M1 MacBook Pro 14” vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between M1 MacBook Pro 14” and Surface Laptop Studio specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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M1 MacBook Pro 14” Pros
Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 14” is better than Surface Laptop Studio.
Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 14” has a 150% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.
M1 MacBook Pro 14” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Studio.
M1 MacBook Pro 14” weighed 3.5 pounds, 9% lighter than the 3.83 pounds Surface Laptop Studio.
Weight | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Pound | 3.5 lbs. | 3.83 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.59 kg | 1.74 kg |
M1 MacBook Pro 14” has more ports and slots count than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has seven versus four amount of ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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full-size SD card slot | Yes | No |
HDMI | Yes | No |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
power port | Yes | No |
Surface Connect+ | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes x3 | Yes x2 |
Total | 7 | 4 |
M1 MacBook Pro 14” has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has five versus two commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes | Yes |
full-size SD card slot | Yes | No |
HDMI | Yes | No |
power port | Yes | No |
Surface Laptop Studio Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than M1 MacBook Pro 14”.
Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated
Surface Laptop Studio comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.
Slots | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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M.2 | Onboard | Yes x1 |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
M1 MacBook Pro 14” Price | ||
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2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,199.00 $1,281.08 6% OFF | ||
2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip 8-core CPU (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed Premium) By Apple $1,299.00 | ||
Apple 2021 MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) - Silver By Apple $2,204.95 $2,499.00 12% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Price | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,744.93 $2,699.99 35% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio, 14.4" Touchscreen Display - Intel Core H35 i7-11370H, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA GFORCE RTX 3050 Ti, Windows 11 Home, Platinum - A8Z-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $994.99 $1,099.00 9% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,116.03 $1,599.99 30% OFF |
Availability | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
Released | 2021 | 2021 |
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Exterior | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
Dimensions |
| 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm) |
Weight | 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) |
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Colors | Space Gray Silver | Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum |
Keyboard and Trackpad | Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
Size | 14.2 Inches | 14.4 Inches |
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Ports | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Right (3)
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Internal Specs | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Memory | 16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory | 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Storage | 512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD | 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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| Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology | Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology |
Battery | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
Size | 70 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
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Software | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
OS | Shipped with macOS Monterey |
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Built-in Apps | Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player |
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Camera & Audio | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
Camera | 1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video. |
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Misc | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Sensors | Touch ID sensor |
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Warranty | Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage every 12 months, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax. |
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| Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. HingeDynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees. |
Key Features | M1 MacBook Pro 14” | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Comparison Summary
Apple has released the M1 MacBook Pro 14”, a 14.2-inch machine, in late-2021. It is powered by up to 10-core Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G). The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 Max iGPU (32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores).
On the other hand, we have the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio was introduced by Microsoft around the same time in late-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-11370H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The M1 MacBook Pro 14” has a 14.2-inch display which is quite similar size to the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio. In addition, The M1 MacBook Pro 14” weighs 3.5 lbs. about 9% lighter than the 3.83 lbs. Surface Laptop Studio. Moreover, measured at 12.31” x 8.71” x 0.61”, the M1 MacBook Pro 14” is considerably more portable than the Surface Laptop Studio at 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746”.
There are a toal number of 7 ports and slots available on M1 MacBook Pro 14”. That includes a power port, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a headphone jack, a full-size SD card slot, and an HDMI port. With that said, it has three ports and slots more than the Surface Laptop Studio that has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Surface Connect+, and a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Apple claims that the M1 MacBook Pro 14” supports up to 64GB Unified memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.
For Surface Laptop Studio, it supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like M1 MacBook Pro 14”, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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