Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
MacBook Air 11 (Early 2014) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Core i5-4260U
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
11.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 750
18%
GB6M 1,440
5%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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11.6"
LCD TN
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600 Nits
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
8 Series LP+
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe 2
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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 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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38.8Wh
5099mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (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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Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
300 mm (11.8 in)
Depth
192 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.83 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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1.08 kg (2.4 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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1465
EMC 2631
MacBookAir6,1
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