MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021)
MacBook Neo
(Early 2026)
$599
Microsoft Surface Laptop SE
(Late 2021)
$249
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Base Price (MSRP)
$599
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Base Price (MSRP)
$249
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CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
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CPU
Celeron N4020
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GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
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GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
64GB
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Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
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Display
11.6" LCD 1366×768
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1.88 TFLOPS FP32
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125 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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4GB
LPDDR4-2400
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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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64GB
Soldered
MMC
Up to 250MB/s
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442 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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11.6"
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Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
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Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
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Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 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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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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78 Keys
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Scissor Switch
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic 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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 5.0
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No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
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Security
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External
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20W
9.00V
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45W
15.00V
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
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DC
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36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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35Wh
4667mAh
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Up to 11 Hours
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Up to 6 Hours
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
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Height
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Width
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
206.4 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.78 L
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Height
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
283.7 mm (11.2 in)
Depth
193 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.97 L
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Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg
(2.8 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
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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
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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