Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs PowerBook G4 12 (Late 2003)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
PowerBook G4 12 (Late 2003) $1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
40GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
12.1" LCD TN 1024x768 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
PowerPC 7447 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
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0%
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0%
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce FX Go 5200 Mac
4 Shaders
200MHz
32MB DDR
3.2GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
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0%
N/A
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
256MB
DDR-266
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
40GB
2.5"
PATA
4200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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12.1"
LCD TN
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350 Nits
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200 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
106 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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300:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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720p
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Solid-state Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
2
3
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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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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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DVI
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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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
39W
15.00V
2.60A
45W
24.00V
1.88A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.7x2.5mm
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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
User Replaceable
Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 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
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
30 mm (1.2 in)
Width
276.9 mm (10.9 in)
Depth
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.81 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.087 kg (4.6 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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1x SO-DIMM
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A1010
EMC 1986
PowerBook6,2
Change Comparison