Microsoft Surface Book vs Apple MacBook Pro Spec Comparison
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Microsoft yesterday announced the latest generation of Surface Book, designed from the inside out to deliver more than twice the graphics performance of the original Surface Book and up to 16 hours of battery life. This updated Surface Book is listed as “Surface Book with Performance Base” on Microsoft Store. Microsoft added three updated SKUs to the Surface Book lineup. The new Surface Book SKUs include the same 6th Generation Intel Core i7 processors and up to 16 GB of RAM. But it now includes a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M and 2GB GDDR5 memory that is more powerful than the original Surface Book SKUs. At a press event today, Apple announced their new MacBook Pro.
Check out the spec comparison below,
| Features | Surface Book | MacBook |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior | Casing: Magnesium Color: Silver Physical buttons: Volume, Power |
Silver, Space Grey |
| Dimensions
|
12.30” x 9.14” x 0.51 – 0.90” (312.3mm x 232.1mm x 13.0 – 22.8mm) | 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.51 – 0.59” |
| Weight | Starting at 3.63 lbs (1,647g) including keyboard | 1.37 kg (3.02 pounds) |
| Storage | Solid state drive (SSD) options: 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB | 256GB, 512GB |
| Display | Screen: 13.5″ PixelSense Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch |
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560×1600 native resolution
500 nits brightness Wide colour (P3) |
| Battery Life | Up to 16 hours of video playback | Up to 10 hours |
| Processor | 6th Gen Intel Core i7 | 6th Gen dual-core Intel Core i5 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2GB GDDR5 memory | Intel Iris Graphics 550 |
| Memory | 8GB or 16GB RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Wireless | 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology |
| Ports | Two full-size USB 3.0 Full-size SD card reader Surface Connect Headset jack Mini Displayport |
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports |
| Cameras, video and audio | Windows Hello face sign-in camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video Stereo microphones Stereo speakers with Dolby audio |
720p FaceTime HD camera |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer |
Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad |
| What’s in the box | Surface Book Surface Pen Power Supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents |
13-inch MacBook Pro
61W USB-C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2m) |
| Software Trial | Windows 10 Pro Office 365 30-day trial |
macOS Sierra |
You can pre-order the Surface Book from Microsoft Store using the below links,
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