Microsoft Surface Book 2 15 (Late 2017) vs MacBook Air 11 (Mid 2012)
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15
(Late 2017)
$1,999
MacBook Air 11
(Mid 2012)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core i5-8350U
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CPU
Core i5-3317U
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GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
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GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
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Memory
16GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
64GB
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Display
15" LCD IPS 3240×2160 Touch
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Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366×768
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6 FPS 1080p
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422 GFLOPS FP32
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269 GFLOPS FP32
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16GB
LPDDR3-1866
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4GB
DDR3L-1600
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56 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
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64GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 440MB/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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No Optical Drive
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Area
103.8 in² (670 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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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
3240×2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
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Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 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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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
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Facial
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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No Sensors
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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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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
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102W
15.00V
6.33A
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45W
14.85V
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USB-PD
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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MagSafe 2
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90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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35Wh
4795mAh
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Up to 13.8 Hours
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Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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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Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
299.5 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
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Weight
1.9 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.28 kg
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Weight
1.08 kg (2.4 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
Upgradable
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Storage
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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Storage Slots
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A1465
EMC 2558
MacBookAir5,1
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