Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2008) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core 2 Duo P8600
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
15.4" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo P8600
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 9600M GT Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.08 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
2GB
DDR3-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
128GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD TN
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350 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
110 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad 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 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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600 Series P+
GeForce 9400M
Data
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Data
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1x FireWire 800
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1x ExpressCard/34
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
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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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50Wh
4630mAh
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 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (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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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
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Width
364 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.18 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.49 kg (5.5 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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A1286
EMC 2255
MacBookPro5,1
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