![]() ![]() Let’s dig in.Īpp and peripheral compatibility- Surface Laptop 3 I have spent extensive time with Surface Devices over the past three generations to be transparent and I’ve literally used every Surface that’s ever been built except for its desktop.Īpple MacBook Air M1 versus Microsoft Surface Laptop 3įirst up is the new Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 compared to the Apple MacBook Air M1. ![]() These two Surface systems are the latest’s and greatest from the Surface team and will provide an excellent comparison to Apple’s M1 Macs. Both of these systems used Intel’s Core i7-1065G7 that boost up to 3.9GHz, have 8 threads and 4 performance cores, and Intel Iris Graphics with DL Boost ML acceleration. I made sure to update my M1-based MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to the latest software stacks, and I will point out that Microsoft did provide me with a Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 and a Microsoft Surface Book 3 to review. While I know this is a constantly moving target as Apple and Microsoft will be adding new devices, you must pause and compare at some point. Most end-users view Apple in the same vein as Surface in terms of quality, features, and performance, so I got the request, and there is no better way to find out than to evaluate the devices head-to-head. Surface is the most closely positioned to Apple with its premium-only device lines for the Windows notebook ecosystem. I have spent much time evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of M1 compared to its competitors like Intel and its ecosystem, but one comparison I received requests on was comparing the Microsoft Surface devices against Apple’s M1 MacBooks. I then followed it up with a AAA gaming review and finally an Intel Evo PC vs. I published an out-of-the-gate review of the M1 MacBook last November using my productivity tools. ![]() ![]() Over the last five months, I have spent an immense amount of time using the new Apple M1 MacBooks. ![]()
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