Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023) $480
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$480
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
N100
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
N100
4 Cores
4 Threads
0.8GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
192 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
4GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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350 Nits
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220 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
2
2
Realtek ALC3204
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 240 min
Windows
Windows
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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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
234.9 mm (9.2 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.651 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.94 kg (4.3 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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