Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) vs MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Max, Late 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249
MacBook Pro 14 (M1 Max, Late 2021) $2,899
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,899
CPU
Celeron N4020
CPU
M1 Max (10C24G)
GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
GPU
24-Core M1 Max
Memory
4GB
Memory
32GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
512GB
Display
11.6" LCD 1366×768
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024×1964
CPU Image
Celeron N4020
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 Max (10C24G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.23GHz Clock
Celeron N4020 vs M1 Max (10C24G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 600 650MHz
96 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
24-Core M1 Max
3072 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
125 GFLOPS FP32
0%
64 FPS 1080p
53%
7.85 TFLOPS FP32
16%
UHD 600 650MHz vs 24-Core M1 Max Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR4-2400
32GB
LPDDR5-6400
8 Tabs
2%
120 Tabs
24%
64GB
Soldered
MMC
Up to 250MB/s
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 5.2GB/s
58 min 4K Video
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954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD
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14.2"
LCD IPS
HDR
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
92.1 in² (594.2 cm²)
15.5:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
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Brightness
1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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Response Time
58ms GtG
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Flicker
15000Hz
Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
Resolution
3024×1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 0.8 Avg
dE 1.3 Max
dE 1.10 Greyscale
2.24 Gamma
6700K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
2
6
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC
Power
MagSafe 3
Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
45W
15.00V
2.58A
96W
20.50V
4.70A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.70A 20V (94W)
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DC
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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35Wh
4667mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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69.6Wh
6068mAh
11.47V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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Charge Time
30 min 50%
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Windows
macOS 12 Monterey
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
283.7 mm (11.2 in)
Depth
193 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.97 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Weight
1.111 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg (2.9 lb)
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Weight
1.6 kg (3.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2442
EMC 3650
MacBookPro18,4
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