Microsoft Surface Book 13 (Late 2015) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2011)

Microsoft Surface Book 13 (Late 2015) $1,499
MacBook Pro 13 (Late 2011) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core i5-6300U
CPU
Core i5-2435M
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
GPU
HD 3000 1300MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000×2000 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
CPU Image
Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-2435M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i5-6300U vs Core i5-2435M Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 3000 1300MHz
96 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
384 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
250 GFLOPS FP32
1%
HD 520 1000MHz vs HD 3000 1300MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
4GB
DDR3-1333
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD TN
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Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
3000×2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
Resolution
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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100 Series U+
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x FireWire 800
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Network
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
36W
12.00V
2.58A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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63.5Wh
5799mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Build Material
Magnesium
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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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Convertible
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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
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
1.78 L
Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 lb)
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2.04 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1278
EMC 2555
MacBookPro8,1
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