Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs MacBook 13 (Mid 2006)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
MacBook 13 (Mid 2006) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core Duo T2400
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GMA 950M
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
60GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1280x800 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core Duo T2400
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
N/A
0%
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0%
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GMA 950M
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
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0%
N/A
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
512MB
DDR2-667
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
60GB
2.5"
SATA 1
5400RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
50 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD TN
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350 Nits
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250 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1280x800
1 Million Pixels
113 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
2-Finger Scroll Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
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600 Series P+
945GMS
ICH7M
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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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe T
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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55Wh
5093mAh
10.80V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (Latest)
Windows 7 (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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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
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
2.03 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.36 kg (5.2 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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Storage Slots
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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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A1181
EMC 2092
MacBook1,1
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