Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) $1,999
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-13700H
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core i7-13700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
768 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 2.3 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-5200
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.4"
LCD IPS
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12"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
4
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
9 Series Y+
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
102W
15.00V
6.33A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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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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56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.3 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
228.3 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.40 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.982 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.36 kg (5.2 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
Change Comparison