MacBook Pro 14" (M3) vs Surface Laptop 6 13" (Early 2024)

MacBook Pro 14" (M3) $1,599
Surface Laptop 6 13" (Early 2024) $1,200
Base Price
$1,599
Base Price
$1,200
CPU
M3 8C10G
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
GPU
10-Core M3
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
M3 8C10G
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 3,140
83%
GB6M 11,890
50%
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 11,800
49%
10-Core M3
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
2200MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
400 Nits
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120Hz
Variable
60Hz
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3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
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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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
70W
20.00V
3.50A
39W
15.00V
2.60A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.50A 20V (70W)
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
70Wh
6110mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 13.5 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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macOS 14 Sonoma
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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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
11.3mm
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.55 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.76 kg (3.9 lb)
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Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.52 kg (3.3 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 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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