Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs PowerBook G3 (Late 1998)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
PowerBook G3 (Late 1998) $2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
PowerPC 750 233MHz
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Rage LT Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
32MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
2GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
12.1" LCD TN 800x600 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 750 233MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.233GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
N/A
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N/A
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Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Rage LT Pro
1 Shader
75MHz
2MB SDR
0.8GB/s Bandwidth
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0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
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0%
N/A
0%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
32MB
SDR-100
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
2GB
2.5"
PATA
4200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
20x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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3.5" Floppy 1.44MB
15"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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600 Nits
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150 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
800x600
0.5 Million Pixels
83 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
77 Keys
Scissor Switch
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.4
No Bluetooth
Infrared
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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1x Serial
1x HDI-30
1x ADB
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2x PC Card Type II
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Network
1x Ethernet (10Mbps)
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Video
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1x VGA
1x S-Video
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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
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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
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49Wh
3403mAh
14.40V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 22 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS 8.1 Bride of Buster
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
50.8 mm (2 in)
Width
322.6 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
264.2 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
4.33 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
3.538 kg (7.8 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
Not 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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