Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) vs MacBook 12 (Mid 2017)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) $1,599
MacBook 12 (Mid 2017) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-11300H
CPU
Core m3-7Y32A
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400×1600 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
Core i5-11300H
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y32A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
Core i5-11300H vs Core m3-7Y32A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
22 FPS 1080p
18%
1.66 TFLOPS FP32
3%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz vs HD 615 900MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
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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Area
95.7 in² (617.4 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2400×1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
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
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
84% DCI-P3
82% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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dE 1.0 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 1.80 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6420K
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Coating
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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200 Series Y+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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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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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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (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
1.82 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.2 kg (4.8 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
Storage Slots
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A1534
EMC 3099
MacBook10,1
Change Comparison