Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) vs MacBook Air 13 (Early 2008)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) $999
MacBook Air 13 (Early 2008) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i5-8250U
CPU
Core 2 Duo SP7500
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
GMA X3100 400MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB (+$1,000)
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280×800
CPU Image
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo SP7500
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-8250U vs Core 2 Duo SP7500 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GMA X3100 400MHz
8 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
N/A
0%
UHD 620 1100MHz vs GMA X3100 400MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
2GB
DDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s
64GB
1.8" ZIF
PATA
Up to 50MB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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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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Response Time
63ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
Resolution
1280×800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
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Capacitive
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White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
GS965
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
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
45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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37Wh
5139mAh
7.20V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 4 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 lb)
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1.36 kg (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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A1237
EMC 2142
MacBookAir1,1
Change Comparison