At first glance the Surface Laptop is more like the MacBook Air than Apple's 12-inch MacBook. But because the latter seems to be a forgotten product at this piont, we're comparing the Surface Laptop to the 12-inch MacBook.
The target market audience may be a little different, because Microsoft is going after the students directly. However, Apple laptops have long been a favorite of those with student loans. So the comparison seems fair.
Let's take a quick look at these two laptops side by side.
Updated June 7 2017: We modified this story to reflect the refreshed hardware in the Apple MacBook following WWDC 2017.
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Microsoft is releasing the Windows 10 Creators Update. But she's pretty limited on the Mac when it comes to things like checking your calendar, and you have to use. Visual Studio Professional 2017 for Mac. Visual Studio Community 2017 for Mac. Supported Operating Systems Visual Studio 2017 for Mac will install and run on the following operating systems: macOS Sierra 10.12: Community, Professional, and Enterprise. Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11: Community, Professional, and Enterprise.
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We've not spent enough time with the Surface Laptop to get any real feel for it, but looking at it just on paper next to the 12-inch MacBook makes several things clear.
The 'Apple tax' is very real with the MacBook next to the Surface Laptop.
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Any concerns about the price of the Surface Laptop can be quickly washed away by looking at pricing for Apple's laptops. The entry-level MacBook is more expensive, and that's with an Intel Core m3 processor. However you look at it, the Kaby Lake Core i5 in the Surface is just better.
All around, in fact, Surface Laptop is better equipped. The base model loses out in storage and RAM, but at every other step on the ladder it's more powerful than the MacBook. The bump in the MacBook specs as of WWDC 2017 closes the gap, but we're still looking at Y series chips, better known as the new versions of Core m.
The Windows 10 S version of the OS could be limiting for some, not like macOS, but it's also easily upgraded to Windows 10 Pro, which levels the playing field.
For a notebook that's not a lot larger or heavier, the Surface Laptop promises better battery life, as well as a performance edge over the MacBook.
Ultimately, if you want a Mac you'll get a Mac. But Microsoft came out swinging with its first traditional laptop.
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