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Surface Laptop 2 vs. M1 MacBook Pro 14”: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop 2 and M1 MacBook Pro 14” models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 2 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 14”.

Surface Laptop 2 weighed 2.76 pounds, 22% lighter than the 3.5 pounds M1 MacBook Pro 14”.

Weight	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Pound	2.76 lbs.	3.5 lbs.
Kilogram	1.25 kg	1.59 kg

M1 MacBook Pro 14” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 14” is better than Surface Laptop 2.

2021 vs. 2018

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 14” has a 214% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Laptop 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)

11,988

M1 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G)

9,512

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

M1 MacBook Pro 14” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Max system memory size

M1 MacBook Pro 14”

64 GB

Surface Laptop 2

16 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 14” has a 14.2-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2.

Display size

M1 MacBook Pro 14”

14.2-inch

Surface Laptop 2

13.5-inch

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Surface Laptop 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $229.99 $304.99 25% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $376.38 $434.00 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,969.99 $3,699.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Pro 14” Price
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,206.00	See at Amazon
	Apple 2021 MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) - Silver By Apple $2,399.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,239.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Released	2018	2021
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16 2018	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.
Pricing	Starting at 999$	$1,999 M1 Pro, 8C CPU, 14C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,299 M1 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $2,499 M1 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 1TB $3,099 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 24C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,299 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $3,699 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 1TB $4,099 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 2TB $4,699 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 4TB $5,899 M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 8TB
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 14” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 14”

Exterior	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Size Comparison	Surface Laptop 2M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Dimensions	12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)	Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm) Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm) Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
Weight	Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)	3.5 pounds (1.6 kg)
Colors	Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Size	13.5 Inches	14.2 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels) Display Density: 201 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated	Liquid Retina XDR display Size: 14.2-inch Technology: Liquid Retina XDR display Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Pixel Density: 254 PPI XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Color 1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack	Image Source: Apple Left (4) 1 x power port MagSafe 3 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI v2.0, 4K@60Hz

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 14 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 24 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Soldered BGA PCIe SSD	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Size	45.2 Wh	70 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 17 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	44W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect output: 39W	67W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models. Supports Fast-Charging.

Software	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	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

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	Dual microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Touch ID sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	Surface Laptop 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	14‑inch MacBook Pro 67W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models. 96W USB‑C Power Adapter M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models. USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	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.
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max) Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	Surface Laptop 2	M1 MacBook Pro 14”
At Glance	Released in Late 2018 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.76 lb 1.25 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Late 2021 16:10 XDR 14.2” 1964p 120Hz Weight 3.5 lb 1.59 kg Up to Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10C/10T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,747 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,185 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 64GB Unified Memory