Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs MacBook Air 13 (Early 2014)
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3
(Late 2023)
$799
MacBook Air 13
(Early 2014)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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CPU
Core i5-1235U
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CPU
Core i5-4260U
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GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
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GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
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Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900 -
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GB6S 1,865
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GB6M 5,680
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GB6S 750
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GB6M 1,440
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1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
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N/A
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FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-5200
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4GB
LPDDR3-1600
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24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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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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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
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1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Touch
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.1
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Bluetooth 4.0
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600 Series P+
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8 Series LP+
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Data
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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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Power
MagSafe 2
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39W
15.00V
2.60A
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45W
14.85V
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MagSafe 2
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41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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54.4Wh
7158mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
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Up to 12 Hours
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Windows
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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
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Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
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Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg
(3 lb)
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Weight
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1466
EMC 2632
MacBookAir6,2
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