MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023)
MacBook Neo
(Early 2026)
$599
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
(Late 2023)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$599
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
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CPU
Core i7-13700H
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GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
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GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
16GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
512GB
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Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
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Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400×1600 Touch
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1.88 TFLOPS FP32
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2.3 TFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
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16GB
LPDDR5X-5200
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24 Tabs
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56 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s
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442 min 4K Video
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954 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
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Area
95.7 in² (617.4 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
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Resolution
2400×1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 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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1,600:1 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
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Coverage
100% sRGB
84% DCI-P3
82% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.0 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 1.80 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6420K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Scissor Switch
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
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Facial
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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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Bluetooth 6.0
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Bluetooth 5.3
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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
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
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20W
9.00V
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102W
15.00V
6.33A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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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
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36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
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Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
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macOS 26 Tahoe
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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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
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.3 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
228.3 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.40 L
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Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg
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Weight
1.982 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.36 kg
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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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