU
UHD 32EU 1050MHz Gen 11
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
15.3" LCD IPS 2880×1864
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Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536×1024 Touch
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3.76 TFLOPS FP32
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7 FPS 1080p
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538 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
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56 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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128GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 620MB/s
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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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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
106.8 in² (688.9 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
71 in² (457.8 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 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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Response Time
33ms GtG
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Response Time
35ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
2880×1864
5.4 Million Pixels
224 PPI
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Resolution
1536×1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,200:1 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
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
95% sRGB
64% DCI-P3
66% Adobe RGB
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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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Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 1.20 Greyscale
2.26 Gamma
6600K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Scissor Switch
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
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35W
20.00V
1.75A
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39W
15.00V
2.60A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.33A 15V (34.95W)
1.75A 20V (35W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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66.5Wh
5833mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5237mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 16 Hours
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Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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50 min 80%
90 min 100%
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macOS 15 Sequoia
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Height
11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Width
340.4 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
0.93 L
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
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Weight
1.51 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.61 kg
(3.6 lb)
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Weight
1.11 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg
(2.9 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
Not 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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