Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) $1,400
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Core 2 Duo P8600
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo P8600
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 280
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GB6M 470
2%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.08 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
2GB
DDR3-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD TN
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
GeForce 9400M
Data
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1x FireWire 800
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (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
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
2.49 kg (5.5 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
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1x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
Change Comparison