Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) $1,599

Base Price (MSRP) $799	Base Price (MSRP) $1,599
CPU Core i5-1235U	CPU Core i5-11300H
GPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz	GPU Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory 8GB	Memory 16GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 256GB
Display 12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch	Display 14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i5-1235U 10 Cores 12 Threads 1.3GHz Clock	Core i5-11300H 4 Cores 8 Threads 3.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,865 46% GB6M 5,680 21%	GB6S 1,680 41% GB6M 4,855 18%

GPU


Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz 640 Shaders 1300MHz Shared Memory	Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz 640 Shaders 1300MHz Shared Memory
1080p 22 FPS 18% FP32 1.66 TFLOPS 3%	1080p 22 FPS 18% FP32 1.66 TFLOPS 3%

Memory


8GB LPDDR5-5200	16GB LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs 5%	56 Tabs 11%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.2GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2280-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video 11%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


12.4" LCD IPS -	14.4" LCD IPS -
350 Nits -	500 Nits -
60Hz -	120Hz -
1536x1024 1.6 Million Pixels 149 PPI	2400x1600 3.8 Million Pixels 200 PPI
LED Backlight - 1,200:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,600:1 Contrast
Touch Capacitive	Touch Capacitive

Cameras

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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

Fingerprint

Facial

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1

Sensors

No Sensors - - - -	No Sensors - - - -
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Chipset

600 Series P+

500 Series UP3+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 4 (40Gbps) - - - - - - - - - -
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Power Surface Connect	Power Surface Connect
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


39W 15.00V 2.60A	102W 15.00V 6.33A
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Surface Connect - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable	Surface Connect USB-A - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

41Wh 5409mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	56.3Wh 7427mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 7.5 Hours	Up to 8 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
Cooler 1x Fans - -	Cooler 2x Fans - -
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- - Display Side Boarder Size 6.0mm	- Convertible - -
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 18.9 mm (0.7 in) Width 323.3 mm (12.7 in) Depth 228.3 mm (9 in) Volume 1.40 L
Weight 1.125 kg (2.5 lb) Weight + Charger 1.35 kg (3 lb) - -	Weight 1.82 kg (4 lb) Weight + Charger 2.2 kg (4.8 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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