Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2011)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
MacBook Pro 15 (Early 2011) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Core i7-2635QM
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Radeon HD 6490M Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Core i7-2635QM
4 Cores
8 Threads
2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 450
11%
GB6M 1,385
5%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon HD 6490M Mac
160 Shaders
750MHz
256MB GDDR5
25.4GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.24 TFLOPS
0%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
4GB
DDR3-1333
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
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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600 Nits
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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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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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch 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 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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Integrated Chipset
HM65
Data
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Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
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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 L
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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77.5Wh
7078mAh
10.95V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 8.1 (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
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 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
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
2.54 kg (5.6 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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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1286
EMC 2353
MacBookPro8,2
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