Surface Laptop Go 2 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop Go 2 and M1 MacBook Air specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop Go 2 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop Go 2 is better than M1 MacBook Air.
2022 vs. 2020
Surface Laptop Go 2 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.
Slots | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
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M.2 | Yes x1 | Onboard |
Surface Laptop Go 2 weighed 2.48 pounds, 12% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.
Weight | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
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Pound | 2.48 lbs. | 2.8 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.12 kg | 1.27 kg |
Surface Laptop Go 2 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has four versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Surface Connect | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes x2 |
USB-A | Yes | No |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Total | 4 | 3 |
Surface Laptop Go 2 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has three versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | No |
USB-C | Yes | No |
M1 MacBook Air Pros
Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Surface Laptop Go 2.
Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 86% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-1135G7 inside Surface Laptop Go 2.
M1 MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch screen size 6% larger than the 12.45-inch Surface Laptop Go 2.
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop Go 2 and M1 MacBook Air.
Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Surface Laptop Go 2 Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2-12.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 8GB Memory - 128 SSD - Ice Blue (Latest Model) By Microsoft $508.46 | ||
MICROSOFT Surface Laptop GO 2, 12.4" PIXELSENSE Touchscreen, 11TH GEN Intel: i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD W10H-S Platinum (Renewed Premium),Silver By Microsoft $380.99 | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" Touch 8GB 256GB SSD Core™ i5-1135G7 2.4GHz Win10S, Platinum (Renewed), Silver By Microsoft $394.99 | ||
M1 MacBook Air Price | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $644.94 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $609.99 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $729.95 $815.69 11% OFF |
Availability | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Released | 2022 | 2020 |
Release Date |
| Announced on November 10th, 2020 |
Pricing |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Dimensions | 10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm) |
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Weight | 2.48 lbs. (1,127 g) | Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg) |
Colors | Sage Ice Blue Sandstone Platium | Gold Space Gray Silver |
Keyboard and Trackpad |
| Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Size | 12.45 Inches | 13.3 Inches |
Info |
| Retina display
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Ports | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Left (3)
Right (1)
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Right (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Processor |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB SSD |
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Fans Number | 1 | - |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology | Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
Battery | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Size | 41 Wh | 49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
Battery Life | Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Power Supply |
| 30W USB‑C Power Adapter |
Software | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
OS |
| Shipped with macOS Big Sur |
Built-in Apps | Consumer
| 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 Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Camera | 720p HD f2.0 front-facing video camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Misc | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
Inking | Not Support | - |
Sensors |
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Security | Consumer
Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button. Commercial
Note Surface Laptop Go 2 i5/4GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button. |
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In the box |
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Warranty |
| Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, 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 | - | Video Support
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Key Features | Surface Laptop Go 2 | M1 MacBook Air |
At Glance |
Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop Go 2, a 12.45-inch machine, in mid-2022. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Core i5-1135G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air was introduced by Apple about two years earlier in late-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). It has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
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The Surface Laptop Go 2 has a 12.45-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air. In addition, The Surface Laptop Go 2 weighs 2.48 lbs. about 12% lighter than the 2.8 lbs. M1 MacBook Air. Moreover, measured at 10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62”, the Surface Laptop Go 2 is slightly more portable than the M1 MacBook Air at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”.
There are a toal number of 4 ports and slots available on Surface Laptop Go 2. That includes a USB-C port, a USB-A port, a headphone jack, and a Surface Connect. With that said, it has a port or slot more than the M1 MacBook Air that has only two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop Go 2 supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For M1 MacBook Air, it supports up to 16GB Unified memory. Like Surface Laptop Go 2, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Furthermore, it also has an integrated storage module and has no M.2 slots for replacement.
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