Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) vs PowerBook G4 12 (Late 2003)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) $1,400
PowerBook G4 12 (Late 2003) $1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
40GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024x768 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
N/A
0%
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0%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac
4 Shaders
200MHz
32MB DDR
3.2GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
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0%
N/A
0%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
256MB
DDR-266
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
40GB
2.5"
PATA
4200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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400 Nits
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200 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
106 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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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
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
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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
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
45W
24.00V
1.88A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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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
User Replaceable
Up to 7 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
30 mm (1.2 in)
Width
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
Depth
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.81 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
2.087 kg (4.6 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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1x SO-DIMM
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A1010
EMC 1986
PowerBook6,2
Change Comparison