Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) $1,999
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i7-13700H
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i7-13700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
768 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 2.3 TFLOPS
5%
1080p 19 FPS
16%
FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
5%
16GB
LPDDR5X-5200
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/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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13.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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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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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 160 min
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
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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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.982 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.36 kg (5.2 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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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A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
Change Comparison