Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2003)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
PowerBook G4 17 (Early 2003) $3,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,299
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
GeForce4 Go 440
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
60GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
N/A
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0%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce4 Go 440
2 Shaders
220MHz
64MB DDR
7GB/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
4200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
1x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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15"
LCD IPS
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17"
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
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 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
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
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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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 DVI-I
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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
65W
24.50V
2.65A
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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55Wh
5093mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable
Up to 22 Hours
Up to 4.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
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
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
391.2 mm (15.4 in)
Depth
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.57 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
3.084 kg (6.8 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
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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A1013
PowerBook5,1
Change Comparison