Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs PowerBook G4 12 (Early 2005)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
PowerBook G4 12 (Early 2005) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac+
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
60GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024x768 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 7447 1500MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.5GHz 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
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac+
4 Shaders
200MHz
64MB DDR
3.2GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
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0%
N/A
0%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
512MB
DDR-333
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
60GB
2.5"
PATA
5400RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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600 Nits
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200 Nits
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120Hz
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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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1,300:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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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
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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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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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50Wh
4630mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 22 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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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Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 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
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 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
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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1x SO-DIMM
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A1104
EMC 2030
PowerBook6,8
Change Comparison