Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13 (Mid 2024) vs PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2005)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13 (Mid 2024) $1,000
PowerBook G4 15 (Late 2005) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1666MHz
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac+
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
13.8" LCD IPS 2304x1536 Touch
Display
15.2" LCD TN 1440x960 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 7447 1666MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.666GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
N/A
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N/A
0%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Mobility Radeon 9700 Mac+
4 Shaders
450MHz
128MB DDR
8.8GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
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0%
N/A
0%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
512MB
DDR2-667
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
80GB
2.5"
PATA
5400RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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13.8"
LCD IPS
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15.2"
LCD TN
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600 Nits
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250 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2304x1536
3.5 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1440x960
1.4 Million Pixels
114 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
3
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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1x PC Card Type I or II (CardBus)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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1x S-Video
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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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
39W
15.00V
2.60A
65W
24.50V
2.65A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
54Wh
7124mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 20 Hours
Up to 5.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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
2x Fans
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Height
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
301 mm (11.9 in)
Depth
220 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.16 L
Height
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Width
348 mm (13.7 in)
Depth
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
2.35 L
Weight
1.34 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
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Weight
2.585 kg (5.7 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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Storage Slots
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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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A1138
PowerBook5,8
Change Comparison